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Nisala Kalupahana knows firsthand the impact of career readiness programs and mentorship, which is why the Vanderbilt computer science major volunteered to help mentor a group of high schoolers who competed against some of the best robotics teams in the world April 17-20 in Houston, Texas. 2024 Pioneers team. Kalupahana,… Read More

  https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-sub/wp-content/uploads/sites/282/2024/04/12163235/Ancient-Engineering-Flood-Gates-Testing.mp4 by Lucas Johnson More than 20 Vanderbilt engineering students recently visited Italy during their spring break to not only see some iconic structures, but also learn the engineering behind the Pantheon and Venice’s sophisticated floodgates so they could apply that knowledge to future engineering projects of their… Read More

Two engineering faculty members and the dean of the School of Engineering were recognized at an endowed chair investiture ceremony on April 8, 2024. They are among 28 scholars from across Vanderbilt who were honored by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver. Read More

Principal Investigators from around the country recently attended the national Smart and Connected Communities PI meeting held at Vanderbilt that highlighted how the university is collaborating in the use of smart transportation technology to meet community needs. Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell addresses attendees. The PI meetings, which are held… Read More

Beginning in the fall of 2024, Vanderbilt will offer an environmental engineering major for undergraduates through the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). The B.E. in environmental engineering – which is in addition to the department’s civil engineering major – will require a minimum of 122 hours and… Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has renamed its Division of General Engineering to the Division of Engineering Science and Management. This becomes effective immediately, following recent approval by the Office of the Provost and the Dean of the School of Engineering. The name change more accurately reflects the… Read More

Visitors to Nashville’s Adventure Science Center can get a new perspective of themselves with an augmented reality (AR) anatomy that creates the illusion of an X-ray view of the body’s muscles and bones. Read More

Vanderbilt has begun work to establish a transformative college dedicated to computer science, AI, data science and related fields, university leaders announced today. In addition to meeting the growing demand for degrees in technological fields and advancing research in rapidly evolving, computing-related disciplines, the new, interdisciplinary college will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education through a “computing for all” approach. Read More

Four Vanderbilt University engineering faculty members have been elected to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Read More

Mohammad Aziz Medhioub Mohammad Aziz Medhioub was just 16 years old the first time he left his North African home of Tunis, Tunisia. He packed an optimistic attitude and a dream to turn his and his parent’s sacrifices into success. Now the mechanical engineering major is part of… Read More