Spotlight

 In 2024, the NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) selected Jessica Perkins, PhD, MS at Vanderbilt as one of only three recipients of the ODP Early Stage Investigator Award. This award goes to researchers who “are poised to become… Read More

The Problem: From 2019 to 2020, firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents increased by almost 30%, making firearms the leading cause of death among young people in the United States. One possible explanation for this increase is COVID-19 related changes in schooling mode, increasing the amount of time children and adolescents… Read More