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Five professors named Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows

Five engineering professors have been named Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows by the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. They join 12 other faculty members in the 2018-2019 class of fellows, the largest class since the program’s inception in 2010.

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Vanderbilt selected to evaluate NSF-funded, high school engineering curriculum

Vanderbilt University is charged with evaluating a new, National Science Foundation-funded course for high school students on engineering principles and design. The $4 million pilot program, entitled Engineering For US All (E4USA), will test the effectiveness of a standardized educational curriculum across multiple states. The course is intended to lead to an eventual pathway for high school students to earn college credit.

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Brett Byrum to participate in NAE’s Frontiers of Engineering symposium

A Vanderbilt University engineering professor has been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s 24th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium Sept. 5-7 in Lexington, Mass.

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Six engineering proposals win 2018 Discovery Grant funding

Six engineering faculty proposals have been recognized by the Office of the Provost with Discovery Grants, one of Vanderbilt’s primary investments to advance discovery in core disciplines and strengthen the university’s overall scholarly profile.

By supporting new ideas, cutting-edge research and infrastructure development, Discovery Grants are designed to serve as a catalyst to significant external funding.

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Giorgio wins spot in 2018 NIH mobile health institute at UCLA

Todd Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been selected by the Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge (MD2K) to attend a Mobile Health Training Institute at UCLA July 29-Aug. 3.

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Company co-founded by BME alumnus launches design platform for custom fit products

When it began, Standard Cyborg set out to make design of custom-fabricated orthotics and prosthetics easier and quicker – especially in parts of the world with limited medical resources, where the needs are often the highest.

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Young Lab part of $10.7 million DOE-funded study of diatoms for next-gen biofuels

Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a microscopic, single-celled algae with outsized potential.

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New Venture News: InvisionHeart makes strong pitch at DEMO Day

InvisionHeart CEO Josh Nickols, PhD, had entrepreneurs and investors talking after pitching his smart ECG-based company at JumpStart Foundry’s DEMO Day.

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Technology News: Lab on a Chip

The Wall Street Journal recently featured “organs on a chip”, an innovative practice that is helping researchers around the globe dive into a new world of drug discovery.

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New Venture News: InvisionHeart selected to Jumpstart Foundry class of 2013

InvisionHeart, a Vanderbilt spinoff based on a wireless ECG system, has been selected for the Jumpstart Foundry Class of 2013. InvisionHeart will be led by Josh Nickols, Ph.D., MBA and will participate in a 14-week, startup accelerator program.  

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