Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Archive
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July 30, 2015
Vanderbilt to host conference of leading music cognition researchers
Hundreds of the world’s leading music cognition researchers are coming to Nashville from Saturday, Aug. 1, to Wednesday, Aug. 5, as Vanderbilt plays host to the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition. -
June 18, 2015
VKC celebrates 50th anniversary with Shriver visit
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s 50th recent Anniversary Community Celebration celebrated the strides made in half a century and concentrated on steps to be taken for the future. -
June 17, 2015
Grant significantly expands Vanderbilt’s autism training for Tennessee educators
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded a five-year, $10 million training grant to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), continuing a 16-year partnership to provide education and training opportunities for school personnel throughout the state. -
May 1, 2015
New player in neuronal communication
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a novel mechanism for the development of dendritic spines – sites of nerve cell communication. -
March 12, 2015
Photo: Anniversary celebration
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is celebrating 50 years of transforming the lives of people with disabilities through discovery, service and training. -
February 19, 2015
Autism Partnership founder to speak Feb. 23
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will welcome Autism Partnership founder and co-director John McEachin, Ph.D., on Monday, Feb. 23, at 4:10 p.m. as he presents a lecture titled “Helping Children with ASD Become More Responsive Learners.” A reception will be held following the lecture. -
February 5, 2015
Copper toxicity and Parkinson’s
A genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s disease makes neurons more vulnerable to the toxicity of heavy metals such as copper.