2013

June

6/13 - VKC, ACM Lifting Lives announce 4th Annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp June 23-29

6/12 - Report: TRIAD serves over 800 participants through 2012-2013 professional development training

6/12 - Healthy Bodies Toolkit Addresses Puberty in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilties

6/10 - Courtney Taylor receives Integrity Values Award from The Arc Tennessee

6/7 - Next Steps Ambassadore Featured by Think College

6/6 - Tennessee Disability Megaconference 2013 educates and celebrates

6/4 - Next Steps Students Advocate for Lottery Scholarships

6/4 - SENSE Theatre Camp presents "Mergatroid and the Candy Store"

6/4 - Guests from the University of South Africa visit the VKC

6/3 - Primary care for adults with IDD addressed with Health Care E-Toolkit

6/1 - Advocates visit Seattle to discuss employment, people with disabilities

May

5/17 - VKC members, investigators earn Emeritus recognition

5/13 - Kaiser leads site investigation for autism, speech devices study

5/7 - VKC at Tennessee Disability MegaConference

April

4/30 - In Memoriam: Nancy Huffman

4/30 - 26.2 miles in the rain for the VKC Reading Clinic

4/25 - VKC honors Hobbs Society members

4/9 - Fifth Annual TABS Conference

4/9 - Make plans to attend the 2013 Whole Kid Festival

4/4 - Advocating on Down Syndrome Awareness Day

March

3/11 - 2013 Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters Conference

3/4 - Zachary Warren honored with AAIDD 2013 Early Career Award

February

2/22 - Lee named Associate Director of Vanderbilt LEND

2/14 - Applications being accepted for Reading Clinic summer sessions

2/8 - Shyness study examines how brain adapts to stimuli

2/1 - Toolkit created by VKC Investigator available through Autism Speaks

January

1/31 - VKC collects shoes for The Arc TN’s End the Wait Campaign

1/30 - Students and Trainees Attend 2013 Disability Day on the Hill

1/16 - Congratulations to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's 2013 Science Day award winners

1/9 - VKC Educates Legislators on Experiences of Families on the Waiting List for Waiver Services

2012

December

12/16 - VKC represented at 2012 AUCD Conference

12/9 - Registration is open for 2013 VKC Science Day

November

11/30 - VKC represented at 2012 State of the Art Conference

11/14 - Friday, Nov. 16, is National Information & Referral Day

11/13 - Call for Posters for VKC Science Day 2013 closing on Nov. 16

October

10/26 - Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities 2012 Awards

10/18 - Oct. 13 Fall Festival entertains families of many nationalities

10/15 - Author Mark Shriver memorializes father Sargent Shriver in new book

10/11 - VKC Reading Clinic has new leadership

10/5 - VKC marking Disability Employment Awareness with Oct. 17 disAbility Mentoring Day

September

9/13 - Remembering a Friend: Alyne Massey

9/4 - Tennessee Disability Pathfinder calendar now more user-friendly

August

8/30 - August 20, 2012 - Fragile X Symposium: Transitions and Adulthood

8/30 - VKC Reading Clinic Awarded $50,000 Youth Literacy Grant by Dollar General Literacy Foundation

8/2 - Pathfinder releases PSAs in Kurdish, Persian

July

7/30 - Vanderbilt Best Buddies win Outstanding Chapter Award

7/25 - Providing Legal Services to Persons With Disabilities Training Video

7/23 - Pathfinder offers ‘Recreational/ Leisure Activities’ training to West Tennesseans

7/16 - In Memoriam: Ruth J. Roberts, Ed.D.

7/15 - Music Magic - ACM Lifting Lives Camp

June

6/28 - Probing the roots of depression by tracking serotonin regulation at a new level

May

5/31 - What’s on the Forefront of Autism Research?

April

4/30 - Tenth Annual Tennessee Disability MegaConference

4/28 - Community Input Needed on DLAC Survey

4/27 - Team William Heads for the Country Music Marathon

4/13 - Free Forum on Autism Research

4/13 - Down Syndrome Day on the Hill

4/11 - Canadian College Officials Visit Next Steps Program

4/3 - Run for Readers with Team William 5K

March

3/20 - Novel Mouse Model for Autism Yields Clues to a 50-Year-Old Mystery

3/9 - ‘Toolkit’ makes bedtime less stressful for children with autism

3/9 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's 2012 Science Day Draws a Crowd

February

2/29 - 2013-2014 Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship in Autism and Developmental Disabilities

2/22 - “My Health Chat” Takes on Autism, Other Developmental Disabilities

2/22 - VKC Video Available on Strategies to Advance Disability Public Policies

2/16 - Tammy Day Invited to Serve on National Advisory Board

January

1/6 - Parent-led discussion enhances children’s learning from television

1/1 - Summer Reading Clinic Helps Struggling Students

2011

December

12/21 - Next Steps Puts Grads on Right Track

12/15 - The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Awards Four 2011 Hobbs Discovery Grants

12/13 - Envisioning the Future: Allies in Self Advocacy Report

12/1 - Vanderbilt sets record for number of new AAAS fellows

November

11/18 - National Recognition of Excellence

11/18 - VKC Disability Conference Explores Cultural and Linguistic Competence

11/17 - Congratulations to Megan Griffin —Think College Emerging Scholar

11/4 - NSF renews grant for scientists who study how the brain acquires visual expertise

11/1 - Putting the body back into the mind of schizophrenia

October

10/26 - 2011 Audi Best Buddies Challenge in Washington, D.C.

10/21 - Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities 2011 Awards

10/11 - Disability Mentoring Day at Vanderbilt

September

9/29 - Interactive brain exhibit opens at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks

9/29 - Mayor's Advisory Committee on Special Educaton report focuses on community-based classrooms

9/26 - Peabody College building renamed One Magnolia Circle

9/21 - ‘Toolkit’ makes medical procedures less stressful for children with autism

9/16 - Milestone in development of new treatment for ‘fragile X’

9/8 - Talking to Children About 9/11

August

8/19 - Next Steps Students Receive Certificates From the Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville

8/18 - ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp 2011 Highlights

8/12 - Number of genes associated with MS doubled

8/8 - Director's Message: Reframing the Paradigm

8/8 - VUCast: Healing Power of Music

8/8 - VUCast Extra: Making Theatre Magic

8/8 - Yoder Leads Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching Workshop in Turkey

8/3 - Taking Note of Autism

July

7/1 - Country Stars Help ‘Lifting Lives’ Campers Develop Musical Talents

June

6/29 - Racing “Challenges” and Deepening Friendships

6/22 - Hughes Recognized for Exceptional Service

6/20 - King Receives Staff Advisory Council Award

6/6 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center well represented at the Ninth Annual Tennessee Disability MegaConference

6/6 - Picnic Held for Families in KidTalk

April

4/25 - Carol Rabideau Receives Commitment to Service Award

4/12 - Third Annual Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference and the Sibling Leadership Network

March

3/24 - Parent Stress Intervention Project - Classes forming now

3/24 - Parent Stress Intervention Project - Classes forming now

3/8 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Represented at 2011 Special Education Conference

February

2/17 - Congratulations to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day 2011 Poster Award Winners

2/8 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD Offers Autism Training for Camp Leaders

2/2 - Sargent Shriver Remembered With Gratitude

January

1/27 - Reflections in Collage/Reflections in College Arts and Disabilities Panel and Reception

1/27 - Harmony Between Music and Research

1/26 - Participants Sought for Study Treating Speech Disorders in Young Children with Cleft Palate

1/7 - McLaughlin Comments on Findings that Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism Found to Be Fraudulent

2010

December

12/21 - Disability Days on the Hill

12/21 - Taylor Awarded Autism Speaks Pilot Grant

12/14 - VKC at Healthy Habits for Life Expo

12/14 - VUCast: Can baby videos teach?

12/9 - $3.8 million grant to fund mental health service study

12/7 - Babies’ biological clocks dramatically affected by birth light cycle

12/6 - Dykens Named to Special Olympics International Board of Directors

November

11/29 - 6th Annual Disability Services and the Hispanic Community Conference

11/18 - 2011 Tennessee Disability MegaConference Announced

11/12 - McMillan Testifies at ADD Future Summit Series

11/12 - Next Steps at Vanderbilt Students meet philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates

11/12 - The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Awards Five 2010 Hobbs Discovery Grants

11/8 - Dupré Awarded Research Staff Award

11/1 - Next Steps at Vanderbilt Students Learning the Art of Songwriting

October

10/29 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Represented at State of the Art Conference on Postsecondary Education and Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

10/5 - ACM Lifting Lives® Awards Grant to Music Camp

10/4 - Jan Rosemergy Named Deputy Director of the VKC

September

9/30 - Chatfield Receives Commodore Award

9/15 - Call for Proposals, 3rd Annual TABS Conference 2011

July

7/7 - Robots monitor emotional state of children

7/7 - Media Coverage of ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp

June

6/29 - Team William Scholarship Endowment Still Growing

6/25 - Peabody professor part of $10 million mathematics research center

6/24 - Podcast: Post-Flood Depression Warning Signs

6/14 - VKC Represented at 2010 Audi Best Buddies Challenge in Hyannis Port

6/14 - Researchers Report Significant Advance in Autism Genetics

6/14 - Stanwood Honored for Volunteer Efforts

6/4 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Well Represented at the 2010 Eighth Annual Tennessee Disability MegaConference

6/1 - Reception in Honor of Elisabeth Dykens

May

5/21 - Coping After the Flood: A Community Forum

5/20 - Watch: How Parents and Their Young Children Learn to Talk to Each Other

5/11 - How cancer cells lose their (circadian) rhythm

5/5 - Flood Relief Information for Persons with Disabilities and Families

5/1 - Julianne Hough Visits ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp

April

4/27 - Differences in language circuits in the brain linked to dyslexia

4/26 - Dykens Honored by Davidson County Mental Health Court

4/20 - Veenstra-VanderWeele selected for IACAPAP Fellowship

4/15 - Peabody Dean Camilla Benbow testifies before Congress

4/13 - Return to special education’s roots needed for children with severe learning needs

4/12 - Wired to Speak, Re-Wired to Read: Looking Into the Brain for Insights into Education

March

3/17 - Psychopaths’ brains wired to seek rewards, no matter the consequences

3/15 - Now Available! The 11th Edition of Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports for professionals in the field of developmental disability

3/11 - Why surprises temporarily blind us

February

2/26 - VKC Faculty and Staff Present at the 2010 Special Education Conference

2/25 - Congratulations to Vanderbilt Kennedy Science Day 2010 Selected Poster Presenters and Poster Award Recipients!

2/11 - Brain Change: Understanding how brain development and cognitive development are related may lead to breakthroughs in understanding learning processes

2/11 - Doug and Lynn Fuchs named by Forbes Magazine among select group of "Revolutionary Educators"

January

1/20 - Registration Now Open for VKC Science Day 2010

1/20 - Family intervention may reduce risk for depression in parents and children

1/15 - Prints by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD Camp Participants On View

2009

December

12/22 - VKC researchers Randy Blakely, Kathryn Edwards, Jonathan Haines, and Louis Muglia elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

12/21 - The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Awards Four 2009 Hobbs Discovery Grants

12/8 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Hispanic Outreach Christmas Party For Families

12/3 - New neuroscience textbook focuses on brain evolution

November

11/24 - Interdisciplinary Training Conference in Developmental Disabilities

11/19 - Benbow Wins National Award for Work with Gifted Children

11/16 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Well Represented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities

October

10/22 - Vanderbilt scientists receive federal funding for two unconventional research projects

10/19 - Survey of Statewide Needs for Services in Developmental Disabilities

September

9/11 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center receives the EP Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award

9/1 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to continue as national Developmental Disabilities Research Center

August

8/27 - Tammy Vice Sings, "Don't Give Up On Me"

8/19 - Tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver by H. Carl Haywood, Ph.D.

8/17 - Inspiration for Head Start

8/17 - The Fulfillment of a Vision

8/11 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center leaders remember Eunice Kennedy Shriver

8/4 - Vanderbilt Best Buddies Present at 20th Annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference

July

7/24 - Advisory Council on Special Education Presents Second Report of Recommendations to Mayor Dean

7/2 - Ann Kaiser contributes to book comprised of writings by adult siblings

June

6/29 - Tennessee Disability Pathfinder Staff Participate in Southern Neighbors Conference

6/23 - Ability to literally imagine one self in another's shoes may be tied to empathy

6/19 - Family-focused care needed to break cycle of depression for parents and their children

May

5/27 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Featured in Think College Newsletter

5/21 - Veenstra-Vanderweele Receives Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

5/14 - Congratulations Vanderbilt Kennedy Reading Clinic Graduates!

5/11 - Living the Lesson

5/6 - Mayor’s Summit on Transition Services for Students With Disabilities

April

4/10 - The First Annual Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference

4/8 - VKC Honors Self-Advocate and Artist Lois Curtis

4/8 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Postsecondary Education Program Welcomes Tammy Day

4/6 - Happy Sibling Day From the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center!

March

3/20 - MIND Trainees Attend National Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Meeting

February

2/26 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center well represented at the 2009 Special Education Annual Conference

2/2 - Congratulations to Vanderbilt Kennedy Science Day Selected Poster Presenters and Poster Award Recipients!

January

1/13 - ICI to Enhance Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

1/13 - Institute for Community Inclusion and TransCen, Inc. to Research Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

1/8 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Reading Clinic Now Enrolling Struggling Readers in Spring Program

1/7 - Vanderbilt Training Program for Parents of Children With Autism Announces Spring Schedule

2008

December

12/29 - AUCD Meets with Obama-Biden Transition Team

12/12 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center at the 2008 TASH Conference

12/10 - MIHOW Conference Features Presentations From VKC on Autism and ADHD

12/9 - Siblings of People with Low IQ or Mental Illness Face Own Lifelong Challenges, According to Researchers

12/4 - Vanderbilt Will Offer First Postsecondary Education Opportunity in Tennessee for Students With Intellectual Disabilities

November

11/20 - Family Advocate Graduation Day

11/18 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Walking Team Raises $7,817.45 for Autism

11/18 - Disability Services and the Hispanic Community Conference Focuses on Down Syndrome

11/14 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence Represented at the AUCD 2008 Annual Meeting

11/4 - Tennessee National Service Inclusion Advisory Team wins "Excellence in Partnering" Award

October

10/15 - Peabody Professor Emeritus Appointed to Committee of the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council

10/9 - New Vanderbilt Clinic Helps Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Cope With Change

September

9/16 - Vanderbilt receives expansion grant to prepare professionals

August

8/14 - Creating Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities