News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Since 1976, researchers have been investigating a brain system called the kappa opioid receptor system (KOR). It has been linked to how we experience stress, pain, learning, motivation, and drug use. A long‑standing belief in neuroscience…
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A new five-year project led by Elizabeth Biggs, Ph.D., assistant professor of special education and a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center member, is taking on a long-standing gap in early education for children with disabilities who are nonspeaking…
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Students who are deafblind vary widely in their abilities, their level of disability, and their support needs, and they often present unique challenges in how teachers can best tailor supports and modifications to enhance the students’…
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Vanderbilt students pair up with Next Steps at Vanderbilt scholars through an experimental semester learning life skills outside the classroom. On a gray, blustery December day in Nashville, students piled coats and bags into the corner of…
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This is a monthly email of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables published by the Communications staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Between issues of Notables, you can stay up to date on the latest Vanderbilt Kennedy Center news, information, and resources via the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Facebook page.