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Vanderbilt engineers lead $1 million NSF pilot to develop tech for workforce inclusion of people with autism

Vanderbilt engineers lead $1 million NSF pilot to develop tech for workforce inclusion of people with autism

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The hunt is on for closest Earth-like planets

A team of astronomers from Cornell, Lehigh, and Vanderbilt university has identified the most promising targets for this search in the new “TESS Habitable Zone Star Catalog,” published March 26 in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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Vanderbilt University launches the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation

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.

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