2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Department of Energy webinar on federal funding set for Sept. 26

    A special webinar on federal funding from the Department of Energy is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Baker Building, Room 800C. Remote viewing will be available with advanced registration. Register here to attend the webinar in person or remotely. Read More

    Sep. 17, 2019

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    David Merryman receives engineering’s inaugural Walters Family Chair

    Biomedical Engineering Professor David Merryman has received the School of Engineering’s inaugural Walters Family Chair. Merryman was recognized by Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente and Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean, during a ceremony Sept. 16 at the Student Life Center. “I am very honored to receive… Read More

    Sep. 16, 2019

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    On-the-move cancer cells prefer a “comfort cruise,” follow predictable paths of least resistance

    New research from a group of Vanderbilt biomedical engineers reveals that while cancer cells move quickly in metastasis, they’re rather lazy in which paths they choose. According to the researchers, migrating cancer cells decide which path in the body to travel based on how much… Read More

    Sep. 13, 2019

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    BOV member, design firm leader is ‘Most Admired CEO’ for third time

    The CEO of Barge Design Solutions, who started at the company as a civil engineering student intern, is among Nashville Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs for the third time. Bob Higgins Bob Higgins, BE’89, has led Barge as president and CEO since 2009. Barge is a certified Great Place to… Read More

    Sep. 12, 2019

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    $3 million NSF grant sets up graduate trainee program for autism-related workplace innovations

    Vanderbilt University will train a new generation of engineers and scientists to develop innovations that connect 21st-century workforce needs to the talents and abilities of neurodiverse individuals, such as those living along the autism spectrum. A $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a first-of-its-kind graduate traineeship… Read More

    Sep. 12, 2019

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    Engineering professor, students ‘DIVE’ into Fleming Yard renovation

    When the new academic year began, students, faculty and staff filled the university’s classrooms, residence halls and centers, as well as a dynamic, newly redesigned space: Fleming Yard. The redesign of the outdoor space, located between Alumni Lawn and Sarratt Student Center, was the culmination of collaborative initiatives among students,… Read More

    Sep. 11, 2019

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    Engineering School climbs to No. 34 in 2020 U.S. News rankings

    The Vanderbilt School of Engineering is No. 34 in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings released today. The school rose four spots from 2019 rankings and is tied with Yale, University of Florida, University of California-Santa Barbara, and North Carolina State University. MIT is ranked… Read More

    Sep. 9, 2019

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    Nanoscale origami: Smallest-ever, atomically precise structures set stage for quantum breakthroughs

    If you think learning traditional paper origami is a difficult practice, try wrapping your head around origami on the atomic scale. In “Atomically-Precise, Custom-Design Origami Graphene Nanostructures,” published today in the journal Science, an international team of researchers have accomplished… Read More

    Sep. 6, 2019

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    Chang, Englot receive $3 million NIH grant for epilepsy imaging work

    Catie Chang, left, and Dario Englot, right, awarded $3 million for basic research for epilepsy imaging studies. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University) A team led by an engineering professor who specializes in techniques to analyze functional neuroimaging data and a neurosurgeon-scientist has received a $3 million NIH grant for epilepsy research. This… Read More

    Aug. 29, 2019

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    Hatzell wins ECS Toyota 2019-2020 Fellowship

    Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is one of five recipients of an Electrochemical Society Toyota 2019-2020 Young Investigator Fellowship awarded this year for projects in green energy technology. The fellowship is a partnership between the ECS and Toyota Research Institute of North America, a division of… Read More

    Aug. 29, 2019