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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

Advancements in the surgical treatment of endocrine disorders, including thyroid disease, will be on display March 14-16 during the Sixth Parathyroid Fluorescence Symposium hosted by the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Orrin H. Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, ISITES conference chair (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) The symposium, held in… 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

Pamela Wisniewski Pamela Wisniewski, associate professor in human-computer interaction and Flowers Faculty Fellow in the School of Engineering, has been named to the 2024–26 class of nonresident fellows at the Center for Democracy and Technology, a leading nonpartisan nonprofit in Washington, D.C., working… Read More

Barge Design Solutions, an engineering and architecture firm, is collaborating with Vanderbilt University’s Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative to educate executives on how to embrace and harness this groundbreaking technology in business leadership. Jules White To kick off the collaboration, Jules White, senior advisor to Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier… 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

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