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Inspired by a childhood fascination with medical imaging, Vanderbilt Ph.D. graduate Michael Kim is using advanced brain imaging and AI to better understand Alzheimer's disease and healthy brain aging. His research is helping map the brain's communicati... Read More

Yu Huang, an assistant professor of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing, received the NSF CAREER Award in May 2026 for her research, “Enabling Human-Guided AI for Code.” The award is one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious recognitions for early-career faculty, granted to… Read More

Eleven of Vanderbilt University’s most promising recently tenured faculty have been awarded spots in the 2026 Chancellor Faculty Fellows program. This year’s recipients demonstrate exceptional and innovative scholarly achievement. “These scholars repre... Read More

On June 3, Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing and Blair School of Music hosted an inspiring gathering at Vanderbilt University–New York City, bringing together alumni and friends to explore the future of music in the digital age. The evening highlighted the intersection… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing is launching a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence; a fully online degree built for working professionals across every field who want to influence how artificial intelligence is used in their organizations. The program starts from a premise that distinguishes it from… Read More

This article was originally posted in Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Read more.   Today’s large language models are trained on the aggregate writing of millions of authors. But that also means that LLMs like ChatGPT converge on a narrow, agreeable, mildly positive voice that flattens the variation between… Read More

Written by: Caitlynn Peetz Stephens This article was originally posted in Education Week. Read more.   For decades, the Metro Nashville schools in Tennessee created district-level jobs organically as the system started programs, responded to evolving student needs, or secured new funding. The result has been an organizational chart… Read More

Vanderbilt’s Innovation Ambassadors program provides faculty across Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center with peer guidance on innovation, intellectual property and commercialization. Through the Vanderbilt Center for Technolo... Read More

In a groundbreaking study published recently in the journal Nature, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Health have created the first growth charts for white matter in the brain over a human lifetime. The work brings together nearly two... Read More

This was originally published in the Automated with Brian Heater podcast. Automated is A3’s weekly conversation with the people shaping the future of automation.     Physical AI is moving fast. But Matthew Johnson-Roberson says robotics is still missing something fundamental. Read More