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Ben Whittle, a serial entrepreneur, a full-stack software engineer, and 2015 mechanical engineering graduate of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, will deliver the 2024 Chambers Lecture Thursday, March 28, at 4:15 p.m. in the Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium (Room 134), Featheringill Hall. A reception will follow in Adams Atrium. Read More

Ethan Lippmann, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has received an Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award. Ethan Lippmann The award is presented to three faculty members across the Colleges and Schools at Vanderbilt that offer graduate degrees. It recognizes individuals who seek to ensure… Read More

Anu Ramaswami, an interdisciplinary environmental engineer recognized as a pioneer and leader on the topic of sustainable urban infrastructure systems, will deliver the 2024 Frank L. Parker Distinguished Professor Lecture on Tuesday, March 19. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is host of the Parker Lecture Series. The talk—Urban… Read More

Douglas Schmidt, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Computer Science, has been confirmed to become Director of Operational Test and Evaluation for the Department of Defense following a full vote by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 29, 2024. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. Read More

by Lucas Johnson A new staff mentorship program is helping foster more connections, expand professional development opportunities and a greater sense of belonging and inclusion at the School of Engineering. Staffers participate in escape game activity. The program, launched fall of 2023, is available for all full-time staff members at… Read More

Vanderbilt Class of 2024 profiles Schyler Rowland, Class of 2024 (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Biomedical engineering major Schyler Rowland doesn’t think you should be impressed by her accomplishments. And even though she’s spent all four of her undergraduate years working on research to make fighting cancer more successful and affordable, she’s… Read More

Professors say tools like ChatGPT can serve as a coach, tutor and critic, likening them to an ‘exoskeleton for the mind.’ by Lucas Johnson Gian Luca Lupica-Tondo never really gave much thought to using generative artificial intelligence as a coding assistant. But now that he’s taken an AI-assisted programming… Read More

Ethan Lippmann, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has won a Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to create a more effective way for the immune system to fight against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Ethan Lippmann The pilot project… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can more effectively get drugs inside of cells to boost the immune system and fight diseases like cancer. The research is led by John Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, as well as a corresponding author… Read More

A research endeavor that seeks to develop a new cancer immunotherapy utilizing nanobody delivery and targeted heating of tumors has received funding from the Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund. The project to create an immunotherapy that will benefit more patients is led by John Tanner Wilson, left, and… Read More