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After the launch of the Institute of National Security, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars joined a special panel with Microsoft and institute leaders titled “Interdisciplinary Thought Leadership Across the Security Landscape.” The panel featu... Read More

The rise of China. Cybersecurity threats. Climate change and fentanyl poisoning. These are just some of the issues national security leaders said led to the creation of the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security, which officially launched at an event held on campus Sept. 18, 2024. The Institute—part… Read More

  A back-relieving exosuit designed by Vanderbilt spin-off company HeroWear is continuing to show its effectiveness with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ordering hundreds of additional suits and eyeing larger expansion. HeroWear, a Nashville-based workforce wearable technology company, was co-founded by Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering and physical medicine and […] Read More

Vanderbilt University announced today the launch of its Institute of National Security, led by Paul M. Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, former commander of U.S. Cyber Command and retired four-star general. Read More

The Vanderbilt School of Engineering is hosting a select group of senior executives from the U.S. Army the week of Sept. 16-20 for a first-of-its-kind educational program focused on leadership and organizational resilience in the era of artificial intelligence. Participants in the Leadership Education for Growth, Empowerment and Network Development (LEGEND) will hear from a […] Read More

The founding director of Vanderbilt University’s Institute of National Defense, retired General Paul Nakasone, has been appointed to OpenAI’s Board of Directors as a member of its Safety and Security Committee. Read More

Vanderbilt University, the University of Cambridge, King’s College Cambridge, the White House and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters recently convened to showcase the power of academic collaboration on critical national security issues lik... Read More

Vanderbilt computer science students got some real-world experience in cybersecurity when they joined Retired General Paul M. Nakasone at DEF CON 32, considered the world’s largest conference of hackers. The conference allows hackers to test the latest... Read More

Vanderbilt computer science students got some real-world experience in cybersecurity when they joined Retired General Paul M. Nakasone at DEF CON 32, considered the world’s largest conference of hackers. The conference, which took place Aug. 8-11 in Las Vegas, allows hackers to test the latest technology for flaws and give advice on how to avoid […] Read More

See how students in a special Immersion Vanderbilt project are partnering with a new national security institute to prevent cybersecurity attacks. Read More