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Unconscious Bias educational workshops: Register for ‘Inclusive Excellence 101’ and ‘201’
Aug. 24, 2017—Unconscious bias or implicit bias is commonly defined as a prejudice or unsupported judgment in favor of or against a thing, individual or group in a way that is typically considered unfair. Unconscious bias occurs automatically as the brain makes quick judgments based on past experiences, stereotypes and personal background. As a result of unconscious bias, certain...
Career Center’s Wise Wanderings method teaches students how to translate any major into a career
Aug. 7, 2017—Katharine Brooks, Evans Family Executive Director of the Vanderbilt Career Center, says she was inspired by Daniel Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind, which explores the role that right-brain thinking skills—like creativity, emotional intelligence, design thinking and storytelling—play in personal and professional fulfillment.
Smart underwear prevents back stress with just a tap
Aug. 2, 2017—Their device gets its U.S. debut Aug. 8-11 at an American Society of Biomechanics conference in Boulder, Colorado. The team unveiled it last week at the Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Brisbane, Australia, garnering a Young Investigator Award for mechanical engineering Ph.D. student Erik Lamers (left), who helped develop the design.
Keep an eye on safety during upcoming solar eclipse
Jul. 27, 2017—Nashville is the largest city in the path of the eclipse, and specialists at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute want to ensure that eclipse watchers keep an eye on safety while viewing the astronomical event.
The Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017
Jul. 24, 2017—On August 21, 2017, North America is in for a major treat. Starting on the western seaboard the shadow of the Moon will begin sweeping across the continent and blocking out at least a portion of the Sun for North Americans, which is in and of itself a pretty unique spectacle; however, a swath of...
Vanderbilt Pre-Flight takes off
Jul. 20, 2017—This summer, Auwae-McMoore joined nine other rising sophomore student-athletes in presenting business ideas at a pitch workshop at The Wond’ry. A four-person panel comprised of two marketing professionals and two former Pre-Flight participants vetted the group’s presentations. That same week, the student-athletes delivered their final pitches at the program’s culmination.
What will Vanderbilt look like in 25 years?
Jul. 19, 2017—FutureVU is Vanderbilt University’s land use initiative to ensure the campus is designed and prepared at every level to support students, faculty and staff in their work to uphold the university’s mission and values. The planning process, led by Eric Kopstain, vice chancellor for administration, has begun, and alumni will have opportunities to see firsthand...
TIPs funding awarded to 15 innovative interdisciplinary projects
Jul. 18, 2017—Identifying best practices in public policy for the LGBT community. Leveraging the “autism advantage” to fuel workplace innovation. Understanding the complexity of life at the single-cell level. These are just three of the 15 exciting interdisciplinary concepts to be explored by the 2017 recipients of Vanderbilt University’s Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) initiative.
LEED Gold Certification
Jul. 10, 2017—The Wond’ry was awarded a LEED Gold Certification for sustainable design by the U.S. Green Building council. During the construction of the building, almost all of the waste generated was diverted from landfills to be recycled. The trees originally located in the building’s footprint were used to construct parts of the interior wooden facade of...
Artificial intelligence is now trying to make sense out of the mess that is Congress
Jun. 26, 2017—Enter PredictGov, a website that uses machine learning to try and determine the future of congressional bills. Will they pass? Won’t they? Now you can spend your time only freaking out about, say, the erosion of your privacy thanks to Congress, instead of all the additional garbage that may or may not get signed into...