April, 2017
Rocketeers ‘a step closer’ to fifth national title after near-perfect launch, awards
Apr. 10, 2017—Vanderbilt rocketeers are a step closer to defending their fifth straight national title after a successful launch at the 2017 NASA Student Launch competition April 8 at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama. The team won the prestigious payload design award for the seventh time and the educational engagement award for the third time at a...
LeBoeuf, Hornberger, Mazita recognized during Spring Faculty Assembly
Apr. 7, 2017—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award winner Gene LeBoeuf, and Faculty Senate Chair Charlene Dewey. (Vanderbilt University) Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos honored six members of the Vanderbilt faculty during the Spring Faculty Assembly with awards recognizing their teaching, research and service. “Connecting with colleagues and recognizing extraordinary achievement with faculty awards...
Innovation Garage teams work with the Wond’ry, Accenture PLC pros to invent and disrupt
Apr. 6, 2017—The two team names for Vanderbilt’s Innovation Garage arguably cover most of what innovation is: Team Invent and Team Disrupt. Innovation Garage is the result of a partnership between the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s epicenter for innovation and entrepreneurship, and Accenture PLC, a global consulting company that works with clients on strategy, technology and operations. The idea...
Recent Ph.D.’s AI platform weighed 100s of variables, gave federal health care bill a 15% shot
Apr. 5, 2017—When Republican Congressional leaders shelved their replacement to the Affordable Care Act, John Nay, a recent Vanderbilt computational decision science Ph.D., was not surprised. PredictGov, the centerpiece of the A.I. startup launched by Nay and two other cofounders, gave the American Health Care Act (HR-1628) a 15 percent chance of success after it was introduced...
Clark Charitable Foundation makes $15M gift to establish Clark Scholars Program at School of Engineering
Apr. 5, 2017—A. James Clark A visionary $15 million gift from the Clark Charitable Foundation to Vanderbilt University will establish the Clark Scholars Program at the School of Engineering. The program will enable talented undergraduate students to become engineering pioneers who reflect the character, passion and vision of A. James Clark. This fall will see the first...
Engineering researcher wins Stand Up to Cancer award for ‘smart’ nanoparticles
Apr. 4, 2017—John Wilson, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering, has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). (photo by John Russell) An assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). John Wilson,...
Design Day on April 24 follows two semesters of collaboration
Apr. 3, 2017—For engineering and computer science seniors, Design Day is the culmination of two semesters spent tackling design challenges from sponsors with real design needs. For the larger Vanderbilt community and the general public, it is a chance to be wowed. This year’s showcase is Monday, April 24, from 3-6 p.m. in the Student Life Center. On...
Making the U.S. power grid smarter, more resilient
Apr. 3, 2017—Researchers from Vanderbilt and two other universities charged with reinventing and protecting America’s power grid are taking their first solutions on a demonstration tour. Their idea is to build an underlying, open-source software platform to support decentralized applications that boost the power grid’s resilience and protect it from dangers ranging from terrorists to tree branches....