Engineering
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Alumni lecture caps Engineering Day slate of learning and fun
A pair of lectures featuring Morris Morgan III and Carolyn Morgan, Vanderbilt Class of 1969 graduates and now both professors at Hampton University, highlighted a full slate of Engineering Day activities Nov. 5 at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 6, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s medical capsule robots’ hardware, software goes open-source
Researchers around the globe who want to customize medical capsule robots won’t have to start from scratch – a team from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering did the preliminary work for them and is ready to share. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Free public lecture on future of solar sailing Nov. 5
NASA physicist and author Les Johnson will give two public lectures on campus on the technology of solar sailing and its potential for exploring the solar system and reaching other stars. Read MoreNov 3, 2015
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Engineering Day to feature lectures by noted alumni, more
Engineering Day activities planned for Nov. 5 will range from the whimsical to the creative to the academic, including a pair of lectures by alumni Morris H. Morgan III and Carolyn Morgan, who will discuss their experiences as African American students during the civil rights era and how their time at Vanderbilt encouraged them into STEM fields. Read MoreNov 2, 2015
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Vanderbilt announces Perry Wallace engineering scholarship to honor first black SEC basketball player
Vanderbilt University will establish the Perry E. Wallace Jr. Scholarship to honor and recognize the achievements of Wallace, who became the first African American to play varsity sports in the Southeastern Conference at a time of lethal racial division across the region. Read MoreOct 23, 2015
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New faculty: Maithilee Kunda explores the role of visual thinking in problem solving and learning
Throughout history, many feats of creativity, scientific discovery and memory have been credited to visual thinking. Maithilee Kunda wants to understand how this kind of thinking works at a computational level. Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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Vanderbilt engineering MOOC leads talented Indian student to Nashville
A Coursera student in India’s round trip of 16,716 miles began with an invitation to spend a summer in Nashville, Tennessee, as a computer science intern at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 16, 2015
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Study to examine how female engineering faculty persist despite barriers
A new study will examine how and why women persist in faculty engineering positions despite barriers to success in the context of race, class and gender. Read MoreOct 13, 2015
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New faculty: Hiba Baroud uses Bayesian modeling to better predict natural disasters
Fortunately for both Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering and the victims of natural disasters, Hiba Baroud found a way to combine her risk analysis and statistics skills, her love of teaching and her passion for helping people in need. Read MoreOct 13, 2015
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BOOM! How the Maker Movement is changing the world
Mark Hatch, CEO and co-founder of TechShop, a fast-growing chain of co-working spaces where people come to build prototypes for the products they want to sell, is giving a free public lecture on the Maker Revolution. Read MoreOct 2, 2015
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Engineering’s Hall Lecture to feature tiny flying robots Oct. 12
Vijay Kumar, recognized around the world for his groundbreaking work on the development of autonomous robots and on biologically inspired algorithms for collective behavior, will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Monday, Oct. 12. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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‘Maker movement’ topic of Engineering’s Chambers Lecture Oct. 7
Mark Hatch, CEO and co-founder of TechShop and author of "Maker Movement Manifesto," will deliver the School of Engineering’s Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship on Oct. 7 in Featheringill Hall. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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VenoStent, PinPtr edge closer to market with boost from $200K AIR-TT grants
Two innovative but very different products designed by Vanderbilt University engineers are getting a financial push onto the market, thanks to National Science Foundation Accelerating Innovation Research–Technology Translation (AIR-TT) grants of about $200,000 each. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Media advisory: Area Girl Scouts to earn ‘Engineering Day’ patches at Vanderbilt workshop Oct. 3
Area Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their “Engineering Day” patches at an event hosted by Vanderbilt University engineering students on Saturday, Oct. 3. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Nearly 300 students team up for weekend of hacking Oct. 2-4
Nearly 300 college students from Vanderbilt and Purdue universities, the Atlanta area, and North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park will work around the clock during VandyHacks, an invention marathon. Read MoreSep 30, 2015
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First circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip
Invention of the first integrated circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip opens the door for development of small, portable sensors that could expand the use of polarized light for drug screening, surveillance, etc. Read MoreSep 22, 2015
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Surgery and engineering initiative becomes institute
VISE is keeping its acronym but changing its name. The Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering will become the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Vanderbilt earns best-ever No. 15 ranking from ‘U.S. News & World Report’
Vanderbilt was ranked No. 15 on "U.S. News & World Report's" list of top national universities, its best-ever showing. Read MoreSep 9, 2015
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Limited submission opportunity: Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition is open to young faculty-rank scientists across the United States. Read MoreAug 28, 2015
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Fall Faculty Assembly is TODAY
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will deliver his bi-annual address and present several of the university’s highest honors to faculty on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Student Life Center. Read MoreAug 17, 2015