STEM
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Top STEM scientists, educators, alums share struggles, wisdom
Kimberly Bryant, a national leader in technology education, had no female professors in her four years as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt School of Engineering. Bryant earn her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1989 and then worked at international tech and pharmaceutical companies before founding Black Girls Code. She’s… Read MoreMar. 24, 2017
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Scholarships available to STEM students who want to teach
Many STEM undergraduates want to pursue teaching. The Noyce Scholarship can help in a big way. Undergraduate students majoring in science, math or engineering subjects have the opportunity to make a difference in high-needs secondary schools while earning teaching licensure and a master’s degree from… Read MoreOct. 7, 2016
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Vanderbilt engineering professor is recipient of inaugural NSF INCLUDES award
Program’s initial awards total nearly $14 million The National Science Foundation has issued its first-ever awards for the NSF INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the… Read MoreSep. 14, 2016
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Scholarship program seeks STEM majors who want to teach
Many STEM undergraduates want to pursue teaching. The Noyce Scholarship can help in a big way. Undergraduate students majoring in science, math or engineering subjects have the opportunity to make a difference in high-needs secondary schools while earning teaching licensure and a master’s degree from… Read MoreJul. 8, 2016
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Lack of minorities in STEM focus of Vanderbilt summit
Panelists discuss cultural and structural barriers to the advancement of people of color in the STEM fields. (Image provided) African Americans are one of the most underrepresented racial groups in engineering faculty positions, and mentorship programs have done little to remedy that dire statistic. Read MoreJun. 11, 2015
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TSU, Vanderbilt win nearly $1 million to increase minority STEM Ph.D.s
2012 graduates of the Fisk-Vanderbilt-Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program (Vanderbilt University) Increasing the number of minority students who earn a Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering and math is the aim of a new “bridge to doctorate” program being launched by a coalition of Tennessee universities and led by… Read MoreApr. 27, 2015
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Arduino programming, nano blimps mark Feb. 23-27 E-Week schedule
A fall semester E-Day, which included this Rubik's Cube station, provided a small preview of the spring semester E-Week. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Engineering students at Vanderbilt University are showcasing their ingenuity through a series of fun and challenging competitions and events during Vanderbilt Engineers Week, going on… Read MoreFeb. 23, 2015
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Vanderbilt students travel to Washington, D.C., for science policy event
The event’s panels addressed policy and advocacy processes, as well as career-oriented topics. Twenty-six Vanderbilt students explored the opportunities and challenges of setting policy on federal issues and advocacy related to science, technology, engineering and math during a two-day immersion event in Washington, D.C. The Oct. 16-17… Read MoreOct. 27, 2014
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Summer STEM institute, day-long VU experience readies girls for careers
Lily Quach, left, and Marvara Jhala, center, get help with an electrocardiogram from graduate student Jaime Tierney. Eighteen girls hovered around laboratory work stations in Stevenson Center on Monday, electrodes stuck over their hearts, staring at monitors tracking their vital signs. “It says I’m alive,” quipped Lily… Read MoreOct. 14, 2014
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High school students squeeze electricity from a blackberry
Northwest High School students (l-r) Lucas Owens and Josh Endsley with Vanderbilt graduate student Kristin Engerer. Northwest High School students from Clarksville, Tenn., learned to make solar cells out of blackberry juice and measure the electrical power produced by the juice during an April 24 educational outreach program sponsored by… Read MoreMay. 12, 2014