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Professor Kevin Galloway, Director of Making at the Wond’ry When I was finishing my first year in undergrad, I was undecided in the College of Arts and Science with an idea for an invention and no one to turn to for guidance (note: a makerspace wasn’t even a thing yet). … Read More

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Thanks to the Wond’ry’s Fiber Arts Build Lab workshops over the years, the Wond’ry dinos have become an iconic and loved creation for participants to make. These Wond’ry dinos have taken on new life through a global collaboration spearheaded by Alexandra Sargent Capps, Director of the Fiber Arts Build… Read More

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When we teach Design Thinking at the Wond’ry, participants are often surprised to learn that the first phase of the process is empathy. We can see the puzzled looks: Why not start with ideation or problem definition? That confusion turns into genuine perplexity when we explain that empathy, though it… Read More

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Ferhan JemalBasic models of an electric wheelchair can cost thousands of dollars, making mobility a financial burden for many individuals. But Ferhan Jemal, a third-year Vanderbilt University student majoring in engineering science, is working to change that reality. His company, Motus Drive, is developing an innovative conversion… Read More

Do you ever wonder what happens to ideas that are proposed in the Wond’ry’s design thinking sessions? This semester, a new program was launched to directly tackle some of those proposed challenges while also giving participants an immersive learning experience that equips them to contribute to the Vanderbilt ecosystem. The Vanderbilt… Read More

Grace O’Duffy, a Blair School of Music student is exploring fun ways for the Vanderbilt community to interact with music. Inspired by her passion for fostering connections through new music, Grace embarked on a journey to create an interactive musical instrument: an optical xylophone that plays sound in… Read More