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Nia Dorsey: Commodore defender and community volunteer
Nia Dorsey is the defender on the SEC Champion Commodore soccer team, but her Vanderbilt career has largely been defined by service. Read MoreNov 16, 2018
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Sara Tsai: Runner and engineer
A serious injury inspired senior student-athlete Sara Tsai to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering and a future in helping others. Read MoreOct 25, 2018
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Vanderbilt Poll: Tennessee Senate race a toss-up; Lee in lead for governor
New horse-race poll: Tennessee Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn (R) is virtually tied with Phil Bredesen (D) at 43-44, while gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee (R) leads Democrat Karl Dean (D) 48-37. Read MoreOct 18, 2018
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I Am Vanderbilt: Danny Coradazzi
Danny Coradazzi strongly believes that the residential college experience plays a vital role in developing the whole student. Read MoreOct 17, 2018
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Khari Blasingame: Running back and graduate student
Commodore running back and graduate student Khari Blasingame is more than a football player—he's a prime example of the student-athlete experience at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 28, 2018
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Soldiers, students meet up in the Wond’ry to revolutionize prototyping, production
A Fort Campbell colonel recognized the potential in a match between Army engineers and the Won’dry and has launched a new collaborative process. Read MoreAug 9, 2018
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‘Smart’ prosthetic ankle takes fear out of rough terrain, stairs
The device is from the lab of Professor Michael Goldfarb, perhaps best known for working on a bionic leg with shark attack victim Craig Hutto and later developing the Indego exoskeleton. Read MoreJun 25, 2018
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Building the tiniest recording studios in Music City to understand vocal learning
Humans aren't the only animals who can learn vocal communication from others. By studying the process in zebra finches, we may better understand how it works in humans, too. Read MoreJun 4, 2018
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“These could revolutionize the world” — Pint cracks code to cheap, small carbon nanotubes
Imagine a box you plug into the wall that cleans your toxic air and pays you cash. That's essentially what Vanderbilt University researchers produced after discovering the blueprint for turning carbon dioxide into the most valuable material ever sold – carbon nanotubes with small diameters. Read MoreMay 23, 2018
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What Does it Take to Conduct a Reliable Poll?
The statewide Vanderbilt Poll is typically conducted just before the start of each legislative session and at the end of each session, in part to determine how closely the results of the session align with voters’ expectations and priorities. Read MoreMay 14, 2018
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Expert: Autonomous vehicles could help traffic, but not anytime soon
Engineer Dan Work says his promising research shows adding autonomous vehicles to roadways could end the stop-and-go traffic that drives commuters insane. Read MoreApr 30, 2018
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E. Bronson Ingram College’s two halls named for distinguished alumni
Astronomer Edward Emerson “E.E.” Barnard and journalist Christine Sadler Coe will be memorialized on campus as the halls of the new E. Bronson Ingram College are named in their honor. Read MoreApr 26, 2018
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Unraveling genetic mystery next step in Zika and dengue fight
How a bacteria hijacked insect fertility remained a mystery for five decades, until Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Seth Bordenstein and his team helped solve it. Read MoreApr 23, 2018
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NASA’s TESS mission to discover new worlds will use a map developed at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt’s Keivan Stassun serves as a deputy principal investigator on the mission and is tasked with identifying the most promising stars to target in its search for habitable nearby planets. Read MoreApr 16, 2018
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State Legislature honors Vanderbilt athlete, civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace
The Tennessee General Assembly unanimously passed a joint resolution honoring the memory of Vanderbilt alumnus Perry Wallace on April 11. Wallace, who grew up in North Nashville, integrated Vanderbilt varsity basketball in 1966 and made history on Dec. 2, 1967, as the first African American basketball player to compete in a varsity game in the Southeastern Conference. Read MoreApr 11, 2018
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Biden’s conversation with chancellor calls for bipartisanship, optimism
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s message to a packed Langford Auditorium on Tuesday revolved around two themes: a call for bipartisanship and a plea for Americans to remember who they are. Read MoreApr 10, 2018
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Portraits capture path-forging power of Vanderbilt Pioneers
The Vanderbilt Pioneers program is devoted to keeping a historical record of women and minorities who were the first in leadership roles at the university. Read MoreApr 4, 2018
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Olympic-size goals drive Paralympian and Peabody professor
Courage and determination runs through the veins of two-time Paralympian and Vanderbilt professor Anjali Forber-Pratt. Now, she's using her drive in research and advocacy on disability rights. Read MoreMar 7, 2018
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Religion in the Arts features works by Nashville artist Omari Booker
An exhibition by African American artist Omari Booker, whose works include themes of social justice and changing neighborhoods, is on display at Vanderbilt Divinity School through Feb. 28. Read MoreJan 30, 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