Heidi Hall
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New student video reveals path that brings seekers to Vanderbilt, the Wond’ry
The video’s director received strong support from Robert Grajewski, Evans Family Executive Director of the Innovation Center. Read MoreMay 5, 2017
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14 in engineering, A&S, Peabody earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation recently selected 14 Vanderbilt graduate students in fields as diverse as mechanical engineering and psychology to receive Graduate Research Fellowships. The fellowships are highly sought-after because they provide students with $34,000 annually for three years and the freedom to conduct their research at any accredited U.S. university. Read MoreMay 4, 2017
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Grand Stair dedicated in honor of alumni Ed and Sue Clark
The striking spiral staircase inside Vanderbilt University’s Engineering and Science Building was dedicated April 28 in honor of alumni and longtime university supporters Sue, BA’77, and G. Edmond “Ed” Clark, BE’76. Read MoreMay 4, 2017
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Design Day features bulletproof vest that calls for backup, bridge for Hondurans in need
A bulletproof vest that calls for backup when injured officers can’t emerged as one of the School of Engineering’s annual Design Day’s most fascinating offerings, holding promise to move from undergraduate project to life-saving purchase. Read MoreApr 28, 2017
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Fauchet reappointed dean of School of Engineering
Philippe Fauchet has been reappointed as dean of the School of Engineering for a five-year term, beginning July 1. Read MoreApr 27, 2017
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Design Day features bulletproof vest that calls for backup when officers can’t
The event features 70 projects and gives teams of young engineers practice explaining their complicated work to a broad audience. Read MoreApr 17, 2017
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WiseWear CEO discusses marriage of tech and fashion on ‘The Zeppos Report’
Alumnus Jerry Wilmink discusses with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Wilmink's journey from engineer to entrepreneur and the deeply personal reason he launched his company. Read MoreApr 12, 2017
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Curious what Congress will do? PredictGov has a pretty good idea
PredictGov pulls from decades of congressional data plus hundreds of variables, including the bill’s sponsor, amendments, economic trends and political shifts. Read MoreApr 7, 2017
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Making America’s power grid much, much smarter
A new, open-source software platform has been designed to support applications required to create a smart power grid and protect it from dangers ranging from terrorists to tree limbs. Read MoreMar 29, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Women in STEM panel seeks to define, overcome challenges
Alumna Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, will discuss the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields with Vanderbilt professors Alyssa Hasty, Bonnie Miller and Nicole Joseph. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Institute holds vital role in protecting military’s interests in avionics software
Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems will operate a registry of standard-meeting software that can be used across military aircraft, saving time and money. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean; developers gather to predict future of Nashville’s commercial, residential markets
Hosted by Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, the 8th Annual Construction Project Management Symposium on March 9 is titled “Nashville: Still the ‘It City.'" Read MoreMar 6, 2017
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Media Advisory: Teens build model bridges–only to destroy them
Area teens will watch their model bridges break apart dramatically Saturday, March 4, at the 9th Annual Music City Bridge Building Competition, organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Janey Camp, a Vanderbilt University civil engineering research associate professor. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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Using game theory to predict cyberattacks on elections and voting machines
New algorithm can help identify vulnerable polling stations and spot tampering after the fact. Read MoreFeb 27, 2017
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Merryman wins $6M to address heart disease with arthritis drug, fund other research
David Merryman will study how to treat heart disease using drugs originally developed for rheumatoid arthritis and applying the lessons learned from failed weight loss drugs like Fen-Phen. Read MoreFeb 3, 2017
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Facebook founding engineer Rothschild opens VandyHacks invention marathon
Jeff Rothschild, vice chairman-elect of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust and Facebook's first vice president for infrastructure software, took the stage Friday night as the opening keynote speaker for the third annual VandyHacks. Read MoreNov 14, 2016
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No Vanderbilt Robotics team? Six sophomores step up, invite all majors
Starting in spring 2017, following a semester of skill-building workshops, Vanderbilt Robotics will be looking to compete. More than 50 students from across the campus and virtually every undergraduate school and college have signed up as members through the Anchor Link student organizations site. Read MoreOct 13, 2016
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New faculty: Kenny Tao uses optical coherence tomography to improve delicate eye surgeries
Kenny Tao, a new assistant professor of biomedical engineering, brings his innovations in the field of optical coherence tomography and his wry sense of humor to Vanderbilt's laboratories and classrooms. Read MoreOct 10, 2016
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Six attract National Institutes of Health grants for wide-ranging research
Five biomedical engineering professors and an electrical engineering and computer science professor are celebrating news about newly approved or resubmitted Research Project Grants (R01) from the Nationals Institutes of Health. Read MoreJul 12, 2016
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Class of 2016: Pranjal Gupta pursues chemical engineering, pre-med, film and more
There’s the Pranjal Gupta dressed in kurta and pyjama, his feet keeping time with an impossibly fast Indian dance tune. And then there’s the Pranjal Gupta in a lab coat, peering through glasses at data on how children with autism integrate sight and sound. Read MoreApr 21, 2016