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Welcome to the Wond’ry
Oct. 6, 2017—A new semester at Vandy brings fresh faces, new outlooks, and a variety of new programming and events to get involved with at the Wond’ry! Whether you are an HOD student interested in the MakerSpace or a MechE student wanting to learn the best ways to network, there is something for everyone here. The new...
Vanderbilt hosts Mini Maker Faire
Oct. 3, 2017—The school hosted the Nashville Mini Maker Faire on Saturday and Sunday. Inventions and creations from engineers to filmmakers were laid out across parts of the campus.
Maker faire’s first year at the Wond’ry is major success, organizers say
Oct. 3, 2017—More than 4,000 visitors interested in making everything from wool yarn and origami to robots and supercomputers visited the Wond’ry on Saturday and Sunday, making this year’s Nashville Mini Maker Faire the largest in the event’s five-year history.
Think! Education Summit 2017
Sep. 28, 2017—Last Thursday, September 21st, Tennessee Works, a collaboration supported in part by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, hosted the 5th Annual Think Employment! Summit. The summit was open to the general public, but because of its commitment to elevating employment outcomes specifically for Tennesseans with disabilities, families, employers, service providers, partners...
World’s Most Innovative Universities | 2017
Sep. 28, 2017—Vanderbilt University breaks into the top 10 for the first time, climbing from No. 20 in 2016 after seeing big increases in how often its patents are cited by other researchers around the globe. In one recent research highlight, a team of Vanderbilt University researchers unveiled ‘smart underwear’ that employs a series of straps to...
Introducing Varun Kaushal
Sep. 21, 2017—Greetings Commodores and the people of Nashville! My name is Varun Kaushal. I am a second year MBA student at the Owen graduate school of Management – Vanderbilt University. I am one of 6 great student ambassadors at the Wond’ry. I was born and raised in the Middle East, in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. I...
Introducing Jay Cavenaugh
Sep. 21, 2017—Hi, my name is Jay Cavenaugh and I am studying Product and Industrial Design through the Engineering Science program. After working here over the summer, I am continuing in a part-time capacity through the Fall 2017 semester. Since this summer, I have picked up several new projects through the Wond’ry and through my schoolwork that...
Introducing Jose Hurtado
Sep. 20, 2017—Hello Vanderbilt community! My name is Jose Hurtado and I am a Fall 2017 Student Ambassador at the Wond’ry. I am studying the second year of my MBA at the Owen Graduate School of Management, concentrating on Marketing and Strategy with an Emphasis in Entrepreneurship. I am from Mexico City and I lived most of...
Introducing Alexa Levitt
Sep. 19, 2017—My name is Alexa Levitt and I am sophomore studying Human and Organizational Development, as well as Business and Special Education. I am a new Student Ambassador this semester here at the Wond’ry and I’m thrilled to be in an environment that cultivates such creative collaboration as well as both personal and professional development each...
Vanderbilt connecting need knowers with solution makers; Galloway helms effort
Sep. 19, 2017—Kevin Galloway, hired last year as the university’s director of making, recently was appointed as the Design as an Immersive Vanderbilt Experience (DIVE) director and will play an integral role in upcoming hackathons, makeathons and design courses. DIVE, which launched this semester, engages students in learning human-centered design skills in order to solve complex, real-world problems by...