Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

July 28, 2016

Kennedy Center’s LEND lands grant renewal from HRSA

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has received a $3.5 million grant over five years from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND for graduate-level training.

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July 7, 2016

VKC, state team to expand services for children with autism

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded three training and technical assistance grants totaling $3.25 million to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) to enhance statewide services for children with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities from birth to kindergarten.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 7, 2016

Lifting Lives Music Camp

The seventh annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp, a partnership between the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and the Academy of Country Music, convened June 22-29.

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June 14, 2016

SENSE Theatre Camp presents ‘The Year of the Ladybug’ June 17-18

“The Year of the Ladybug” is the capstone performance of the SENSE Theatre Summer Camp for youths with autism spectrum disorders and peer actors. The performances are free.

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June 2, 2016

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center leaders receive awards from The Arc Tennessee

The Arc Tennessee recognized the accomplishments of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) leaders with three awards at the Tennessee Disability MegaConference in May.

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June 2, 2016

Submit poster abstracts now for 2016 Kennedy Center Science Day

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s 2016 Science Day is Sept. 19 from noon to 5:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center. Each year more than 100 posters are presented by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research faculty and research staff. The poster submission process is competitive, and the call for poster abstracts is now open.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 28, 2016

Kennedy Center’s Neuroscience & Education Symposium is June 2–3

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) and Currey Ingram Academy present the third annual Neuroscience & Education Symposium on Thursday and Friday, June 2–3, on the Currey Ingram Academy campus in Brentwood.
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April 21, 2016

Kennedy Center joins nation’s largest autism study

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) is one of a select group of sites selected to launch SPARK, an online research initiative designed to become the largest autism study ever undertaken in the United States.
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April 5, 2016

CapABILITY Career Expo is May 25

TennesseeWorks and the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management are hosting a CapABILITY Career Expo on May 25. There, employers will share career information and recruit job candidates with disabilities.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 24, 2016

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD celebrates Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders is preparing a series of events to increase autism awareness and promote acceptance and inclusion in the community.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2016

VKC presents April lectures about autism, mentoring and LGBTI issues

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) will host three events the first week of April covering the topics of ethical considerations of mentoring through differences, translational research in autism spectrum disorder, and conversations at the intersection of disability and LGBTI issues.
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March 9, 2016

Erik Carter serves as expert speaker at Congressional briefing

Changing post-school pathways of youth and young adults with severe disabilities was the focus of Erik Carter’s presentation at a Congressional briefing.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 4, 2016

Next Steps students celebrate courage and dreams

The students of Next Steps at Vanderbilt are this year’s recipient of the Perry Wallace Courage Award.
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