VINSE General News
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VINSE goes to Capitol Hill to discuss K-12 STEM outreach with members of the Tennessee delegation
It was an exciting day on Capitol Hill. Dr. Sandra Rosenthal, director of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE), Sarah Ross, program and outreach coordinator at VINSE, and Toshia Wrenn, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at Vanderbilt had the opportunity to share with staff in the offices… Read MoreApr. 18, 2013
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Vanderbilt outreach initiative puts science in the hands of Tennessee students
Middle school students in Robertson and Dickson counties will get hands-on science instruction thanks to a Vanderbilt University outreach initiative. Science teachers for grades 6-8 at White House Heritage Elementary School and Coopertown Middle School in Robertson County were on the Vanderbilt campus Jan. 23 to pick up kits containing… Read MoreJan. 23, 2013
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Nanoscience and nanotechnology minor offered
In an effort to respond to students’ rapidly growing interest in nanoscale technology, a new 15-hour interdisciplinary minor in nanoscience and nanotechnology is being offered by the School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Science. Directors are Paul E. Laibinis, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering,… Read MoreOct. 15, 2012
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Bridging the Gap in the Sciences – featuring VINSE IMS graduate students
Vanderbilt is on track this year to become the number one producer of minority Ph.D. recipients in physics, astronomy and materials science, an area where minorities are grossly underrepresented. Watch the emotional journey of the latest doctoral graduates from the Fisk-Vanderbilt-Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/06/08/vucast-extra-bridge-program/ … Read MoreJun. 8, 2012