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Grant supports development of head-mounted augmented reality system to guide tumor resection
In a collaboration between Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, investigators have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a head-mounted augmented reality system that can guide surgeons in ensuring complete tumor removal in head and neck cancer surgery… Read MoreSep. 16, 2025
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Researchers receive NSF grant to develop novel gunshot detection technology
Vanderbilt researchers have received a U.S. National Science Foundation CIVIC Innovation Challenge grant to develop innovative gunshot detection technology using machine learning that could become a model for communities nationwide. Will Hedgecock, principal investigator at Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems, is leading the development. Co-PIs of… Read MoreSep. 15, 2025
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NSF grant to fund AI-driven research addressing unauthorized road closures in Nashville
Ayan Mukhopadhyay, senior research scientist at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems at Vanderbilt University, has received a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to develop technology that uses artificial intelligence to address unauthorized road closures in Nashville, Tennessee. Ayan Mukhopadhyay The $697,211 award is part of NSF’s… Read MoreSep. 15, 2025
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Novel research led by Vanderbilt and Fritz Haber Institute successfully confines powerful, long-wavelength light to the nanoscale that could enable advances in terahertz optics and optoelectronic devices
Schematic of the experimental s-SNOM apparatus. (created by Ryan Kowalski and Niclas Müller) Josh Caldwell, professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science graduate program at Vanderbilt University, and Alex Paarmann of the Fritz Haber Institute, led an international collaborative research project that successfully… Read MoreSep. 15, 2025
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Vanderbilt engineering professor receives $3.1 million NIH grant to develop an augmented reality surgery system for precision cochlear implant procedures
A Vanderbilt engineering professor is working with clinical colleagues to develop and validate an augmented reality (AR) vision guidance system to help surgeons place cochlear implants more precisely. The guidance system leverages emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and uses inexpensive, commonly available equipment, making it practical for many operating rooms. Read MoreAug. 15, 2025
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Oskay selected as fellow of esteemed U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics
Çağlar Oskay, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been selected as a fellow of the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics. Çağlar Oskay Oskay, who heads the Multiscale Computational Mechanics Laboratory (MCML), is being recognized “for significant contributions… Read MoreJul. 28, 2025
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Hussam Mahmoud named director of the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate
Hussam Mahmoud, a globally recognized expert on infrastructure resilience, has been named director of the recently launched Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate (VSEC), part of the university’s multimillion-dollar research initiative, Discovery Vanderbilt. Hussam Mahmoud In addition to his role as Director of VSEC, Mahmoud is the… Read MoreJul. 24, 2025
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Multicenter trial confirms near-infrared autofluorescence increases detection of parathyroid glands
By Jill Clendening A team led by Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center biomedical engineers and surgeons has published results of a large clinical trial showing that use of a near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) probe device improves interoperative identification of parathyroid glands (PGs). The biomedical engineers and surgeons published results… Read MoreJul. 21, 2025
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Researchers receive $1.2 million NSF grant to develop smart microscope system
Yuankai Huo Vanderbilt researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a smart microscope system that uses artificial intelligence to help scientists better understand how cells behave, particularly in diseases like cancer. Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science and electrical and… Read MoreJul. 14, 2025
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Micro-robotics specialist receives NSF CAREER Award for research advancing magnetic miniature soft robots in precision medicine
Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that will support research on magnetic miniature soft robots for precision medicine that could facilitate early disease detection and treatment. Xiaoguang Dong Magnetic miniature soft robots are unique in their ability to safely… Read MoreJul. 3, 2025