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Course seeks to engage students in discussions about planetary health, sustainability
A new course through the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate seeks to engage students in discussions about taking a planetary health approach to address climate change and resource sustainability challenges. Planetary health is a field of research and practice focused on understanding and addressing the interconnections between… Read MoreJan. 27, 2025
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Turning challenges into breakthroughs: Vanderbilt team develops self-sealing for dialysis membranes using proteins
A Vanderbilt-led research team has made a significant breakthrough in developing advanced dialysis membranes using atomically thin materials like graphene. These innovative membranes, called nanoporous atomically thin membranes (NATMs), leverage a protein-enabled sealing mechanism to address a key challenge in dialysis technology, which is maintaining high efficiency in filtering… Read MoreJan. 24, 2025
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Vanderbilt University and Gresham Smith announce collaboration to explore future of design
Vanderbilt University has entered an agreement with Gresham Smith to explore the future of innovation and design and to collaborate on research and development initiatives. The strategic initiative builds off previous collaborations and focuses on broader campus opportunities. Mark Abkowitz Earlier this month, the collaboration officially kicked off with… Read MoreJan. 23, 2025
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VSEC requesting proposals to be awarded through its Seed Project Fund
The Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate (VSEC) is seeking research proposals that could be awarded up to $300,000 through its Seed Project Fund. The SPF is designed to support early-stage, exploratory research on transformative ideas that foster interdisciplinary collaborations on topics relevant to the VSEC mission. Read MoreJan. 22, 2025
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Hyde receives distinguished NSF CAREER Award to enhance computational science research
David Hyde, assistant professor of computer science, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop new research projects in cloud and quantum computing and social networking. The award honors early career faculty who have the potential to serve as role models in research and… Read MoreJan. 14, 2025
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From airports to concert tours, “How Does This Work?” spring engineering seminar explores how things get done, guest-speaker presentations open to campus community
How does the Nashville airport manage to be one of the busiest hubs for travel while undertaking one of the biggest expansions in the country? How does safe drinking water make it from the clouds to your sink? And how do music concerts sound so reliably good? A new spring… Read MoreJan. 13, 2025
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NSF awards $965,000 to Vanderbilt University for cutting-edge nanoscale research equipment
Vanderbilt University has been awarded $965,000 by the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of a 50 kV, high-throughput electron beam lithography (e-beam) tool. This grant, part of the NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, represents a significant step forward for research, education and outreach at Vanderbilt. Joshua Caldwell The… Read MoreJan. 10, 2025
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Landman honored as IEEE Fellow for modeling advancements in medical image processing
Bennett A. Landman, director of the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) and Stevenson Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elevated to IEEE Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Bennett Landman The award recognizes Landman for contributions… Read MoreJan. 9, 2025
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AI research initiative receives nearly $2 million federal grant to optimize service on Nashville’s busiest bus route
Vanderbilt researchers are part of an artificial intelligence-driven project that has received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to optimize bus service on one of Nashville’s busiest routes. Abhishek Dubey, associate professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University, is… Read MoreDec. 20, 2024
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Baroud recognized by Society for Risk Analysis with distinguished young scholar award
Hiba Baroud, A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation Faculty Fellow and associate chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award at the Society for Risk Analysis 2024 annual meeting’s awards luncheon on Dec. 10. The Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk… Read MoreDec. 19, 2024