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.
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) held its annual Science Day on Friday, Nov. 5. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s annual gathering was held virtually, with all poster presenters recording their presentations for advance viewing…
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During a 2020 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting, VKC director Jeffrey Neul, M.D., Ph.D., asked the group to help come up with a plan to increase the diversity of the VKC in…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) is collaborating with Oregon State University’s STEM Research Center and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to support the Modeling Zoos…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment & Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) was recently awarded funding on two major multiyear, multi-site research grants, both with the aim to use technology to improve the lives…
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An overhaul of Tennessee Disability Pathfinder’s website makes it easier for people with disabilities to find needed services. The statewide portal can now be found at TNPathfinder.org. Updated interactive features match users anywhere in Tennessee with…
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Following the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s (VKC) renewal as a national Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) in 2020, the center underwent a shuffling of their four scientific cores that support basic and…
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