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36|86 Festival Winners Showcase Tennessee’s Startup Power
Aug. 28, 2020—For Tennessee startups, being proactive seems to be the key to success this year. SecondKeys and ARMS Cyber, both Tennessee-based startups, took home first place in LaunchTN’s and 36:86 Pitch Competition and Student Edition Competition, respectively. While SecondKeys is working on property management issues and ARMS Cyber is diving into cybersecurity problems, both are working proactively to...
New COVID-19 Research and Innovation Fund engages community in Vanderbilt’s fight against coronavirus
Apr. 29, 2020—Apr. 29, 2020, 9:00 AM The COVID-19 Research and Innovation Fund pointedly emphasizes both research and innovation as distinct but interrelated goals, encapsulating both the long voyages of discovery guided by deep scientific expertise and the sudden leaps forward that meet an immediate need in a new way. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) By Jane Hirtle Vanderbilt University...
Vanderbilt engineers continue work on ventilators to prepare for worst-case COVID-19 scenario
Apr. 28, 2020—by: CB Cotton Posted: Apr 28, 2020 / 10:03 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 28, 2020 / 10:15 PM CDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center tell News 2 that as the economy reopens, COVID-19 cases may increase. While there are no definitive outcomes, ongoing collaborations to prepare for worst-case scenarios have continued. “As Tennessee starts...
Ask an Expert: How will the pandemic change workplaces?
Apr. 28, 2020—David Owens, professor for the practice of management and innovation and Evans Family Executive Director of the Wond’ry, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic will change workplaces.
Vanderbilt Students Compete in Inaugural Map the System Competition at the Wond’ry
Apr. 23, 2020—On April 15, 2020, more than 50 Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff, and Nashville community members participated in a unique virtual experience: the inaugural Map the System Competition, hosted by the Social Innovation Practice Area at the Wond’ry and the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures. After months of hard work, seven teams comprised...
Coming together to make a difference in this fight against COVID-19
Apr. 13, 2020—Good News! Our beloved Nashville community has come together to make a difference in the fight against COVID-19. Volunteers from local Nashville Maker spaces, companies large and small, and universities join forces to build DIY ventilators to help a suffering global and local community. Amazing things happen when we work together for the good of...