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    Team shows MRI technique detects spinal cord changes in MS patients

    Magnetic resonance imaging can detect changes in resting-state spinal cord function in patients with multiple sclerosis, a new study by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research team has shown. This first application of these measures in patients living with MS, reported recently in the journal Brain, could lead to new… Read More

    Apr. 25, 2018

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    BME grad joins Vanderbilt Board of Trust as Young Alumni Leader

    The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has named Aditya Karhade as Young Alumni Leader. He will join the board July 1, 2018 for a two-year term. Karhade just completed a three-year term on the Alumni Association Board. Aditya Karhade Karhade, of Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, is currently pursuing a medical degree from… Read More

    Apr. 23, 2018

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    Workshop focuses on issue of Nashville’s gentrification

    Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, far right, speaks to other participants in the April 16 VISOR Workshop on Data in Gentrification and Equitable Development. From left are: Jonathan Gilligan, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, Ken Steif of the University of Pennsylvania, and Kimberly… Read More

    Apr. 19, 2018

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    Engineers develop technologies to make autism treatment more effective, accessible

    Nilanjan Sarkar, professor of mechanical engineering, watches Brandon Roberson, a teen with Asperger’s syndrome, learn the rules of the road with the virtual reality driving simulator. April is National Autism Awareness Month A recent CDC announcement reports that one in 88 children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, up from… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2018

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    Byram receives NSF career development award

    Brett Byram, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $549,995 grant – Ultrasound Brain-Computer Interface – begins May 1, 2018. The award funds the development of a next-generation ultrasound device to enable real-time ultrasonic visualization, without the use of… Read More

    Apr. 11, 2018

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    CE alumnus and Seattle transit exec tapped for Nashville Chamber panels

    Mike Harbour (BE’75) started his career in public transit in Nashville, working for the MTA for a year after he finished his graduate studies in transportation. He’s back this week as a guest of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, which has organized a series of discussions and panels with transit… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2018

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    DOE renews $15 million contract for nuclear waste cleanup and management expertise

    Vanderbilt will continue its leading role in a multi-university consortium of engineers and scientists that advises the U.S. Department of Energy on the best ways to clean up nuclear production sites and safest methods for nuclear waste disposal. DOE recently renewed its cooperative agreement with the university to manage… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2018

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    Vanderbilt’s rocket rolls and captures payload design award at NASA launch contest

    Vanderbilt Design Team celebrating the successful flight and recovery of their rocket SEÑOR COHETE at NASA Student Launch Competition: (L-R) Kurt Lezon, Spencer Kallor, Will Pagano, Dominic Ghilardi, Peyton Fite, Daniel Schneller, Nick Galioto, Taylor Parra, Jered Trujillo, Alex Byrd, Katie Hornbeck and Xavier Williams. The Vanderbilt rocket team collected… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2018

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    Vanderbilt Board Chairman commits $20 million gift to bolster undergraduate residential experience, engineering leadership

    Vanderbilt University Board of Trust Chairman Bruce R. Evans, BE’81, and his wife Bridgitt have announced they are committing $20 million to help support university initiatives focused on the undergraduate living-learning experience, as well as leadership positions in the School of Engineering. The gift also includes an unrestricted bequest for… Read More

    Apr. 9, 2018

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    From 3-D printed bones to refueling drones, check out Design Day April 23

    A parts handling project designed for Nissan anchors one corner of the Student Life Center ballroom during Design Day 2017. Design Day this year is April 23. Vanderbilt Photo/John Russell With the start of each new academic year, engineering seniors don’t get the luxury of easing in to their capstone… Read More

    Apr. 8, 2018