‘K-12 outreach’
GIS isn’t just a tool to enliven high school geography lessons
Aug. 16, 2011— Geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies (GT) have moved into math and science courses at multiple levels, and teachers are learning how to integrate these tools into curriculums. Helping them is Janey Camp, research assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University. Camp has received funding from Metro Nashville Public Schools...
“Smarter Energy, Cleaner Planet” junior engineering competition brings high school teams to VUSE
Feb. 14, 2011—Tennessee high school teams will meet Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering as the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) launches its annual TEAMS competition that challenges students to use practical applications of math and science to answer engineering questions about everyday world challenges. With the 2011 theme, “Smarter Energy, Cleaner Planet”, TEAMS will show...
7th-10th graders, parents to explore surgical robotics, advanced prosthetics at daylong Vanderbilt workshop
Nov. 9, 2010—Snake robots will perform palpation of mockup tumors followed by a demonstration of a snake robot that’s sensitive to touch. A parallel robot system will demonstrate its value for eye surgery and cochlear implant surgery. On Saturday, Nov. 13, a daylong program designed to showcase the role of mechanical engineering in the future of healthcare...
Local high school students tackle global water challenge in 2010 JETS TEAMS competition
May. 4, 2010—Tennessee high schools have been named national winners in the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) TEAMS engineering competition for 2010. This year, they tackled one of the world’s most pressing problems – the global water shortage, highlighted recently by the Haiti earthquake. Each year, JETS, through its TEAMS competition, provides students in grades nine through...
Junior engineering competition draws 13 high school teams to VUSE
Mar. 2, 2010—Thirteen teams from eight mid-state high schools met Feb. 26 at Vanderbilt University’s Engineering School to participate in a Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) program – TEAMS – that challenged students to examine the engineering involved in providing safe water to everyone. The 2010 event drew the largest response to date and included teams from...
Junior engineering competition brings high school teams to VUSE
Feb. 10, 2010—Tennessee high school teams will meet Feb. 26 at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering to participate in a Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) program – TEAMS – that challenges students to use the practical applications of math and science to answer engineering questions about everyday world challenges. The 2010 theme is “Water, Water Everywhere!” Students...