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Why Build a Boot Camp?
Jan. 24, 2019—When Doug Schmidt persuaded his institution to sign on with Trilogy Education Services to launch what has become known as the Vanderbilt University Coding Boot Camp, he considered it one more step forward in a 16-year effort to help improve the technology economy in Nashville, where the university is located. As this professor of computer...
48 hours of innovation will produce a variety of new tools for those with special needs
Jan. 18, 2019—Teams of makers will race the clock this weekend to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those living with disabilities in Nashville and beyond. (Vanderbilt) Beginning Friday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m., these teams will have 48 hours to “make a difference” as part of Vanderbilt’s Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) makeathon. The name Tikkun...
Vanderbilt’s Wond’ry receives grant to bolster Social Innovations and launch Social Innovation Think Tank
Jan. 17, 2019—The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt University’s innovation center, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from VentureWell for its flagship Social Innovations pillar program and its new Social Ventures Think Tank initiative. This is the second VentureWell Grant that the Wond’ry has received, the first award occurring in 2017 to support its PostLaunch pillar program. The grant will...
Army AL&T Magazine: Marking Progress
Jan. 16, 2019—Innovation is about finding new and sometimes unexpected solutions to complex problems. Soliders from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) have informally teamed up with Vanderbilt University to leverage emerging technologies in innovate ways.
3 Strategies of the Most Innovative Universities
Jan. 2, 2019—Reuters’ 2018 ranking of the most innovative universities is out, and the top names aren’t a surprise: Stanford, MIT and Harvard occupy the first three spots, as they have for four years running. The rest of the list, however, includes both newcomers and institutions that have upped and maintained their games in the research arena....
Vanderbilt Law School Launches New PoLI Institute Immersion-Based Programs and Certificate in Law and Innovation
Nov. 29, 2018—Today, Vanderbilt Law School and its Program on Law and Innovation (PoLI) officially launched the PoLI Institute and a new Certificate in Law and Innovation program. The PoLI Institute introduces a practical educational opportunity for both practicing attorneys and legal professionals, reaching far beyond the impact of hourly CLE courses. Unique to Vanderbilt Law School,...
The Open Dore: Vanderbilt’s Innovation Ecosystem
Nov. 27, 2018—For the second year in a row, Vanderbilt was recognized by Reuters as the 10th most innovative university in the world. In 2016, we were ranked 20. So why the big jump? What brought us here? Why does it matter and what does it mean for the future for Vanderbilt? Let me start with why it...
Disruptive Women Lead cohort kicks off with interactive sessions and team building at the Wond’ry
Nov. 19, 2018—The Wond’ry played host to 21 women of color from Vanderbilt, Belmont, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee and Spelman universities for the Nov. 10 kickoff of the first Disruptive Women Lead cohort. Disruptive Women Lead is aimed at bridging the gap between organizations that want race and gender diversity in their boardrooms and management and the women who...
Vanderbilt University launches the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
Nov. 9, 2018—A $10 million gift from alumna Jennifer R. Frist, BS’93, and husband William R. “Billy” Frist will endow a new center focused on supporting and developing the neurodiverse talents of individuals with autism at Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering.
Wond’ry Evans Family Executive Director Robert Grajewski Named on NBJ 40 Under 40 List
Nov. 8, 2018—Have you ever climbed Mt. Fuji? How about surfed Hawaii’s North Shore? Have you visited more than 60 countries? Our 2018 40 Under 40 winners have done all of that and more. The men and women in this year’s list are making epic moves to keep Music City’s business community prosperous and thriving, and they’re...