Engineering
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Study takes personal approach to cochlear implant programming
Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve outcomes for children with significant hearing loss by providing individualized, prescription-like programming for their cochlear implants. Read MoreFeb 21, 2019
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Vanderbilt Magazine: Launch Pad
Vanderbilt's internationally acclaimed student rocket team has propelled many alumni into the science of spaceflight. Read MoreFeb 19, 2019
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Fauchet advocates for STEM education and federal research support
Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet was in Washington, D.C., last week to advocate for federal support of engineering education and research, in particular through partnerships with the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the departments of Energy and Defense. Read MoreFeb 11, 2019
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Vanderbilt team wins $750K with AI to manage RF spectrum
Scientists at Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems have developed an award-winning AI to to help triage limited radio frequency demands in real time. Read MoreFeb 7, 2019
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Trans-institutional team documents potential new treatment path for breast cancer
A team led by biomolecular engineer John Wilson and cancer biologist Rebecca Cook have found a way to trigger an immune response that targets breast cancer cells. Read MoreJan 16, 2019
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Risk modeling, data integration drive NASA next-gen air travel safety project
Sankaran Mahadevan is leading a team of Vanderbilt engineers in an ambitious NASA effort to revolutionize air traffic control. Read MoreJan 9, 2019
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Engineering senior ropes crown in Missouri rodeo contest
Kaitlyn Ayers, a biomedical engineering senior, is likely the only Vanderbilt engineering student whose gap year will include a tiara, a horse and pole bending. Read MoreJan 9, 2019
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FDA approves device based on Vanderbilt invention to ID parathyroid during head and neck surgeries
Ten years after Professor of Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen discovered that parathyroid tissues glow under near-infrared light, the FDA has approved a device based on the technology for surgical use. Read MoreDec 17, 2018
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Engineering and surgical collaborators celebrate new ‘home’
VISE celebrated its opening of dedicated space in Medical Center North Dec. 12 with a technology showcase of more than two dozen cross-disciplinary collaborations advancing healthcare techniques from the lab to patients. Read MoreDec 14, 2018
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Biomedical engineering student-dancers find joy, community, stress relief at the barre
Junior Danielle Liu and senior Dominque Szymkiewicz, both biomedical engineering majors, have found a valuable outlet in VUPointe Ballet Theatre, a student-run dance company. Read MoreDec 11, 2018
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Vanderbilt radiation experiment flies on record-setting SpaceX launch
A third Vanderbilt radiation experiment rode into space last week on a SpaceX Falcon launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The goal is to model and test key electronics components for radiation sensitivity. Read MoreDec 11, 2018
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Ethan Lippmann wins inaugural $2.5M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research
The five-year, $2.5 million award supports Ethan Lippmann's goal of better understanding how blood-brain barrier dysfunction impacts neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Read MoreDec 5, 2018
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VISE celebration includes technology ‘show and tell’ and symposium
The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering—dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaborations that advance discovery—will host a celebration and symposium at its new campus home Dec. 12. Read MoreDec 4, 2018
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Clark Scholars honored at reception
The first- and second-year cohorts of the A. James Clark Scholars at the School of Engineering met with members of the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation at a reception on Nov. 7. Read MoreNov 29, 2018
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Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center collaboration seeks earlier diagnosis of throat cancer
Vanderbilt researchers in the schools of engineering and medicine are exploring the feasibility of using Raman spectroscopy for early detection of HPV-related cancers of the throat in order to reduce the need for biopsies and to offer less intensive therapies. Read MoreNov 28, 2018
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Event to promote organ donation, recognize engineering alum is Nov. 29
Because Justin Langford was an organ donor, today five lives have been saved and 70 lives have been improved through eye, tissue and skin donation. On Thursday, Nov. 29, Bryan and Janice Langford, and Kyle, Justin’s brother and a Vanderbilt biomedical engineering graduate in medical school here, will share the important message of organ donation during a special event in Featheringill Hall’s Adams Atrium at noon. Read MoreNov 26, 2018
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Online platform assures cyber-physical systems research is legit, results don’t disappear
Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems is unveiling the Cyber-Physical Systems Virtual Organization Portal, created and curated by researchers at Vanderbilt, Arizona State University, University of Pennsylvania, UCLA and University of Arizona. Read MoreNov 16, 2018
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Vanderbilt study suggests way to prevent rare lung disease
Pulmonary hypertension may be treated by targeting a bone marrow cell that normally promotes the growth of new blood vessels, according to new research by David Merryman. Read MoreNov 15, 2018
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What’s On My Mind: Keeping Vanderbilt moving
In this week's column, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discusses MoveVU, the university's mobility strategy, and explores a critical question for Vanderbilt: How do we move our people? Read MoreNov 14, 2018
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New faculty: Jesus Gomez-Velez
Jesus Gomez-Velez is assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. Read MoreNov 12, 2018