Trans-institutional Programs
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Faculty input requested at Research IT town halls April 16 and 25
Faculty are invited to two town halls this month hosted by the Vanderbilt Research IT Service to share their input on new and planned IT services under development to support researchers. Read MoreApr 6, 2018
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Faculty can learn more about TIPs at April 20 event
The provost's office is hosting a TIPs fair and reception at 11 a.m. April 20 in the Student Life Center to highlight ongoing trans-institutional projects and encourage faculty to participate. Read MoreMar 29, 2018
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An unexpected side effect of public health education efforts in Brazil
Understanding of tuberculosis is associated with higher, not lower, stigmatization of TB patients in Brazil, according to a new report from Vanderbilt’s Latin American Public Opinion Project. Read MoreMar 20, 2018
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Faculty can learn more about internal funding, resources at March 22 event
More than 15 programs, including internal funding initiatives and professional development opportunities, will be showcased March 22 at the Faculty Funding and Resource Fair. Read MoreMar 5, 2018
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VU BreakThru: Undergraduates get immersive experience in new VINSE cleanroom
Last fall, TIPs funding allowed the VINSE cleanroom to support laboratories for four courses, covering a broad range of topics spanning traditional semiconductor materials processing to cutting-edge synthesis of two-dimensional materials. Cleanroom Immersion Leader Alice Leach writes about the wide range of immersion opportunities for undergraduate students. Read more about TIPs grants and other internal faculty funding programs—including University Courses, Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants—at the VU BreakThru blog. Read MoreFeb 28, 2018
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VU BreakThru: Impact of school choice in affluent districts
School choice is often touted as way for students in low-income areas to attend better schools. But what benefits does school choice offer for students in affluent areas with access to high-performing schools? As part of Vanderbilt’s Sterling Ranch TIPs program outside of Denver, two Peabody graduate students investigated these high-choice, high-status environments to find out. Read more about TIPs grants and other internal faculty funding programs—including University Courses, Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants—at the VU BreakThru blog. Read MoreFeb 22, 2018
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High-choice, high-status school districts
In VU BreakThru, Peabody alumni Kristin Baese and Eve Rifkin discuss school reform in Sterling Ranch – a planned community outside of Denver that won a 2015 Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) award and continues to flourish. Read MoreFeb 14, 2018
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VU BreakThru: Human milk as a source of narrow spectrum antimicrobial agents
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Steven Townsend explores the role that human breast milk can play as a source of narrow spectrum antimicrobial agents in this VU BreakThru blog. Townsend brought together members of the Vanderbilt Pre-3 Initiative, a 2015 Trans-Institutional Program, to assist with his research. Read MoreJan 29, 2018
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Vanderbilt’s libraries host design competition to improve user experience
Starting Feb. 3, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will co-host a student competition that promotes the application of design thinking to improve the library user's experience. Read MoreJan 26, 2018
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VU Inside: Students dig into super-massive volcanic eruptions
A dozen Vanderbilt students went on a monthlong science adventure of a lifetime, studying super-eruptions, glaciers and earthquakes in New Zealand. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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Vanderbilt IRIS Initiative: Shaping the infrastructure of tomorrow
Vanderbilt is a recognized leader in the innovation of civil infrastructure, and the Vanderbilt Initiative for Intelligent Resilient Infrastructure Systems builds on that foundation by defining strategies to protect the nation from floods. Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Caglar Oskay explains the group’s work in this VU BreakThru blog post. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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Vanderbilt IRIS Initiative: Shaping the infrastructure of tomorrow
Learn about recent developments for the Vanderbilt Initiative for Intelligent Resilient Infrastructure Systems, a 2016 TIPs project led by associate professor of civil and environmental engineering Caglar Oskay focused on improving the nation's flood infrastructure, in this VU BreakThru blog post. Read MoreJan 18, 2018
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AAIDD honors Vanderbilt scholars
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has selected three Vanderbilt scholars for its annual awards. Read MoreJan 4, 2018
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Astronomy professor wins $1M grant, takes multifaceted approach to keeping minorities and persons with disabilities in STEM
Keivan Stassun was named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Million-Dollar Professor for promotion of minorities in the physical sciences. Read MoreDec 13, 2017
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TIPs grant funds groundbreaking LGBT policy lab
Funded by a 2017 TIPs grant, the Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab connects interdisciplinary faculty and students to study the impact of LGBT-related public policies. In the VU BreakThru blog, Tara McKay, assistant professor of medicine, health and society, discusses how she uses her research to influence health, legal and social policies in both the domestic and global arenas. Read MoreDec 12, 2017
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New undergraduate degree requirement launches in fall 2018
Immersion Vanderbilt will become a degree requirement for all incoming first-year students starting in fall 2018, all incoming sophomore transfer students starting in fall 2019, and all junior transfer students starting in fall 2020. This initiative follows on the heels of the four undergraduate schools’ formal review and approval of Immersion Vanderbilt during the last calendar year. Read MoreDec 7, 2017
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University begins capital planning assessments of humanities, sciences to chart future
Vanderbilt University is embarking on discovery and planning processes, guided by the Academic Strategic Plan and FutureVU, to chart a course for capital planning in the humanities and the sciences. Read MoreDec 6, 2017
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Economics senior Sasha Pines creates business sisterhood
Sasha Pines, a senior majoring in economics, believes combining solid business strategy with a sense of empathy can change lives. Read MoreDec 6, 2017
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Faculty encouraged to submit Discovery and Research Scholar grant proposals
The Office of the Provost invites faculty to submit proposals for the next round of Discovery Grants and Research Scholar Grants. Read MoreDec 4, 2017
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New proposal development program hosts visit from Army Research Lab’s chief scientist to explore faculty partnerships
The Army Research Lab's top scientist came to Vanderbilt to explore research collaborations with faculty through the provost’s new Leveraged Proposal Organization and Development program. Read MoreNov 29, 2017