One-on-one with the faculty behind Tackling Big Questions with Mobile Cloud Computing (Part 1 of 3)

Vanderbilt University Computer Science professors Douglas C. Schmidt and Jules White recently sat down to answer a few questions about their University Course, Tackling Big Questions with Mobile Cloud Computing, which they co-taught during the Fall 2016 semester and are co-teaching again this spring. In the first installment of a three-part series, Profs. Schmidt and…

Posted by anderc8 on January 19, 2017 in Mobile Cloud Computing, News

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Welcome to Hub, a mobile application designed for idea-sharing and collaboration

Written by Vanderbilt senior Meredith Mattlin, who is a double major in Medicine, Health & Society and Sociology This video is a quick demo and walkthrough of Hub, an in-progress app designed for idea-sharing and collaboration. Hub is responding to the need for a digital meeting place that fosters academic and project-based idea creation and collaboration…

Posted by anderc8 on January 17, 2017 in Mobile Cloud Computing, News

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Methane Rising: A brief description of how we measured escaped methane at hydraulically fractured gas wells

Written by Vanderbilt Ph.D. student Moyo Ajayi During the beginning of the 21st century, oil and gas producers have tapped into previously uneconomical sources of natural gas using the controversial method of high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF).  HVHF involves injecting highly-pressurized fluid into impermeable rocks to fracture them and release natural gas.  Use of HVHF…

Posted by anderc8 on January 11, 2017 in Discovery Grants, News

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Program for Music, Mind and Society brings together researchers to examine how and why music affects us

PhD Candidate Examines Link Between Music Making and Kindness Written by Sara L. Beck, PhD Candidate in Psychological Sciences and Graduate Assistant to the Program for Music, Mind, & Society Have you ever felt a shiver singing along with a group of people –  around a campfire, in a place of worship, or even in…

Posted by anderc8 on January 6, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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Introducing the Pre3 Initiative

Written by Vanderbilt School of Medicine professor David Aronoff The Vanderbilt Pre3 Initiative (Preventing adverse Pregnancy outcomes and Prematurity) is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and learners with a shared interest in reducing the burden of preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes through discovery, innovation, implementation, and education. Why does Vanderbilt need to be…

Posted by anderc8 on January 6, 2017 in News, TIPs 2015

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Attending to the Forgotten

Written by Vanderbilt Divinity School professor Graham Reside I teach at Vanderbilt Divinity School, in the area of Ethics and Society. I grew up under conditions of relative privilege, a white guy from a middle class background. As a young college student, I had a friend who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in a…

Posted by anderc8 on January 5, 2017 in Justice, Mercy and Mass Incarceration, News

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Introducing ‘The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice’

Written by Vanderbilt MHS Professor Tara McKay Gilbert and I arrived at Vanderbilt in 2015, and over the past 18 months we have pushed each other to become the interdisciplinary scholar and teacher that we both want to be. To this end, we have collaborated on multiple grant proposals including a recently funded award led…

Posted by anderc8 on January 3, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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