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Nanotechnology repaves the path for cancer-fighting T cells
Vanderbilt researchers are bolstering the fight against cancer with technology that enhances the effectiveness of T cells that attack tumors. The cutting-edge research was recently published in the high-impact journal Science Immunology. Fluorescent microscopy of a tumor section (cell nuclei in blue) that contains abnormal blood vessels (red) and… Read MoreMay. 8, 2023
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A.V. Anilkumar is named Mark Dalton Faculty Director of Experiential Learning in Aerospace Engineering
Former chair of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust and Vanderbilt Law School alumnus Mark F. Dalton, JD’75, has established a faculty director position to bolster innovative hands-on learning in aerospace design. The inaugural Mark Dalton Faculty Director of Experiential Learning in Aerospace Engineering is Amrutur “A.V.”… Read MoreMay. 2, 2023
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Seventeen Vanderbilt engineering students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eleven Vanderbilt engineering graduate students are 2023 recipients of five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Six engineering undergraduate students who will continue their graduate study elsewhere also have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. “With a total of 17 Vanderbilt engineering students recognized with this prestigious fellowship this year, our… Read MoreMay. 2, 2023
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Engineering student awarded extended DOE residency at Savannah River National Laboratory to continue doctoral research
Nicole Moehring, a fifth-year graduate student in interdisciplinary materials science, has been selected for an extended residency to continue her doctoral research at the Savannah River National Laboratory. She is one of just 87 awardees selected by the Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research program… Read MoreMay. 1, 2023
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Teams from Vanderbilt’s LIVE Initiative advance in NSF challenge to improve K-12 learning outcomes
Two multidisciplinary teams from a new joint initiative between Vanderbilt’s Department of Computer Science and Peabody College have advanced to the “discovery round” of the Visionary Interdisciplinary Teams Advancing Learning (VITAL) Prize Challenge sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Devin Jean, a third-year CS Ph.D. student, presents his… Read MoreMay. 1, 2023
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Keivan Stassun elected as member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and professor of astronomy, computer science and management, and director of the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at the School of Engineering. Stassun and María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt… Read MoreApr. 28, 2023
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Professor Shihong Lin, two engineering graduate students honored at inaugural Graduate School Honors Banquet
Shihong Lin, civil and environmental associate professor, and two biomedical engineering doctoral students were honored recently at the inaugural Graduate School Honors Banquet. Vice Provost for Graduate Education André Christie-Mizell presented the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award to Lin and a new award—Outstanding Doctoral Student Award—to Carlisle DeJulius. Deanna… Read MoreApr. 28, 2023
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Second Annual ECE Day recognizes student achievements, research breakthroughs
The Vanderbilt Electrical and Computer Engineering Department celebrated its second annual ECE Day and recognized curriculum innovations, student achievements and opened with a poster session and luncheon. The event concluded with a keynote presentation by Jonathan Pellish, Microelectronics Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, on “Nuclear Physics to CHIPS and… Read MoreApr. 27, 2023
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VISE affiliate Derek Doss awarded prestigious NIH predoctoral fellowship
Derek Doss, a biomedical engineering MD-PhD student and Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering affiliate, has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Derek Doss Doss works with his mentor Dario Englot, associate professor… Read MoreApr. 26, 2023
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Computer Science showcase of student artwork co-created with AI is May 2
(Poster by Xu Liu) The Department of Computer Science will host a showcase of student artwork co-created with artificial intelligence on Tuesday, May 2, from 3 to 5 p.m. The event will be at the Sony Building, 1400 18th Ave. S., at the Computer Science space… Read MoreApr. 26, 2023