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Vanderbilt announces fall 2025 internal research funding award recipients
Vanderbilt University has announced its fall 2025 recipients of the Seeding Success, Scaling Success and Rapid-Advancement MicroGrant Program awards, providing internal funding to help faculty launch new research directions, strengthen proposals and co... Read MoreFeb. 9, 2026
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Vanderbilt launches Amplify Generative AI Innovation Center within College of Connected Computing
Vanderbilt University’s College of Connected Computing has launched the Amplify Generative AI Innovation Center, a “living laboratory” that will catalyze ethical, human-centered use of generative and agentic AI in research, teaching and learning, stude... Read MoreFeb. 2, 2026
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Vanderbilt expands multi-tool AI strategy with ChatGPT Edu, Amplify 2.0 and more
Vanderbilt University expands its generative AI tool and training to include community-wide access to ChatGPT Edu, Amplify 2.0 and Grow with Google, part of a multi-tool approach to powering advancements in research, education and operations. Read MoreJan. 12, 2026
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Amplify 2.0 ushers in a new era of AI-powered productivity at Vanderbilt
Amplify GenAI is taking a major step forward at Vanderbilt University. This spring, Vanderbilt is launching Amplify 2.0, a significant expansion of the university’s generative AI platform that will give every user access to a personal AI email assistant, scheduling agent, and intelligent note-taker—all within Vanderbilt’s secure, vendor-independent environment. Read MoreJan. 6, 2026
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SPECIAL PODCAST EPISODE: Connecting our lives to AI and robotics with Matthew Johnson-Roberson
What does the future of AI and robotics look like in our daily lives and as a career field? In a special episode of Quantum Potential, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the inaugural dean of the College of Connected Computing... Read MoreDec. 11, 2025
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Vanderbilt University and EPB launch innovation institute to accelerate quantum science and technology breakthroughs
Vanderbilt University and EPB of Chattanooga, home of America’s most comprehensive quantum commercialization infrastructure, announced plans to establish the Institute for Quantum Innovation, further positioning Chattanooga—and Tennessee—as a national ... Read MoreDec. 10, 2025
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Daiwei Lu receives grant from National Institutes of Health to create models that improve treatment of kidney stones
Daiwei Lu, a third-year Ph.D. student in computer science at Vanderbilt, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for a study that aims to create computer vision and machine learning models to improve endoscopic treatment of kidney stones. Each year, over 100,000 patients require… Read MoreNov. 6, 2025
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Decoding Vanderbilt’s New College of Connected Computing
In this conversation with Vanderbilt Magazine, Dean Matthew Johnson-Roberson discusses his vision for the new College of Connected Computing, the integration of AI across disciplines and why “connected computing” represents the future of technology edu... Read MoreNov. 6, 2025
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Expanding the Circle
Antonio Akins, BS’96, gave a generous donation to the inaugural Global Good Hackathon after conversations with the School of Engineering and the College of Connected Computing, Vanderbilt’s first new college in 40 years. For Akins, the hackathon repres... Read MoreNov. 6, 2025
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Annual Postdoc Symposium provides career guidance, shows breadth of research at Vanderbilt
The 19th annual Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association Symposium on Oct. 14, 2025, brought together postdoctoral scholars from across Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a day of research, professional development and commun... Read MoreNov. 3, 2025