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    Two engineering faculty members honored at Spring Faculty Assembly

    Bradley Malin and Karl Zelik were among eight Vanderbilt faculty members who received 2023 Spring Faculty Awards at the Spring Faculty Assembly April 10. Recipients were recognized for their significant impact through scholarship, research, creative expression, service, teaching or mentoring. Malin received the Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award. Read More

    Apr. 13, 2023

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    COVID on Twitter: town vs. country

    by Paul Govern Reported in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, a statistical analysis of sentiments expressed online by U.S. Twitter users captures the rural-urban divide regarding COVID-19. Bradley Malin Google software engineer Yongtai Liu, PhD’22 in computer science; Bradley Malin, professor of biomedical informatics and computer science, and colleagues created a… Read More

    Apr. 11, 2023

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    Provost commissions Women in STEM Initiative, 3 in engineering appointed to committee

    A new Women in STEM Initiative will address the need for a larger and more skilled U.S. workforce in science, engineering and math by inspiring, supporting and mentoring young women to develop their fullest potential within those fields. Launched by the Office of the Provost, the initiative builds on… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2023

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    Engineering school announces 2023 alumni honorees, distinguished friends

    Two business leaders and a retired Navy Vice Admiral will join the School of Engineering’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and two business professionals associated with the school have been named a Distinguished Friend of the school. They will be recognized in an induction ceremony at an April 20 Engineering Celebration… Read More

    Apr. 7, 2023

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    Vanderbilt’s Shihong Lin wins Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize

    Shihong Lin, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded a Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Lin was honored alongside three other researchers. Shihong Lin (Vanderbilt University) The Huber Prize, named after former… Read More

    Apr. 7, 2023

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    Churchwell named to national list of top Black health care leaders

    by Kathy Whitney André Churchwell, MD, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2023 edition of the “Black health care leaders to know” list. Dr. André Churchwell, BE’75 The list acknowledges that “diversity in leadership, particularly at the executive level, lends health care organizations a broader perspective and a deeper… Read More

    Apr. 6, 2023

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    Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute is hosting free AI Summer workshop

    The Data Science Institute is offering a free summer workshop designed to help researchers, educators, and students gain a deep understanding of the latest AI technologies and techniques, specifically deep learning and transformers, and how they can be used to solve a variety of problems. Generative AI has exploded since the… Read More

    Apr. 6, 2023

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    Vanderbilt Engineering Professor Emeritus Richard Shiavi dies at age 80

    Richard Shiavi, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Emeritus and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, has died at the age of 80. Shiavi passed away on Friday, March 31, surrounded by his family. Professor Emeritus Richard Shiavi Shiavi joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1972. For 20 years, he was active in biomedical… Read More

    Apr. 5, 2023

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    Innovative engineering method could help defang COVID-19 virus of its spike proteins, leading to new prevention options

    Two Vanderbilt engineering professors could revolutionize the treatment of COVID-19 and related viral infections through research using nanotechnology to remove spike proteins from the viruses. Image of the pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 virus that the Vanderbilt researchers developed to test their liposomes. Michael R. King, J. Lawrence Wilson Professor and chair… Read More

    Apr. 5, 2023

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    Abkowitz leads campus research project on pedestrian safety; volunteers with smart watches needed

    In partnership with design firm Gresham Smith, a team of Vanderbilt researchers from the university and medical center are deploying groundbreaking technology to increase pedestrian safety and comfort on campus. Mark Abkowitz, distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering, is leading the project.  Abkowitz This is being accomplished… Read More

    Apr. 3, 2023