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NEW FACULTY: New professors share wisdom to future generations
Ready for some inspiring truth bombs? Meet Vanderbilt's newest faculty as they share their best advice.The post NEW FACULTY: New professors share wisdom to future generations appeared first on School of Engineering. Read MoreOctober 1, 2026
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NEW FACULTY: New professors share why they chose Vanderbilt
Meet some of our inspiring new faculty and hear the reasons they wanted to join the Vanderbilt community.The post NEW FACULTY: New professors share why they chose Vanderbilt appeared first on School of Engineering. Read MoreSeptember 24, 2026
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AI is shaping kids. What if kids could shape AI, too?
By Jennifer Kiilerich Vanderbilt University’s Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, assistant professor of human-centered learning technologies at Peabody College of education and human development, partnered with Sarah K. Burriss (PhD’23, Peabody’s Department of... Read MoreSeptember 15, 2026
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NEW FACULTY: Professors explain what excites them about their transformative research
Get to know some of our newest faculty as they explain what excites them about their transformative work and the positive impact it can have on society.The post NEW FACULTY: Professors explain what excites them about their transformative research appea... Read MoreSeptember 14, 2026
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Jeff and Marieke Rothschild commit $25 million to establish Rothschild Fellows Program for College of Connected Computing
Jeff Rothschild, BA’77, MS’79, vice chair of Vanderbilt University’s Board of Trust, and his wife, Marieke, have committed $25 million to launch the Rothschild Fellows Program at Vanderbilt’s San Francisco campus. The program will provide cohort-based ... Read MoreSeptember 2, 2026
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VANDERBILT’S BOLDEST CHAPTER: Historic fundraising success drives donor impact through Dare to Grow campaign
Vanderbilt University’s historic Dare to Grow campaign concluded June 30, 2026, with $4.5 billion in donor support—fueled by a record-breaking $757 million raised in the campaign’s final year, a 350 percent increase in annual fundraising performance si... Read MoreAugust 24, 2026
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Vanderbilt researchers win Civic Tech Jam award to address traffic congestion in Nashville
The Nashville Innovation Alliance has awarded a Vanderbilt University research team a Civic Tech Jam grant. The recognition is part of the Nashville Tech Studio, an initiative that leverages the expertise of universities in Middle Tennessee to pilot an... Read MoreAugust 3, 2026
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Vanderbilt staff are building the future of work—one AI project at a time
The Amplify Staff Fellows program is not a lecture series or a passive introduction to technology. It’s a hands-on innovation lab where small cohorts of staff with intermediate or above familiarity with generative AI meet every other week to experiment... Read MoreJuly 20, 2026
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Michael Kim: Mapping the brain’s communication system
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 MoreJuly 7, 2026
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2026 Chancellor Faculty Fellows Selected
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 MoreJune 23, 2026