Search begins for Vanderbilt’s new vice provost for research and innovation, committee named
A national search is underway for Vanderbilt’s next vice provost for research and innovation. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has appointed a committee to identify candidates for the university’s new chief research officer, who will begin their appointment early in 2026. Read More
RESEARCH
Global Innovation Collaboration: Nissha Medical Technologies to move global engineering and innovation center to Vanderbilt’s Nashville campus
Nissha Medical Technologies, the medical devices business unit of Japan’s Nissha Co. Ltd, is moving its Engineering & Innovation Center of Excellence to Vanderbilt under a long-term lease agreement. The extended collaboration is a research and economic milestone for the university, the city and the company, and it creates opportunities to develop medical devices and technology—a key research area for the university.Read More
RESEARCH SPARKS
John Wikswo: Transforming small-scale science into planet-sized impact
When an “unsolvable” problem needs solving, put John Wikswo on the team. As director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education and University Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Physics, Wikswo is tackling questions crucial to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, now with support from Vanderbilt's Innovation Catalyst Fund.Read More
From the Swiss Alps to the Sahara Desert, check out winning shots from the Vanderbilt Study Abroad Photo Contest ✈️📸
Nashville Business Journal: Vandy prof: Faith in free speech is collapsing Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece.
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