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Vanderbilt team examines human factors in nuclear power plant operations

Nov. 10, 2014—The team studying ways to help nuclear power plant operators improve work performance and safety includes, from left, Julie Adams, Ph.D., Shilo Anders, Ph.D., Sankaran Mahadevan, Ph.D., and Matthew Weinger, M.D. Not pictured is Dan France, Ph.D., MPH. (photo by Anne Rayner) A multidisciplinary Vanderbilt team with deep experience in improving patient safety and technology...

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Students compete in Russia for world coding championship

Jun. 25, 2014—Three Vanderbilt students traveled this week to Russia to compete for the prestigious title of world computer programming champions. Weichen Wang, Mungo Sammons and Xujie Si are at Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg, Russia, for the world finals of the International Collegiate Programming Competition, June 22-26. Led by coach Julie Johnson, a computer science professor...

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VUSE news roundup

Mar. 28, 2014—March 26, 2014 CNN.com: Ten visionary women School of Engineering alumna Kimberly Bryant used her experience at Vanderbilt to develop a computer science curriculum specifically aimed at girls of color. March 20, 2014 History Today: The new drones club A Vanderbilt University team has developed mapping drones that work with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software in a...

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Robot evolution: Partnership intensifies between Vanderbilt engineers, physicians

Dec. 6, 2013—By David F. Salisbury In the foreseeable future, robots will stick steerable needles in your brain to remove blood clots, and capsule robots will crawl up your colon to reduce the pain of colonoscopies. “Bionic” prosthetic devices will help amputees regain lost mobility, and humanoid robots will help therapists give autistic children the skills to...

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Test flight over Peru ruins could revolutionize archaeological mapping

Aug. 1, 2012—Archaeological sites that currently take years to map will be completed in minutes if tests underway in Peru of a new system being developed at Vanderbilt University go well. The Skate, by Aurora Flight Sciences, is an unmanned aerial vehicle that will be integrated into a larger system that combines the flying device that fits...

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Adams joins editorial board of cognitive engineering journal

Jul. 18, 2011—Julie A. Adams, associate professor of computer science and computer engineering, has been invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, a publication of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The editorial board sets the strategy, scope and direction for the journal. The Journal of Cognitive Engineering and...

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DoD funds to stimulate research go to VUSE professors

Aug. 14, 2009—The Department of Defense announced August 7 the awarding of 28 grants totaling $14.1 million as part of the fiscal 2009 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). The grants will enhance research and engineering capabilities at 20 academic institutions in 14 states in scientific disciplines critical to national security and the DoD. The...

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