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Engineering faculty to lead two new University Courses
School of Engineering faculty will lead two of the five newest University Courses, which are designed to promote new and creative trans-institutional teaching and learning and advance Vanderbilt’s mission. The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be taught by Doug Fisher, associate professor of computer science and associate professor of… Read MoreMar. 26, 2018
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Bardhan awarded prestigious career development grant for melanoma research
A chemical and biomolecular engineering professor has received a prestigious Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Career Development Award to develop an innovative multi-modal imaging platform for melanoma diagnosis and treatment evaluation. Assistant Professor Rizia Bardhan will use novel immunoactive gold nanostructures (IGNs) in conjunction with PET scanning and Raman… Read MoreMar. 23, 2018
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Engineering dean announces 2018 alumni honorees, distinguished friend
Dean Philippe Fauchet welcomes newest members of the school’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni and Circle of Distinguished Friends (L-R) James Conwell, Jack Williams, Dean Fauchet, David Limp and Harold Smethills. Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet welcomed James C. Conwell, David Limp and Jack P. Williams to the Academy of Distinguished Alumni,… Read MoreMar. 22, 2018
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Computer science undergraduates help build VR applications for struggling addicts
Two computer science undergraduates have been instrumental in creating a virtual reality program to help addicts stay clean that’s already in use at a Nashville-area rehabilitation center. The project is part of a partnership between Vanderbilt University clinical psychology graduate student Noah Robinson and JourneyPure, a Nashville-based company that has… Read MoreMar. 20, 2018
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Engineering’s graduate program is No. 37 in ‘U.S. News’ 2019 rankings
The School of Engineering’s graduate program is No. 37 in annual rankings by U.S. News. No other engineering school of its size was ranked higher. The 2019 graduate school rankings were released today for business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing schools, as well as graduate programs in the sciences. Read MoreMar. 20, 2018
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BME students repair medical devices at Guatemala hospitals during spring break
Vanderbilt biomedical engineering undergraduates and engineering students from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala worked in teams to repair equipment at four hospitals in Guatemala over spring break. An anesthesia vaporizer that doesn’t deliver enough anesthesia; a rattling infant incubator with a tilted impeller; an infusion pump stuck in permanent “hold” mode;… Read MoreMar. 19, 2018
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Vanderbilt’s Cummings to receive FOMMS 2018 Founders Medal
Professor Peter Cummings (left) delivered the 2018 FOMMS Medal Lecture July 19 at the FOMMS conference in Wisconsin. With Cummings, from left, are J. Ila Siepmann, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota, FOMMS 2018 Conference chair; Claire Adijman, Imperial College, London, conference co-chair; and Jeff Errington, University of Buffalo,… Read MoreMar. 19, 2018
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iSeminar offers personal view of Nashville history, changes as part of deep dive into cities
Steve Turner (BA’69) shares the history of the MarketStreet Enterprises building, Nashville’s waterfront, major city projects, and development of The Gulch with iSeminar students. Steve Turner (BA‘69) was a student of cities long before Nashville became a hip place to visit as well as live. He and his wife Judy… Read MoreMar. 15, 2018
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SPIE Medical Imaging conference gives students new perspective – as presenters
Engineering graduate students who made presentations at SPIE Medical Imaging 2018 expected some performance jitters and anxiety about what their peers at this premier academic gathering thought of their work. What they may not have expected is the collegial give-and-take following their talks that sowed the seeds for new research… Read MoreMar. 8, 2018
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Venture capitalist Bruce Evans shares entrepreneurial fundraising advice at Chambers Lecture
Every startup company begins with an idea, but as a group of aspiring entrepreneurs at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering learned Feb. 26, it is the funding behind the idea that ultimately determines success. As part of the Spring 2018 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial… Read MoreMar. 2, 2018