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Engineering alumnus new president at Hardaway Construction
David Frazier has joined Hardaway Construction Corp., which built Featheringill Hall and other Vanderbilt University projects, as president and operations manager. Frazier, a graduate of the School of Engineering’s Engineering & Construction Management Program (ME ’09), previously served more than 12 years as senior construction manager at Nashville-based builder D.F. Read MoreSep. 14, 2017
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Vanderbilt engineer: Rethinking where/if to rebuild after Hurricanes Irma, Harvey
Media Note: Vanderbilt has a 24/7 TV and radio studio. The studio is free for Vanderbilt experts, other than reserving fiber time. More information » Though our natural instinct is to put everything back exactly where it was before a disaster, Mark Abkowitz, professor… Read MoreSep. 14, 2017
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NSF Convergence grant to improve insight, data on learner-technology interaction
Learning is layered, with cognitive, physiological, emotional and societal components. Technology, especially the increasing use of new sensing devices and interactive machines, adds complexity as well as opportunity – yet little research has been done on how best to measure what works. A collaboration between Vanderbilt School of Engineering and… Read MoreSep. 13, 2017
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Engineering school rises to No. 34 in 2018 U.S. News & World Report rankings
The School of Engineering rose to No. 34, up from No. 37 last year, in U.S. News & World Report as… Read MoreSep. 12, 2017
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AI that thinks like people with autism will benefit software and learning tools
A computer on the third floor of Vanderbilt’s Featheringill Hall scans geometric patterns, deciding which missing shapes would most likely fit in. It fills in those blanks about as well as a human 17-year-old would, and it’s getting smarter, thanks to a study of the way certain people on the… Read MoreSep. 6, 2017
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The Wond’ry with VISE lands $500K I-Corps site grant to boost startups
In collaboration with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering, The Wond’ry recently won a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to become an Innovation Corps site. The designation marks Vanderbilt as one of the premier academic institutions nationwide that nurture entrepreneurship. The I-Corps site grant will support programs to… Read MoreSep. 5, 2017
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Engineering and Science Building, Innovation Pavilion garner design awards
This 250,000-square-foot structure is home to both the Engineering and Science Building, which includes laboratories, classrooms and a state-of-the-art clean room, and Vanderbilt’s Innovation Pavilion, which includes the Wond’ry and its makerspace. (Daniel DuBois/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt’s year-old Engineering and Science Building and Innovation Pavilion are garnering accolades from… Read MoreAug. 28, 2017
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Valentine wins Chancellor’s research award; Paschal recognized for 25 years of service
Jason Valentine, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was one of five Vanderbilt professors who won a Chancellor’s Award for Research this week. The award recognizes excellence in works published or presented in the last three calendar years. Recipients also received $2,000 and an engraved pewter julep cup. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Chancellor’s… Read MoreAug. 26, 2017
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Racing the eclipse, backup balloon sends striking video
https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/videos/31121969-221337.mp4 A second high-altitude weather balloon rose yesterday from a Vanderbilt garage rooftop to the edge of space to live-stream video of the first total solar eclipse in the United States since 1979. Eclipse team readies the second balloon. (Vanderbilt University/Steve Green) After losing the first balloon to high… Read MoreAug. 22, 2017
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Cancer-fighting T cells smarter, stronger than experts thought
Vanderbilt engineers have made a significant leap toward developing killer T cells to attack cancer tumors by “nudging” them into action with far less evidence of disease than previously thought. Now, researchers will look for T cells that demonstrate potential for the strongest binding when they’re flung at damaged cells. Read MoreAug. 20, 2017