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Vanderbilt launches Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative and interdisciplinary advisory board
Vanderbilt University has created the Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative and appointed members of an advisory board. Both will center their efforts around scholarship and opportunities connected to the growing use of nascent artificial intelligence technologies. Read MoreJun 7, 2023
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The Sky Is for Everyone: A definitive collection of stories from the women reshaping astronomy since 1960
David Weintraub’s commitment to equal opportunity in astronomy inspired his latest book, The Sky Is for Everyone. The autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy include a chapter by alum Yilen Gómez Maqueo Chew. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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Research Snapshot: Multisite collaboration shows that virtual research program provides benefits to underrepresented undergraduates
Five medical schools in the U.S., including Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, collaborated with the American Heart Association to implement a summer program designed to support diversity in biomedical science. The program, Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences, was initiated in 2019 but had to adapt its format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreMay 9, 2022
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Research Snapshot: Biologists discover signaling pathways potentially associated with pancreatic cancer
Vanderbilt and the Salk Institute collaborate on the development of a research “road map” that could lead to new ways to detect early signs of tumor formation. Read MoreMar 31, 2022
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Research Snapshot: Biochemical technique for finding small molecules discovered by Vanderbilt and University of Virginia researchers
A team including the Sanders lab developed a new methodology for finding small molecules associated with lipid rafts, an essential part of cell structure and regulation. Read MoreMar 28, 2022
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Research Snapshot: Hunger signals, including those from cannabinoids, mapped in the brain
Body-made cannabinoids that fine tune hunger signals in the brain have been mapped, with implications for helping those with deadly feeding-related illnesses Read MoreMar 23, 2022
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Swimmer Brooke Ellis becomes first CSET student to achieve highest honors
Among Vanderbilt’s all-time fastest swimmers in the 200-meter butterfly, Brooke Ellis is also the first CSET student to achieve highest honors. As she prepared to defend her senior honors thesis in April, Brooke Ellis could call on plenty of Vanderbilt experiences that prepared her for the moment. There was the… Read MoreMay 14, 2021
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Student’s fascination with astronomy inspires first completed Immersion Vanderbilt project
Thanks to her passion for astronomy, as well as mentoring from faculty, undergraduate Samantha Bianco is both a named co-author on a graduate-level scientific research paper and the first Vanderbilt student officially to have completed an Immersion Vanderbilt project. Read MoreJan 25, 2021