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Army Futures Command, Vanderbilt ink partnership to encourage innovation, education for both
Apr. 12, 2019—Army Futures Command and Vanderbilt University signed an agreement April 9 that links creative, innovative soldiers with top-tier Vanderbilt University experts so that ideas quickly can become useful products. Leaders from the two groups say this five-year education partnership agreement is a potential model for military-academic collaboration across the nation, not only on research and...
Innovation is the Future: Rakkasans, Army Futures Command sign partnership with Vanderbilt
Apr. 11, 2019—NASHVILLE– Leaders from the U.S. Army Futures Command, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Vanderbilt University signed an Education Partnership Agreement during an event celebrating their continuing partnership April 9th. Army Futures Command, which activated in 2018 to help modernize the fighting force, has already fostered partnerships across the Army...
Vandy launches data-science program in response to demand from local businesses
Apr. 9, 2019—Nashville’s business community is in need of tech talent and Vanderbilt University is taking a big step to provide it. Vanderbilt has launched a Data Science Institute and will welcome its first class of students working toward a master’s degree in data science in the fall, said Doug Schmidt, co-director for the program. The school has...
Vanderbilt students’ Zeno Power Systems featured at D.C. innovation, entrepreneurship showcase
Apr. 8, 2019—The Vanderbilt University student team behind Zeno Power Systems, a clean energy company that could serve schools and hospitals in remote locations, will discuss their path to entrepreneurship Wednesday, April 10, at The University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American...
Find Your Impact: Student empowers women through tech
Mar. 28, 2019—Miti Joshi admits that before she stepped foot on Vanderbilt’s campus, she was very wary of what would later become one of her greatest passions. “I’m moving across the world alone, and I need to take a leap of faith here,” said Joshi, an international student from Mumbai, India. “Let me try the craziest thing...
Engineering students, doggie day care owner team up to build the better pooper scooper
Mar. 18, 2019—Dan Spangler’s doggie day care and boarding business found itself in some deep … trouble last year. An inspector cited the New Bern, N.C., entrepreneur and dog lover for having a rusty pooper scooper, a violation under state Department of Agriculture guidelines. It frustrated Spangler, who spent countless hours maintaining the metal scoopers and hundreds...
TIPs Fair and Reception set for March 21
Mar. 4, 2019—The Office of the Provost will host an event March 21 to raise awareness of and share information about Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs), one of the major initiatives of the Academic Strategic Plan. The TIPs Fair and Reception will be held in the Wond’ry from 4 to 6 p.m., and all interested faculty are invited to attend. Faculty from several currently funded...
The Innovation of Autism: The newly endowed Frist Center for Autism and Innovation seeks to unlock unique talents
Feb. 25, 2019—Obsessed with the need to understand how things work, Dave Caudel remembers being told for much of his life that he asks too many questions. Then he found a place where his natural hardwiring thrived. “When I entered the lab for the first time, I discovered a world where there’s no such thing as ‘too...
‘She Sang Freedom: Black Women, Music and the Struggle for Social Justice’ Feb. 21
Feb. 13, 2019—Tammy L. Kernodle, professor of musicology at Miami University of Ohio, will present “She Sang Freedom: Black Women, Music and the Struggle for Social Justice” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Wond’ry’s third-floor lounge. The Vanderbilt community is invited to attend. “She Sang Freedom” is an interactive program that explores how...
Students lead three-day race to ‘make with a purpose’ for kids with special needs
Jan. 24, 2019—Teams of makers from Vanderbilt and beyond raced the clock to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those with special physical needs as part of Vanderbilt’s Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) makeathon. The name Tikkun Olam, Hebrew for “repairing the world,” indicates the purpose of this worldwide effort to empower people living with disabilities through technology.