The Wond’ry
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Alumni Innovators: Cybersecurity startup ARMS Cyber wins competitive awards from US Air Force, JPMorgan Chase and VetsinTech
Startup fostered at Vanderbilt earns accolades as it reimagines cybersecurity. Winning these awards earned the team $750,000 from the U.S. Air Force and $25,000 with mentorship from JPMorgan Chase leadership. Read MoreDec 10, 2021
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Wond’ry launches first Coffee Equity Design Challenge, applications now open
Students interested in systems thinking approaches to global challenges may apply to participate in the Coffee Equity Design Challenge before Nov. 19. Read MoreNov 8, 2021
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Startups initiated and grown at Vanderbilt get $4.5M in federal funding, LaunchTN matching grants
Nine startups established at Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization and the Wond’ry have been awarded more than $4.5 million in federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer grants and matching funds from Launch Tennessee, with the goal of accelerating technology commercialization, innovation and job creation across the state. Read MoreOct 7, 2021
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Vanderbilt Family Weekend celebrates Commodore community
More than 3,000 parents, siblings, grandparents, students and others celebrated Family Weekend Oct. 1–3, as Vanderbilt University welcomed families to campus for three days of special events. Read MoreOct 6, 2021
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The Wond’ry’s Coffee Equity Lab to host fall 2021 conversation series with international coffee experts
Join global coffee entrepreneurs and experts throughout October and November for discussions on the socio-economic factors contributing to the coffee industry’s growth. Read MoreSep 28, 2021
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How to Dress for Success: Expert advice from seniors Zoe Antell and Jessica Kaplan
Zoe Antell and Jessica Kaplan, who launched the clothing company ready dress go as students, offer several tips for dressing for business success. Read MoreSep 7, 2021
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Graduate students named ‘runners-up’ at Global Map the System competition for investigating housing affordability in Nashville
Two graduate students in Peabody College have been named runners-up in the Global Map the System competition, hosted by Oxford University’s Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. Read MoreAug 26, 2021
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Wond’ry students collaborate with Del Fuego Project to design innovations in coffee drying process
Through a partnership between the Coffee Equity Lab at the Wond’ry and the Del Fuego Project—a Yepocapa, Guatemala-based nonprofit that’s building capacity in small-holder farming communities—Vanderbilt students engaged in collaborative design to generate innovations in coffee processing. Read MoreAug 24, 2021
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Faculty Innovator: Daniel Fabbri demonstrates academic and entrepreneurial prowess
Professor and entrepreneur finds startup success with Vanderbilt’s spirit of collaboration and innovation. Read MoreAug 11, 2021
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Vanderbilt team first to win VentureWell E-Team Stage 2 Grant for tech-driven environmental monitoring startup Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Systems, an indoor air quality monitoring startup founded by Tim Darrah, a Ph.D. student in computer science, has won a stage 2 grant from VentureWell, which funds and trains faculty and student innovators to create successful, socially beneficial businesses. Darrah grew Intelligent Systems through the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center. Read MoreAug 2, 2021
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The Wond’ry pairs up with VUIT to launch ‘Genius Bar,’ bringing technical innovations to life
To assist the Wond’ry’s Ideator and Builder entrepreneurs developing innovations with a technology component, Vanderbilt’s innovation center and VUIT have launched the Wond’ry-VUIT Genius Bar. Read MoreMay 3, 2021
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American Soundtrack: A look inside the National Museum of African American Music
Vanderbilt’s partnership with the recently opened National Museum of African American Music promises the potential of community-building discussions involving music, race, history and storytelling. Read MoreApr 27, 2021
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Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering awarded VentureWell grant for undergraduate immersion class
A new Nanomaker Immersion course coming to Vanderbilt aims to train the next generation of nanotechnology entrepreneurs in a facility rarely utilized by undergraduates. Vanderbilt professor Alice D. Leach will teach nanotech development and commercialization techniques to the next generation of nanotechnology entrepreneurs beginning in fall 2022. Read MoreApr 14, 2021
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11 ways to have fun and support your mental wellness
Taking care of your mind and body doesn’t have to be hard work. The following are some suggestions from the experts at the Student Care Network on how to support your health and wellness while also having fun. Read MoreFeb 12, 2021
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Meharry team among those accepted to the NSF Innovation Corps for work developed through Vanderbilt’s innovation center, the Wond’ry
The Wond’ry at the Innovation Pavillion’s Ideator program works with regional inventors to bring ideas to life. An Ideator team of Ph.D. students from Meharry Medical College will now work with the National Science Foundation to further evaluate and commercialize their idea. Read MoreFeb 5, 2021
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Vanderbilt Changemakers series kicks off with event featuring Owen alumni entrepreneurs
The inaugural Vanderbilt Changemakers event featured a discussion with Owen Graduate School of Management alumni Nat Robinson, MBA’07, JD’18, and Tori Samples, BMus’12, MBA’18, about the company they created to provide virtual banking services to refugees and migrants. Read MoreJan 29, 2021
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Alumni co-founders of Leaf Global Fintech to discuss social entrepreneurism Jan. 27
Two Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management alumni will discuss the company they created to provide banking services to refugee populations. The event, "Vanderbilt Changemakers: Leaf Global Fintech," will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 11 a.m. to noon CT. Read MoreJan 20, 2021
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Fashion with function: Students express themselves through their masks
Vanderbilt students recently had the opportunity to make their own stylish and unique “designer” face masks at multiple mask-making sessions led by Vanderbilt costume shop manager and senior lecturer Alexandra Sargent Capps at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center. Read MoreNov 9, 2020
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Maker class adapts to COVID-19, innovates at the Wond’ry
Kevin Galloway, director of making at the Wond’ry, has adjusted his class on engineering and immersive design to help students create in all environments while making things that help people. Read MoreOct 26, 2020
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Present your idea at Wond’ry’s Innovation Open Mic Oct. 14
Want to get the undivided attention of founders, CEOs and other experts to listen to your idea for a new product, service or technology and provide feedback? University-affiliated innovators can apply to present their idea at our next Innovation Open Mic Night. Read MoreOct 9, 2020