Understanding Asthma: Kecia Carroll
Rebecca Helton, MA
As the most common chronic diseases of childhood, asthma and other allergic diseases represent a “substantial burden on children in terms of quality of life, missed school days, and impact …
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Working Backwards: Digna Velez Edwards
Rebecca Helton, MA
Digna Velez Edwards, PhD, can’t remember never doing science. Whether through research initiatives or attending science programs as a child, she always sought to feed her love of nature …
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Rock and a Hard Place
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Yesterday Vanderbilt played host to NIH Director Francis Collins who spoke about “Exceptional Opportunities in Biomedical Research”. Collins told a full house and an overflow room that big initiatives like …
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How To Survive The Interview You Didn’t Know Was Coming
Craig Boerner, BA (English) University of Missouri
Daily news reporting is a tough and thankless task. A reporter can write a well thought out, hard-hitting story on a Thursday and, when they wake up Friday morning, the …
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Big Numbers, Big Ideas: Pingsheng Wu
Rebecca Helton, MA
Pingsheng Wu, PhD, likes playing with numbers. She combs through large amounts of data, such as hospital records and surveys, seeking the causes of disease. Although she has worked with …
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Lupus Research on World Lupus Day: April Barnado
Rebecca Helton, MA
In honor of World Lupus Day, we talked to April Barnado, a K12 scholar who is developing methods to use the electronic health record to study outcomes in systemic lupus …
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Marathon Running, Marathon Research: Dawn Newcomb
Rebecca Helton, MA
For Dawn Newcomb, PhD, writing a grant is like running a marathon. As a veteran of six marathons since she moved to Nashville in 2007, she should know. “You have to …
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No Advances in the Last Decade in Closing the STEM Gender Gap
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
As the total numbers of science doctorates awarded nearly double, the percent of women obtaining these degrees is unchanged after a decade of 'reform' and awareness.
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TEDx Nashville Ticket Winners
Rebecca Helton, MA
Congratulations to the winners of our TEDx Nashville ticket giveaway! Check out their and others' favorite TED talks here.
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Love TED Talks? So Do We. Tell Us Your Favorite and Win Two Tickets to TEDxNashville!
Rebecca Helton, MA
Link us to your favorite TED talk by 5 PM on March 8 and win!
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