Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

August 13, 2015

New TRIAD roles allow for expanded autism services

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) is changing its leadership structure to keep pace with its rapidly expanding portfolio of autism training, services and research.

By Courtney Taylor
August 6, 2015

Photo: Anniversary visitor

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) recently welcomed Timothy Shriver, Ph.D., chair and CEO of Special Olympics, as part of the center’s 50th anniversary celebration.

By VUMC News and Communications
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.

By Matt Batcheldor
kennedy center sign
July 29, 2015

Deadline for VKC Science Day poster submissions extended to Aug. 3

The Call for Abstracts is open for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s 2015 Science Day, set for Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
reading instruction
July 16, 2015

VKC Reading Clinic now accepting fall session applications for struggling readers

The Clinic provides individualized, one-to-one tutoring using assessments and evidence-based instructional methods.

By VUMC News and Communications
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.

By VUMC News and Communications
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.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 29, 2015

VKC to host parental stress intervention conference July 14-17

Instructors will split the four-day conference into two, two-day sessions, with each session focusing on one of two intervention manuals created by VKC researchers to teach parents of children with disabilities how to manage stress.
By VUMC News and Communications
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.
By Leigh MacMillan
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.
By VUMC News and Communications
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.
By VUMC News and Communications
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.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 29, 2015

Vanderbilt Star competition rescheduled for March 22

Ten students from Vanderbilt University and Belmont University will compete for a one-song record deal.
By VUMC News and Communications
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