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Department of Education—Hemmeter receives $11.9 million grant to expand Pyramid Model in pre-K and kindergarten classrooms nationally
The early childhood years are critical as children are rapidly developing the social, emotional, cognitive and language skills necessary for social-emotional competence. Vanderbilt Peabody College Professor Mary Louise Hemmeter has received an $11.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) to expand the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in pre-kindergarten (PreK) and kindergarten (K) classrooms in diverse districts across the country. This is one of the first studies to examine the wide-scale use of a tiered model of social-emotional supports across PreK and K classrooms. Hemmeter also received a separate five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Center for Educational Research . . . [to] assess the efficacy of the Pyramid Model in low-resourced child care centers with a focus on addressing the high rates of preschool expulsions. MORE
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Department of Transportation—Vanderbilt’s strengths in transportation, resilience research on display at National Academies’ board meeting in D.C.
Vanderbilt University’s strengths in transportation, resilience and sustainability are on display this week at the Transportation Research Board’s 102nd annual meeting held in person in Washington, D.C. As part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the TRB provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation. Four faculty members and six graduate students delivered presentations. Five of the students received prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships and were recognized at the annual meeting. As part of the Eisenhower Fellows activities, each of the five students gave poster presentations. MORE
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National Institutes of Health—Company co-founded by Vanderbilt professor receives distinguished FDA breakthrough device designation for minimally invasive surgical tool
A company co-founded by Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at Vanderbilt University, has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy. The designation given to EndoTheia, Inc., a Nashville, Tenn.-based medical device company, will streamline the regulatory process, enabling the company to rapidly bring its solution to doctors and patients. Such designations are granted to novel medical devices that have the potential to provide more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. EndoTheia has received millions of dollars in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize products in urology, gastroenterology, and otolaryngology. MORE
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National Endowment for the Arts—Vanderbilt University awarded NEA grant for Florence Price celebration
The Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will fund “Florence Price: A Celebration,” a series of performances honoring classical composer Florence Price. Price was the first African American woman to earn international acclaim as a classical composer and has recently become a pivotal figure in efforts to make classical music more inclusive and accessible. The project, led by Douglas Shadle, Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow and associate professor of musicology, is a collection of five programs celebrating the life of Price on the 70th anniversary of her death. Through the celebration, Shadle aims to engage Nashville families, including many in historically underserved neighborhoods, with the richness of Price’s life, music and legacy. MORE
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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Charlie Moore to elevate Vanderbilt’s expertise on national security, emerging threats
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Charlie “Tuna” Moore, a highly decorated pilot who led the day-to-day operations of U.S. Cyber Command, has joined Vanderbilt University’s initiative on the future of conflict. He will play a significant role in the university’s 2023 Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, scheduled for May 4–5. In addition, Moore will be a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Science. Moore retired from the Air Force in fall 2022 after serving as deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command for two years. In 2017, he had joined Cyber Command, located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, as director of operations. He executed the organization’s mission to synchronize and coordinate cyberspace planning and operations to defend and advance national interests in collaboration with domestic and international partners. MORE
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REGISTER: Unity Project to host ‘Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie’ with co-authors Major Garrett and David Becker
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy will host CBS Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett and David Becker, executive director at the Center for Election Innovation and Research, to discuss their book, The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m., in person only at the Scarritt Bennett Center at 1027 18th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212. Register here to attend in person. A recording of the event will be made available afterward for those who cannot attend. MORE
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