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Vanderbilt team wins $750K with AI to manage RF spectrum
MarmotE team members (L-R) Peter Horvath, Peter Volgyesi, Sandor Szilvasi and Miklos Maroti. Vanderbilt team MarmotE cleared Phase 2 of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Spectrum Collaboration Challenge held in December at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. With no real estate left to expand the… Read MoreJan. 29, 2019
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Vanderbilt Boot Camp addresses workplace shortage as Nashville emerges as new tech hub
A session of a Coding Boot Camp offered by the Vanderbilt Data Sciences Institute. The following is an excerpt from a Jan. 23, 2019, article – Why Build a Boot Camp? – in Campus Technology by Dian Schafhauser. When Doug Schmidt persuaded his institution to sign on with… Read MoreJan. 29, 2019
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Vanderbilt makeathon helps Hawaii youngster create custom guitar pick holder
Tikkun Olam Makers complete 14 design projects in 48 hours Linden strummed a guitar in the lobby of the Engineering and Science Building. The prototype of a custom guitar pick holder for his finger worked great. Zion whirled his wheelchair and kicked a round rugby ball to his TOM teammates… Read MoreJan. 23, 2019
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Labels like ‘Asian fail’ and ‘Black genius’ are no joke for STEM students of color: report
Racialized terms like “Asian fail” and “Black genius” are proving detrimental both physically and emotionally for students of color according to a new NSF report. (iStock) A new National Science Foundation-funded report published in AERA Open documents the negative effects labels and stereotypes are having on… Read MoreJan. 23, 2019
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Nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch telling them to fight
New research builds on Nobel-winning immune checkpoint blockade work Immunotherapy’s promise in the fight against cancer drew international attention after two scientists won a Nobel Prize this year for unleashing the ability of the immune system to eliminate tumor cells. But their approach, which keeps cancer cells from shutting off… Read MoreJan. 21, 2019
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Weekend inventors will build tech for people with disabilities
2018 finale of the Tikkun Olam Makers makeathon. Tikkun Olam Makers at Vanderbilt to host 48-hour makeathon starting today Teams of makers will race the clock this weekend to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those living with disabilities in Nashville and beyond. Beginning Friday, Jan. 18, at 5… Read MoreJan. 18, 2019
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Engineering and Science building recognized for green design
The Engineering and Science Building has been awarded gold LEED status by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, status is the rating system used to rank buildings of all types as certified, silver, gold or platinum based on the building’s environmental and… Read MoreJan. 18, 2019
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Stress fractures and running wearables: The mistake that could mean injuries
Engineer, NFL Players Association adviser find issue with running sensors It starts as a persistent and irritating pain in the foot or lower leg, then it gets more intense, maybe with swelling, and soon a runner knows she’s being sidelined by one of the most common running injuries: a stress… Read MoreJan. 17, 2019
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CS professor co-teaches course on ethics of artificial intelligence
Written by Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Doug Fisher and Assistant Professor of English Haerin Shin Over the past decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has progressed in leaps and bounds, becoming a key fabric of our everyday lives and oft-mentioned in our popular discourse. Even… Read MoreJan. 16, 2019
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Vanderbilt engineering professor wins inaugural $2.5M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research
Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. CZI awards over $51 million to fight a class of diseases that include Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has won an inaugural Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research. Read MoreDec. 5, 2018