Year: 2023
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Laurie Cutting appointed associate provost in Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Laurie Cutting, a renowned scholar and expert in cognitive neuroscience, has been appointed associate provost in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, where she will aim to foster academic excellence, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Read MoreAug 10, 2023
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LGBTQ Southerners face stigma, yet still find the positive
A new survey conducted by researchers from Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Nova Southeastern University and the LGBTQ Institute at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights finds that despite consistent reports of stigmatization, LGBTQ Southerners view their LGBTQ identity in a positive light. Read MoreAug 10, 2023
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New Faculty: Krista Mehari, youth violence prevention researcher, joins Vanderbilt Peabody College
By Jenna Somers Krista Mehari Youth violence prevention researcher Krista Mehari joined Vanderbilt University Peabody College of education and human development in May as assistant professor of psychology and human development. As a community-based researcher, Mehari works with schools, police departments, local businesses, and organizations to understand… Read MoreAug 10, 2023
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Welsh’s study reveals persistent racial disparities in school exclusionary discipline, recommends promising reforms
Despite the practice of exclusionary discipline in schools declining over the past decade, policy and program reforms intended to replace the practice largely have not benefited African American students, according to a new study from associate professor of education and public policy Richard Welsh recently published in Children and Youth Services Review. Read MoreAug 10, 2023
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Jonathan Gilligan receives 2023–24 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Jonathan Gilligan has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2023–24 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Read MoreAug 10, 2023
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Vanderbilt generates more than $96M in licensing revenue in FY23, most in university history
Vanderbilt tech transfer sets records: $86.7M in licensing revenue in FY22 ranks sixth-highest nationally, and $96M in licensing revenue in FY23 is largest in university history. Revamped processes in the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization makes licensing and launching new ventures faster and easier than ever before. Read MoreAug 9, 2023
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VISE team works to develop 3D navigation system to better treat kidney stones
A Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering team working to create a navigational system to decrease stone fragments left behind after surgery includes Nicholas Kavoussi, MD, left, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ipek Oguz, PhD, and Daiwei Lu, computer science Ph.D. student. (photo by Susan Urmy) by Jill Clendening A multidisciplinary team at the Vanderbilt... Read MoreAug 9, 2023
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Focus on your family’s health with Virgin Pulse as a new school year starts
Virgin Pulse, Vanderbilt’s online well-being and coaching platform, offers personalized resources to help families kick-start healthy habits. Read MoreAug 9, 2023
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Vanderbilt, Nashville Children’s Theatre bring life of Perry Wallace to the stage Sept. 7-26
Nashville Children’s Theatre will present the world premiere of Strong Inside, a stage adaptation of Andrew Maraniss’ acclaimed biography of SEC basketball and civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace, in a unique collaboration with Vanderbilt University. Tickets are on sale now, and members of the Vanderbilt community can receive a 50 percent discount to select performances. Read MoreAug 9, 2023
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John Jumper, developer of AlphaFold, to present an Apex Lecture on Aug. 30
John Jumper, BS’07 will give the next Apex Lecture on Aug. 30. Jumper leads the team that developed AlphaFold, a trailblazing artificial intelligence system that can accurately predict the 3D structures of proteins. Jumper’s lecture is co-sponsored by the recently launched Vanderbilt Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics. Read MoreAug 8, 2023
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Engineering professor and graduate student receive American Institute of Chemical Engineers awards
Piran Kidambi has received a 2023 Young Investigator Award from the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Nicole Moehring, a graduate student in Kidambi’s research group, has won a Graduate Student Research Award in the Membrane Area of the AIChE’s Separations Division. Read MoreAug 8, 2023
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NSF grant supports alliance’s effort to boost AI-imaging in Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt researchers are part of an alliance supported by the National Science Foundation that seeks to build on the use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreAug 8, 2023
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Pedestrian routes to change near 25th Avenue, Vanderbilt Place
As part of the Central Utilities Initiative, pits for the installation of underground utilities will be dug near the intersection of 25th Avenue and Vanderbilt Place. Work will occur from Aug. 21 until early September and affect vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle routes in the area. Read MoreAug 8, 2023
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Vanderbilt senior Induja Kumar named 2023 Udall Scholar
Vanderbilt rising senior Induja “Indu” Kumar has been selected as a 2023 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholar. The scholarship program focuses on dedication to issues affecting Indigenous lands and people and the stewardship of nations’ land and natural resources. Read MoreAug 8, 2023
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V150: No Barriers
Peabody College's Susan Gray paved the way for Head Start by pioneering early childhood education. Read MoreAug 8, 2023
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Justus Ndukaife wins $1.9M from National Institutes of Health to build on foundational knowledge of nanoscale cellular particles
Justus Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award of $1.9 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The funding will support Ndukaife’s project, “Understanding the heterogeneity of nanoscale extracellular vesicles, exomeres and supermeres using next generation optical nanotweezers.” Justus Ndukaife Nanosized extracellular vesicles and particles,... Read MoreAug 4, 2023
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Two Vanderbilt School of Medicine Ph.D. students, their faculty advisers selected for HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program
Four Vanderbilt graduate students, faculty advisers named to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellows Program for their leadership in science and commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Read MoreAug 4, 2023
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Justus Ndukaife wins $1.9M from National Institutes of Health to build on foundational knowledge of nanoscale cellular particles
Justus Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award of $1.9 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The funding will support Ndukaife’s project, “Understanding the heterogeneity of nanoscale extracellular vesicles, exomeres and supermeres using next generation optical nanotweezers.” Justus… Read MoreAug 4, 2023
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Five students receive 2023 Graduate Leadership Anchor Awards
he awards identify and honor the hard work and leadership of graduate students at Vanderbilt, recognizing graduate student leaders on a school-wide level. Awards given this year included a service award, mentorship award, departmental leadership award, research award and best overall award. Read MoreAug 4, 2023
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Two Vanderbilt nuclear physicists win early-career grants from U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding two Vanderbilt early-career nuclear physicists’ exploration of the universe’s properties and composition. Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli and Jean-François Paquet, assistant professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and members of the multidisciplinary Vanderbilt Initiative for Gravity, Waves and Fluids, have been identified as among the nation’s most exceptional researchers. Read MoreAug 4, 2023