Data can help school administrators boost student achievement, support teacher performance and improve parent-school relations, according to a new book by Vanderbilt University education faculty.
A variety of Vanderbilt University experts are available for interviews on autism. The United Nations designated April 2 World Autism Day in November 2007.
Angela Davis, the Rev. James Lawson, Houston Baker, Richard King, Bob Moses and Ruth Turner Perot are among the scholars and civil rights activists participating in Vanderbilt University's "We Speak for Ourselves: A Poet, a Prophet and Voices for the 21st Century" conference on April 4, presented by Vanderbilt's Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.
Higher education experts from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference.
K-12 experts from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development will present their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference.
Internationally recognized organizational consultant Jean Lipman-Blumen will headline an intensive four-day course for human relations professionals July 21-25 at Vanderbilt's Peabody College of education and human development.
Vanderbilt University Peabody College's John M. Braxton has been appointed editor of the Journal of College Student Development. The journal is one of the leaders in the field of higher education research.
Vanderbilt University has released a version of its homepage specially designed for the iPhone.
Gifted black students often underachieve in school because of efforts to "act black," new research has found, offering insights into the achievement gap between black and white students in the United States and why black students are under-represented in gifted programs.
A quirky new course blends politics and biological science to explore the impact of genetic make-up on political choices. Some research suggests that your partisanship "“ whether you support Republicans or Democrats "“ is a product of how you were raised. However, your ideological bent toward conservatism or liberalism could have a genetic component.
Vanderbilt University encourages active journalists to apply by Friday, March 7, to attend its media fellowship, "Immigration: Nation's Bedrock or Burden?," scheduled April 1-4, in Nashville, Tenn. To view the event's agenda and to apply, go to www.vanderbilt.edu/news/immigration.
Paying teachers based on their performance in the classroom is a trend gaining momentum across the United States. But does it work? The complex issues surrounding that question will be the topic of a national conference, "Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education," hosted by the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University Feb. 28-29.
A sophisticated new mathematical model identifies controlling the way that antiobiotics are prescribed and administered is the key to control the growing epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals around the world.
Active journalists are encouraged to apply to attend Vanderbilt University's 2008 media fellowship, "Immigration: Nation's Bedrock or Burden?," April 1-4 in Nashville, Tenn. The application deadline is March 7. For more information and to apply, go to www.vanderbilt.edu/news/immigration.
The traditional view that shrews are primitive mammals is challenged by a new study of the hunting methods of an aquatic member of the species, the water shrew, that finds it uses remarkably sophisticated hunting that allow it to catch its prey as readily in the dark as in daylight.
Mobile cameras, high-resolution digital imaging and funding from the Center for the Americas are among the key components of a cross-cultural pilot program to prevent vision loss in at-risk Latin Americans.
To influence voters, especially those without strong ideological beliefs, presidential candidates should pay as much attention to their oratorical skills as stances on issues, said political scientist Christian Grose. Also, highly educated voters are more likely than those with fewer years of schooling to be influenced by complex speech.
Kids may roll their eyes when their mother asks them about their school day, but answering her may actually help them learn. New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom.
Handwriting might be a lost art to many, but it plays a critical role in how we learn and express ourselves, Vanderbilt handwriting expert Steve Graham says. Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day.
New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward - much like sex, food and drugs - offering insights into our propensity to fight and our fascination with violent sports like boxing and football.
A new book co-authored by Vanderbilt University education faculty seeks to reverse the downward trend in the quality of student writing. Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students presents a detailed program that teachers can use to help students master writing and improve their self-confidence.
Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem.
A team of Vanderbilt researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal.
Experts from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development are available to discuss 2007's top education stories and what to expect in 2008.
It's a rare case of all light and no heat: A new study reports that a laser can be used to switch a film of vanadium dioxide back and forth between reflective and transparent states without heating or cooling it.
Subjects like physics, calculus and biology are challenging for most students, but imagine tackling these topics without being able to see the graphs and figures used to teach them. A new smartpen and paper technology that works with touch and records classroom audio aims to bring these subjects to life for blind students.
A new study provides direct evidence that biological clocks can influence the activity of a large number of different genes in an ingenious fashion, simply by causing chromosomes to coil more tightly during the day and to relax at night.
Vanderbilt University today announced the launch of its new channel on the wildy popular video-sharing site, YouTubeTM: www.youtube.com/vanderbilt.
A new endowed scholarship program at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College aims to produce the next generation of leaders in the closely watched field of educational testing and student assessment.
Lasers are at the cutting edge of surgery. However, there is still a lot that scientists do not know about the ways in which laser light interacts with living tissue. Now, some of these basic questions have been answered in the first investigation of how lasers cut living tissues published online in Physical Review Letters.
You may not be fully dressed without a smile, but a look of horror will make a faster first impression. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that the brain becomes aware of fearful faces more quickly than those showing other emotions.
With the support from a $478,000, five-year CAREER award from the National Science Foundation, Eva Harth is creating a modular, multi-functional drug delivery system that promises simultaneously to enhance the effectiveness and reduce undesirable side-effects of a number of different drugs.
In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening. Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach's learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by Vanderbilt University biologists and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) has unveiled "“ for the first time in Latin America "“ the comprehensive results of surveys that assess the political culture of 21 countries in the Western hemisphere. The Casa de la Universidad de California en Mexico hosted a conference spotlighting the conclusions of the 2006 AmericasBarometer.
Reading, writing, "˜rithmetic and"¦ good manners? Researchers have found that 10 basic social skills such as taking turns, listening and simply being nice are just as important to children's academic success as the subjects they study, and that students can and should be learning these skills in the classroom.
Michael Bess, the first Chancellor's Professor of History, will deliver his inaugural lecture Oct. 4 on the impact of rapid advances in science, medicine and technology on human identity. His lecture is titled "Icarus 2.0: Genetics, Computers and the Quest to Build a Better Human."
As perhaps the fastest-growing sector in the school choice movement, charter schools claim to offer a bigger bang for the public education buck. The question is, is it true? According to Charter School Outcomes, a new book by some of the leading charter school researchers in the country, it depends.
When biological molecules kiss, a new kind of biosensor can tell: A new and deceptively simple technique has been developed by chemists at Vanderbilt University that can measure the interactions between free-floating, unlabeled biological molecules including proteins, sugars, antibodies, DNA and RNA.
A native species of sunflower, called the giant whorled sunflower, is only known to exist in four locations in the Southeast United States. In the last four years, Vanderbilt graduate student Jennifer Ellis has conducted a series of genetic studies that significantly increase the odds that this gangly plant will be placed on the endangered species list.
The future career path and creative direction of gifted youth can be predicted well by their performance on the SAT at age 13, a new study from Vanderbilt University finds. The study offers insights into how best to identify the nation's most talented youth, which is a focus of the new $43 billion America Competes Act recently passed by Congress to enhance the United States' ability to compete globally.
By mapping a specialized sensory organ that the malaria mosquito uses to zero in on its human prey, an international team of researchers has taken an important step toward developing new and improved repellants and attractants that can be used to reduce the threat of malaria, generally considered the most prevalent life-threatening disease in the world.
Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm. A prototype of this radical design has been successfully developed and tested by a team of mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University as part of a $30 million federal program to develop advanced prosthetic devices.
Education and child development experts from the Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development are available for back-to-school interviews. Peabody College was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 3 education school in the nation in 2007.
Vanderbilt University professor Malcolm Getz has done extensive research on the college and university enrollment process, including private versus public schools, rankings, the admissions game and payment options. His new book, "Investing in College: A Guide for the Perplexed" helps students and parents find the best school for them.
Anthropologists working on the slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years. Their findings provide long-sought-after evidence that some of the early development of agriculture in the New World took place at farming settlements in the Andes.
The Colombian government enjoys high levels of citizen support and Colombians trust the democratic system, according to a survey by the Latin American Public Opinion Project. The study, based on a poll of nearly 1,500 adults, is part of a series of surveys to measure democratic values and behaviors in the Americas.
Vanderbilt researchers have removed an obstacle that has restricted fluorescent nanotubes from a variety of medical applications. In a paper published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society they describe a method that can successfully produce large batches of highly fluorescent nanotubes.
The Pentagon is not the first place to which policy makers look for ideas on increasing parental involvement in education, but they should, according to Vanderbilt University education researcher Claire Smrekar. Smrekar has found that the high academic achievement of students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools has its roots in an approach to education that supports the whole family.
Improving Salvadorians' attitudes toward civic participation, their fellow citizens and democratic institutions is crucial to developing democratic stability in El Salvador, a country in which crime and a sense of insecurity prevail. The Latin American Public Opinion Project released a comparative study in San Salvador, titled La Cultura PolÃtica de la Democracia en El Salvador: 2006.
Can you imagine an archer trying to improve her accuracy by practicing blindfolded, never seeing how close she was to hitting her target, never getting any information to help correct her aim? Until now, doctors and clinicians treating teens with mental health concerns were in the same position as that blindfolded archer, providing services week after week with no objective and systematic feedback about the effects of their treatment.
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