Research
Harvey receives prestigious Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship, a first for Vanderbilt
Aug. 11, 2022—Associate Professor of Anthropology T.S. Harvey has been awarded a Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship—a first for a Vanderbilt faculty member—for his environmental justice and public health work in Guatemala. Harvey is one of only two 2022 recipients of...
Research Snapshot: Researchers create algorithm to help predict cancer risk associated with tumor variants
Aug. 8, 2022—Vanderbilt researchers have developed an active machine learning approach to predict the effects of tumor variants of unknown significance, or VUS, on sensitivity to chemotherapy. Characterizing VUS can maximize clinical care and precision medicine for...
Barrera-Osorio, Dustan receive $400,000 grant to study public-private schools in Bogotá, Colombia
Aug. 8, 2022—Governments of lower- and middle-income countries increasingly are turning to public-private partnerships to operate schools as an alternative to traditional public schools. Vanderbilt professors Felipe Barrera-Osorio and Andrew Dustan have received a ...
The Sky Is for Everyone: A Definitive Collection of Stories from the Women Reshaping Astronomy Since 1960
Jul. 31, 2022—David Weintraub’s commitment to equal opportunity in astronomy inspired his latest book, The Sky Is for Everyone. The autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy include a chapter by alum Yilen Góme...
The Sky Is for Everyone: A definitive collection of stories from the women reshaping astronomy since 1960
Jul. 31, 2022—David Weintraub’s commitment to equal opportunity in astronomy inspired his latest book, ). The autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy include a chapter by alum Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew.
First-ever longitudinal study on LGBTQ+ aging is window into seldom-studied community
Jun. 20, 2022—NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A four-year longitudinal study of older LGBTQ+ people in the South is being conducted to better identify the sources of stress and resilience for this infrequently studied population. Led by Tara McKay, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, and her team, the Vanderbilt University Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study (VUSNAPS) is providing...
Lea named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar for outstanding early-career research and pursuit of interdisciplinary science
Jun. 16, 2022—Amanda Lea, assistant professor of biological sciences, has been named to the 2022–24 cohort of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Azrieli Global Scholars in recognition of her outstanding early-career research and interdisciplinary work. Lea...
Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab founders conduct first research on health effects of legal same-sex marriage
Jun. 9, 2022—NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Leaders of Vanderbilt’s LGBTQ+ Policy Lab have provided the first comprehensive evidence on the effects of access to legal same-sex marriage. Their efforts revealed that marriage access impacted the LGBTQ+ community positively in multiple ways. The first-of-its-kind study, published last year, analyzed aspects of both marriage and health in same-sex households following the full...
The Hunger Games: E.coli Edition demonstrates how mutualism and cooperative behavior shape species
Jun. 8, 2022—Vanderbilt and Arizona State University microbiologists explore the effects of feast and famine cycles on E. coli, providing insight into how the bacterial communities that reside in our guts, with our crops, in lakes and streams, and beyond become so ...
Vanderbilt psychologists win access to neuroscience observatory to conduct ‘quantum leap’ experiments on predictive coding in the brain
Jun. 1, 2022—Vanderbilt psychology researchers have won access to an exclusive "brain observatory" to explore a general theory around brain energy conservation known as predictive coding.