Engineering
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Research experts on flood impacts to infrastructure, contaminants, policies
A number of Vanderbilt professors can provide interviews about rethinking how and why we rebuild after disasters, designing policies to keep Americans safe and predicting extreme weather impacts. Read MoreSep 13, 2017
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Artificial intelligence thinks like people with autism, used to develop educational tools
Inspired by Temple Grandin, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Maithilee Kunda figured out how to create artificial intelligence that emulates image-based thinking. Read MoreSep 5, 2017
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Vanderbilt celebrates historic eclipse
The university community marked the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse with campus viewing parties, conducted research and prepared for the big day with months of educational and creative programming. Read MoreSep 3, 2017
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Undergraduate research fair and poster session Sept. 14
The fourth annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is set for Sept. 14 at the Student Life Center. Read MoreAug 31, 2017
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Vanderbilt joins NASA in eclipse balloon launch
Vanderbilt University researchers joined a national NASA weather balloon project giving scientists and people around the world a view of the total solar eclipse from the edge of space. Read MoreAug 24, 2017
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Racing the eclipse, School of Engineering weather balloon sends striking video
A high-altitude weather balloon rose yesterday from a Vanderbilt garage rooftop to the edge of space to live-stream the eclipse from above Nashville and record the temporary atmospheric changes it caused. Read MoreAug 24, 2017
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Video: Relive the epic total solar eclipse
Relive Monday's epic total solar eclipse across Vanderbilt's campus through the lenses of Vanderbilt Video. Read MoreAug 23, 2017
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Cancer-fighting T cells are smarter, stronger than experts thought
It takes a minuscule amount of force to make T cells behave in the lab as they behave in the body. That finding is a leap in cancer therapy research. Read MoreAug 14, 2017
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Vanderbilt launches test balloon in preparation for total solar eclipse research
Vanderbilt University is part of a national NASA project to give scientists a view of the eclipse from the edge of space. The high altitude balloon, launched by Vanderbilt, will carry a 12 pound payload or scientific instruments for research and a camera for live streaming. Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter:… Read MoreAug 14, 2017
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Smart underwear prevents back stress with just a tap
"Performance-boosting super suit" hidden under clothing can be activated by a double tap to save users' backs. Read MoreAug 1, 2017
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Multitasking monolayers
Scientists have discovered a natural process that makes patterned monolayers suitable for creating a wide variety of novel materials with dual optical, magnetic, catalytic or sensing capabilities. Read MoreJul 21, 2017
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New tools help surgeons find liver tumors, not nick blood vessels
The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood vessels by inches between the time they’re discovered on a CT scan and when the patient is lying on an operating room table. Vanderbilt University’s Michael Miga and his team have published the potential solution. Read MoreJul 17, 2017
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Vanderbilt celebrates historic eclipse with special events for campus community Aug. 21
The Office of the Provost has planned a number of campus events for the Vanderbilt community to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event. Read MoreJul 5, 2017
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Retired engineering professor integral to early success of materials science program dies
William Frances Flanagan, who taught at Vanderbilt University for more than 30 years and was renowned for his research on the causes of stress corrosion cracking in alloys and metals, died June 15 in Maryland. He was 90. Read MoreJun 29, 2017
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How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery
Vanderbilt engineers have designed a “granular jamming cap” filled with coffee grounds that can improve the accuracy of the sophisticated “GPS” system that surgeons use for nose and throat surgery. Read MoreJun 20, 2017
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Better models predict weather disaster outcomes, help plan recoveries
Bayesian modeling can include hundreds of data points and present a range of potential events and options for dealing with them. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Web-based tool will help government realistically plan for climate change
Researchers are studying how commerce and flood control on inland waterways and the residents along them must change. Read MoreJun 2, 2017
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Novel nanotube approach earns grad student coveted spot in ORNL innovation program
An interdisciplinary materials science graduate student has been selected for a prestigious entrepreneurship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to scale and commercialize a revolutionary method of carbon nanotube production. Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Student rocketeers earn second place in NASA contest
For ten straight years, Vanderbilt has soared to success with innovative rocket designs and payloads, and this year is no exception. Read MoreMay 16, 2017
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Founder’s Medalists honored at Vanderbilt Commencement
Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos awarded the top scholars from each of the university’s undergraduate and professional schools with Founder’s Medals during Commencement on Friday, May 12. Read MoreMay 12, 2017