Robert Grajewski
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New leadership announced for the Wond’ry
Dave Owens, a management professor and expert on innovation, has been named the Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond’ry. Read MoreJun 7, 2019
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Wond’ry named Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center
The Wond’ry was named an Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center at the annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference, held last week in Chicago. Read MoreOct 24, 2018
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NSF I-Corps program gives boost to commercializing prosthetic ankle
The seven-week program can be arduous, but teams save much time later by avoiding missteps thanks to their extensive research and the mentoring they receive. Read MoreJul 6, 2018
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Grajewski named to 2018 40 Under 40 list
Robert Grajewski, the inaugural Evans Family Executive Director at the Wond’ry, has been named to the Nashville Business Journal's 40 Under 40 list for 2018. Read MoreApr 19, 2018
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Media advisory: Global Game Jam challenges gamers to build new games on the fly
Vanderbilt game enthusiasts and members of the Nashville Game Developers community will descend on the Wond’ry Friday evening to participate in a global 48-hour marathon game development challenge. Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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The Wond’ry lands $500K I-Corps site grant, ramps up efforts to launch start-ups
The I-Corps site grant will support programs to match students and faculty with teams of experienced professionals who can teach, guide and mentor them as they pursue startup endeavors. Participating teams receive grants to help them interact with potential customers and explore the commercial potential of devices they’ve designed. Read MoreSep 1, 2017
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Bunker Labs, the Wond’ry help veterans become entrepreneurs
Thirteen veterans pitched their companies on campus Wednesday at Muster Across America, hosted by Bunker Labs, a national nonprofit that helps veterans turn entrepreneurial ideas into startups. Read MoreMay 25, 2017
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International exhibit unites students, faculty and staff in celebrating mapping technology
Vanderbilt's recent hosting of the "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science" exhibition proved to be not only intellectually enriching, but also socially unifying, according to several leaders across campus. Read MoreMay 22, 2017
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Thistle Farms turns to the Wond’ry for wrist-saving, wick-installing device
Nashville nonprofit Thistle Farms teams up with The Wond'ry to design a custom wick-setting tool for eco-friendly wooden wicks. Read MoreMay 8, 2017
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New student video reveals path that brings seekers to Vanderbilt, the Wond’ry
The video’s director received strong support from Robert Grajewski, Evans Family Executive Director of the Innovation Center. Read MoreMay 5, 2017
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Three Vanderbilt student teams advance to next round of ‘Nobel Prize for students’
Three teams from Vanderbilt will compete for the Hult Prize, an international social entrepreneurship competition dubbed “the Nobel Prize for students.” These teams will advance to the next round of competition in hopes of winning a $1 million prize in start-up funds to launch their project. Read MoreFeb 23, 2017
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Vanderbilt’s Wond’ry receives grant to bolster entrepreneur education program
Vanderbilt University’s innovation center, the Wond’ry, has received a $30,000 grant from VentureWell for one of its flagship entrepreneur education programs. Read MoreFeb 9, 2017
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Take a look inside the Wond’ry
Students, faculty, staff, and business and community members filled the Wond'ry Nov. 9 at an open house featuring tours, makerspace demonstrations and more. See a video of the event. Read MoreNov 10, 2016
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Vanderbilt’s Wond’ry hosts grand opening
Vanderbilt's new cross-disciplinary innovation space will host an open house on Nov. 9, which will feature virtual reality experiences and maker space demonstrations. Read MoreNov 3, 2016
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Zeppos invites Vanderbilt community to join transportation working groups
A series of working groups comprising students, faculty and staff is launching at the Wond’ry, the university’s new innovation center, to generate recommendations about the future of transportation on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreOct 31, 2016
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Chancellor’s Town Hall discussing campus, Nashville transportation set for Oct. 28
The future of transportation on the Vanderbilt campus and in the larger Nashville community will be the focus of a town hall discussion hosted by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Oct. 28. Read MoreOct 19, 2016
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Zeppos welcomes Fleischmann to campus for science, tech discussion
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos welcomed U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann to Vanderbilt Oct. 4 for a visit to the new Engineering and Science Building, a tour of the Wond'ry and a Q&A session with students and faculty. Read MoreOct 5, 2016
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FutureVU making progress on charting course for Vanderbilt’s campus
Vanderbilt University’s land use plan has been dubbed FutureVU and is entering its second year with a full slate of activities and a new faculty advisory committee. Read MoreSep 29, 2016
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‘Pre-Flight’ course for startups offered to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff
Think you’ve got an idea that could become the next Facebook or Google, but you’re not sure how to get it off the ground? Turning ideas into action is the aim of a new, seven-week Pre-Flight course, developed by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and offered in partnership with Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization (CTTC) and the Wond’ry. Read MoreSep 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt launches the Wond’ry at its new Innovation Pavilion
The Wond’ry is an innovation hub designed to foster trans-institutional collaboration among students, faculty and staff from all disciplines and backgrounds on Vanderbilt’s campus. Read MoreSep 22, 2016