Cicadas
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Novel research explores way to restore silenced voices
A 2011 cicada swarm is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to develop a surgical planning tool to help restore speech for people with vocal fold paralysis. Read MoreMar. 22, 2018
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Top 20 news stories of 2011
Bionics, time travel, Bono and, of course, cicadas are just some of the exciting stories that marked 2011 at Vanderbilt. Below are the year’s top 20 Vanderbilt news stories, in order of the number of views they each received on the Vanderbilt News Network. Read MoreDec. 29, 2011
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VUCast: I’m helping you!
by Matt Batcheldor and Liz Entman A swarm of cicadas that left thousands of insect carcasses across the Vanderbilt University campus in 2011 is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to develop a surgical planning tool… Read MoreJun. 17, 2011
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Bad buzz about blue-eyed cicadas
by Matt Batcheldor and Liz Entman A swarm of cicadas that left thousands of insect carcasses across the Vanderbilt University campus in 2011 is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to develop a surgical planning tool… Read MoreJun. 2, 2011
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Cicadas affect campus cooling systems
by Matt Batcheldor and Liz Entman A swarm of cicadas that left thousands of insect carcasses across the Vanderbilt University campus in 2011 is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to develop a surgical planning tool… Read MoreJun. 1, 2011
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Audiologist measures sound of Music City’s ‘loudest voices’
Vanderbilt audiologist measures sound levels of cicadas and discusses how the insect’s distinctive noise can impact one’s hearing. Read MoreMay. 25, 2011
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What scientists know about cicadas
Periodic cicadas, like those currently emerging in Middle Tennessee, play an important role in the local ecosystem. Read MoreMay. 19, 2011
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Cicadas 101: All buzz, no bite
Vanderbilt commencement speakers may have some unusual competition this year: Nashville’s largest brood of cicadas are predicted to emerge in May and hang around for about five or six weeks. Read MoreMay. 12, 2011