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Career ended by devastating crash, cyclist turns toward curing sepsis
Nov. 9, 2017—Every hour Sinead Miller spends figuring out how to cure sepsis equates to some untold amount of time she’ll spend in a cool, dark, quiet room, her brain recovering from punishing migraines triggered by bright laboratories and computer screens. Miller, 27, was a pro cyclist at the top of her game, a lifelong athlete with...
Hundreds of students produce tech marvels at VandyHacks IV
Oct. 26, 2017—From a digital walking stick that uses sound and vibrations to a cyber security program dubbed Magnifirewall, from a better bank bot to interactive games, the projects at VandyHacks IV ranged from practical to whimsical to horrifying. The horror was intentional as several teams produced shiver-inducing programs for popular virtual reality and gaming platforms. Seventy...
Visitors tour new facility that will boost nanoscale research
Oct. 26, 2017—Excited visitors got a firsthand look Tuesday at the new, state-of-the-art facilities for the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, with the showpiece being a 10,000-square-foot, commercial-grade cleanroom.
At Vanderbilt hackathon, coding rockstars create apps both practical and preposterous
Oct. 24, 2017—This weekend, nearly 450 college students from across the country crashed inside Vanderbilt’s Engineering & Science Building for a 36-hour hackathon challenge. Fueled by Skittles and passion — but barely any sleep — these computer science and coding rockstars created apps and software programs both practical and preposterous. All for the love of science and a quest...
Exhibit translates scientific discoveries into art celebrating Vanderbilt’s Nobel laureates
Oct. 13, 2017—A new exhibit on display at The Wond’ry honors the discoveries of Vanderbilt’s Nobel laureates by translating them into beautiful works of art.
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.
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...
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...
Can Design Thinking Redesign Higher Ed?
Sep. 11, 2017—It might seem like a rudimentary query, but the obvious nature of the question was part of the point. The professors had come to Stanford to learn about design thinking, an approach to problem solving and innovation that has gained currency in the business world in recent decades, and has gained a foothold in higher education, too....