Workforce Readiness and Preparation Camp Accepting Summer Program Applications!
Feb. 1, 2023—It’s the application season and here is another fantastic program opportunity! The Currey Ingram Academy Workforce Readiness and Preparation Camp (WRaP) is accepting applications for this summer! The program will run June 12-30 9am-3pm. The WRaP program is a three-week program for students aged 15 – 20 who are on the Autism Spectrum. Just like...
Frist Center’s Autism Summer Internship Open for Applications!
Jan. 31, 2023—The Frist Center is excited to announce applications are now open for our Autism Summer Internship Program. The program is open to undergraduate students who identify as neurodiverse (either through formal or self-diagnosis). Through this internship, successful applicants will undergo a STEM project with a faculty mentor, under the guidance of the Frist Center for...
New Podcast Exploring the Experiences of Neurodiverse Graduate Students
Jan. 29, 2023—Here at the Frist Center, we love a good podcast; and we are happy to announce the release of a great one! Square Pegs, hosted by Arash Zaghi, explores the experiences of neurodivergent students pursuing advanced degrees in STEM. Arash is an associate professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut, where...
Frist Center Director Keivan Stassun Appointed to National Science Board by President Biden
Jan. 28, 2023—The Frist Center is excited to announce that director Keivan Stassun has been appointed to the National Science Board. The National Science Board was created, along with the National Science Foundation (NSF) but the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. The National Science Board, along with the NSF director pursue the goals and function of the...
Applications Open for Python Bootcamp
Jan. 25, 2023—The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation is pleased to announce applications are open for the second year of our summer program Aspie Bootcamp: Python. Our free, virtual, summer coding camp. This online course was created by and for autistic and neurodivergent folks who want to learn the basics of coding in the programming language...
December Webinar is Available to Stream on YouTube
Jan. 16, 2023—Back in December, the Frist Center ran a webinar following the premiere of the film ‘In A Different Key.’ The full webinar is available to stream on YouTube at this link, or with the embedded video below. We would like to take a moment to thank our panelists, who had such an incredibly profound and...
Frist Center featured on NPR’s “This Is Nashville.”
Dec. 7, 2022—The Frist Center for Autism & Innovation is truly excited about the upcoming premiere of the documentary film, In a Different Key, airing nationally on PBS on Tuesday, December 13. We have several exciting events to promote this premiere coming up next week. On Monday, 12th December, This Is Nashville on NPR’s WPLN News station...
“In A Different Key” Premieres December 13th
Nov. 28, 2022—We at the Frist Center are excited to support the release of a new PBS documentary, “In A Different Key.” Throughout the rest of November and into December, we will post great content about this upcoming premiere, the documentary, and the story it tells. Follow us on Instagram at @fcai.vanderbilt and Facebook for some sneak...
Frist Center Driver Training Project receives CIVIC Grant from NSF
Oct. 26, 2022—On October 17, The Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) — a partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) — announced 56 teams of civic and academic partners to be awarded Stage 1 Planning Grants of $50,000 to “support the strengthening of their partnerships and plans for ready-to-implement, research-based pilot...
NISE Fellow Hari Srinivasan Attends White House’s ADA Event
Oct. 7, 2022—Hari Srinivasan, Neurodiversity in Science and Engineering (NISE) Fellow, was invited to the White House on Wednesday, 28th September. The event celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which President Joe Biden co-sponsored as a bill in 1990. This Vanderbilt University neuroscience graduate student shook hands with the president twice and...