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Thirteen faculty named 2022 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2022 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. Read MoreJun 15, 2022
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Nine faculty named 2021 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Nine outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2021 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. Read MoreMay 12, 2021
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Soldier-Inspired Innovation Incubator team advances to finals for $500,000 xTechBOLT prize
By Jenna Somers During battle, many soldiers who become wounded find themselves at the mercy of another soldier’s medical training, hoping beyond hope that the soldier administering aid will remember their training well enough to save the wounded soldier’s life. Under such duress, recalling the details of medical training could be difficult, and the failure... Read MoreMay 7, 2021
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Soldier-Inspired Innovation Incubator team advances to finals for $500,000 xTechBOLT prize
By Jenna Somers During battle, many soldiers who become wounded find themselves at the mercy of another soldier’s medical training, hoping beyond hope that the soldier administering aid will remember their training well enough to save the wounded soldier’s life. Under such duress, recalling the details of medical training could be difficult, and the failure... Read MoreMay 7, 2021
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Mental Notes: Music Cognition Lab is dedicated to the scientific study of how music affects the brain and behavior
The past decade in particular has been marked by a dramatic increase in music cognition inquiry, as about 100 laboratory groups around the world, including at Vanderbilt, are working across disciplines to understand music’s relationship to the brain, behavior and health, and to develop effective intervention strategies. Read MoreAug 5, 2020
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Adams to lead TIPs-funded, soldier-inspired innovation hub
A new innovation incubator will amplify existing collaborations among researchers and soldiers, building on Vanderbilt's partnership agreement with Army Futures Command. Read MoreJun 30, 2020
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10 faculty members named as 2020 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Ten outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2020 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. Read MoreJun 19, 2020
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Wente charts path forward to build on university’s strengths at Fall Faculty Assembly
Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente pledged to keep Vanderbilt on a strong path moving forward, with continued investments in faculty and the student experience, during her Fall Faculty Assembly address on Aug. 22. Read MoreAug 23, 2019
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Eleven faculty members named as 2019 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Eleven outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2019 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The class is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. Read MoreMay 13, 2019
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The Innovation of Autism: The newly endowed Frist Center for Autism and Innovation seeks to unlock unique talents
The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation seeks to transform workplaces by developing new technologies based on the specific skills and talents of people with autism, effectively inspiring advances that can lead to meaningful employment and a fuller life. Read MoreFeb 19, 2019
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What’s On My Mind: A focus on the faculty
A university is built on a foundation of research, scholarship and service; to do each of those successfully, we must create an environment in which the faculty can thrive, writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in this week's column. Read MoreNov 9, 2018
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Nominations are open for fifth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows, which invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers to support research, scholarship and creative expression. Read MoreSep 16, 2018
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Vanderbilt Bytes into Data Science: New programs in a revolutionary field will foster discovery, collaboration and learning across campus
Data science likely will revolutionize a number of disciplines in the coming years. Yet Vanderbilt experts say we’ve barely reached the beginning stages of unlocking the full potential of data science—or understanding how to use it responsibly. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Chancellor’s Letter: Collaborative Innovation
Every single member of our diverse community, from the oldest alumni to the newest admitted students, contributes a vital part to our core mission. We are united by a distinct set of values. That’s why we are a university, not a poly-versity. We stand together. We are one Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Poster session Friday will feature work on next-gen vaccines
The computer-aided design and engineering of antibodies and vaccine candidates that can neutralize viral scourges like influenza and Ebola will be the topic of an Aug. 17 poster session presented by the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology and the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center. Read MoreAug 6, 2018
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Legalizing same-sex marriage increased health care access for gay men: Vanderbilt study
One of the first studies to examine the health impacts of legal marriage for LGBT individuals has found gay men were more likely to receive routine medical care following marriage legalization. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Anchor Man: Nicholas S. Zeppos marks 10 years as Vanderbilt’s chancellor
Ten years into his role as chancellor, Nicholas S. Zeppos has no plans to slow Vanderbilt’s rapid progress—and he wants to bring the rest of higher education along for the ride. Read MoreJun 8, 2018
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Up Close and Personal: Vanderbilt explores the frontiers of imaging technology
Recent advances in imaging technology are enabling Vanderbilt scientists to gain unprecedented views of how molecules, cells and tissues work together, yielding radical new insights into the causes, treatment and prevention of disease. Read MoreJun 8, 2018
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Wernke receives ACLS grant to develop a digital platform for virtual archaeological survey in the Andes
The $150,000 digital extension grant from the American Council of Learned Societies funds the development of a digital platform that promises to greatly expand our understanding of Andean culture. Read MoreMay 24, 2018
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Insect gene allows reproductive organs to cope with harmful bacteria
Bordenstein’s team studied Nasonia parasitic wasps, which are about the size of a sesame seed, and they serve as one of the best models to dissect and characterize the evolution of insect genomes. Read MoreMay 17, 2018