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Immersive new course allows students to creatively apply AI technologies
Kaleab Asfaw Azezew would lose a sock just about every time he did laundry, so he came up with a novel idea: an AI-trained model that helps pair missing socks. The computer science major was able to bring his idea to fruition when he attended a new undergraduate course… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2025
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Engineering assistant dean joins inaugural cohort of 10 Immersion Faculty Fellows
The School of Engineering’s Assistant Dean for Design joins a new cohort of 10 Immersion Faculty Fellows who are supported by Undergraduate Education in the Office of the Provost. The fellows represent each of the university’s 10 schools and colleges and will elevate Immersion Vanderbilt, now in its third year… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2025
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Go Baby Go: Vanderbilt engineering students transform ride-on cars for children with mobility challenges
Two-year-old Ronnie waves and drives a red toy car slowly forward with help from his mom. JoJo gets his car the day before his second birthday, while eight-year-old Olive shows off her new wheels to an adoring crowd of engineering and occupational therapy students. Ronnie and his mother test drive… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2025
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Sam Altman to Open Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats
Sam Altman, the visionary CEO of OpenAI and one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence, is set to deliver the opening keynote at the 2025 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. His highly anticipated address will take place on the morning of April 10, 2025, at Vanderbilt… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2025
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From LiDAR to AI, Vanderbilt researchers help redefine Nashville’s traffic
Vanderbilt researchers are part of a collaborative effort to revolutionize Nashville’s traffic systems and improve the lives of residents. Two U.S. Department of Transportation Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grants, totaling $12 million, have been awarded to Metro Nashville to help transform the city’s transit infrastructure through cutting-edge technology and… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2025
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Vanderbilt researchers at forefront of global collaboration that advances preclinical imaging with diffusion MRI
Three seminal articles published in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine mark a landmark achievement in preclinical imaging science. These works, authored by an international consortium of 58 scientists, including Vanderbilt University’s Kurt Schilling, Bennett Landman, Adam Anderson, and Kevin Harkins, offer comprehensive guidelines for using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) in… Read MoreFeb. 3, 2025
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Michael Miga named as Chair of Department of Biomedical Engineering
Michael Miga Following an extensive national search, Prof. Michael Miga has been named as the new chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective January 1, 2025. Miga, who had served as the interim chair since the Fall of 2023, and is the Harvie Branscomb Professor of Biomedical… Read MoreJan. 31, 2025
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Vanderbilt-led team seeks to identify Tennessee communities at risk of exposure to toxic man-made chemicals in drinking water
Hiba Baroud, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate (VSEC), is co-leading an effort to predict and monitor toxins in Tennessee’s community water systems and to identify communities at risk for contamination. Hiba Baroud In response to a… Read MoreJan. 31, 2025
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Huo and Valentine receive prestigious Charles E. Ives Award for collaborative imaging research
Yuankai Huo Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science, and Jason Valentine, professor of mechanical engineering, along with their team, are recipients of the distinguished Charles E. Ives Award for collaborative imaging research. The award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution in the area of… Read MoreJan. 30, 2025
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Ultrasound imaging of breast cancer tumors offers non-invasive monitoring of radiation and immunotherapy response effectiveness
In the ongoing battle against triple negative breast cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered a promising non-invasive method to track how tumors respond to radiation and immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. While immunotherapy offers hope, many patients do not respond to current treatments. The primary… Read MoreJan. 28, 2025