VU BreakThru

Re-Introducing ‘Historic Black Nashville’

Co-Written by Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History Jane Landers and Professor of Law Daniel Sharfstein Following a successful launch of our University Course ‘Historic Black Nashville’ last year, we are eagerly looking forward to co-teaching the second iteration of the course this spring. We look forward to building upon the research our students accomplished…

Posted by anderc8 on January 24, 2018 in Historic Black Nashville, News

Wrapping up Cervical Cancer Month with some insight into the importance of screening

Written by Howard W. Jones III, M.D., and Ronald D. Alvarez, M.D., of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology At the beginning of the 20th century, cervical cancer was the leading cause of death in women due to cancer in the U.S., primarily due to the fact that there was no effective screening strategy. The…

Posted by anderc8 on January 23, 2018 in News, TIPs 2017

Introducing ‘Rhythm of Change: African Music and African Politics’

Co-Written by Professor of Musicology Gregory Barz and Assistant Professor of Political Science Keith Weghorst “Them steal all the money Them kill many students Them burn many houses Them burn my house too Them kill my mama” –Fela Kuti These words were penned by Fela Anikulapo Kuti in 1980. One of Nigeria’s most famous musicians…

Posted by anderc8 on January 22, 2018 in News, Rhythm of Change: African Music and African Politics

Vanderbilt IRIS Initiative: Shaping the Infrastructure of Tomorrow

Written by Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Caglar Oskay & Post-Doctoral Research Scholar Alessandro Fascetti A 2016 Trans-Institutional Program (TIPs) award, the Vanderbilt Initiative for Intelligent Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) continues to make progress. The development of the program coincides with the university becoming a recognized leader in the innovation of civil infrastructure….

Posted by anderc8 on January 18, 2018 in News, TIPs 2016

Meet the Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab Faculty: Professor Jesse Ehrenfeld

Written by Stephanie Wang, Vanderbilt Class of 2021 As a way to introduce you to faculty from the LGBT Policy Lab, first-year student Stephanie Wang will interview a different faculty member approximately each month and write a brief faculty profile. Stephanie reached out to the Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab prior to her arrival on campus…

Posted by anderc8 on January 17, 2018 in News, TIPs 2017

Caption: Pictured: Professors Tara McKay and Gilbert Gonzales pictured with undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in UNIV 3325/5325.

Another Semester of Health Policy & Advocacy

Written by Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health and Society Tara McKay & Assistant Professor of Health Policy Gilbert Gonzales We are thrilled to be offering The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice again this semester. In this University Course, students learn about the health policy process, connect with state policymakers about current health related legislation…

Posted by anderc8 on January 15, 2018 in News, The Nation's Health

Social Change and Social Entrepreneurship

Written by Associate Professor of Sociology Richard Pitt and Professor and Chair of Human & Organizational Development Paul Speer Nashville’s new “it city” moniker isn’t likely to replace “Music City” in the long-term, but the “it city” label is uniquely reinforced by the net gain of approximately 75 new residents daily choosing to make Nashville…

Posted by anderc8 on January 10, 2018 in News, Social Entrepreneurship

Introducing ‘Race, Place and Power’

Written by Assistant Professor of English Marzia Milazzo I am excited to begin teaching Race, Place and Power, a new multicultural University Course being offered by Vanderbilt for the first time this spring. The course will examine the crucial entanglement between race and place from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. We will pay specific attention…

Posted by anderc8 on January 8, 2018 in News, Race, Place and Power

Introducing Data Science Visions

Written by Associate Professor Andreas Berlind Zeros and ones have become the new precious commodity in the current information age. It’s difficult to exaggerate the impact of data on government, business, society and academia. Organizations collect massive amounts of data and use it to inform all aspects of operations and decision making. For example, every…

Posted by anderc8 on January 3, 2018 in News, TIPs 2017

Innovation Garage class meeting Please photograph Schmidt working with his class on solving an actual problem presented to them by a consulting firm

Photo by: Susan Urmy

University Courses Team Develops Platform to Disrupt the Oil & Gas Industry

Written by Jess Banasiak, Chemical Engineering Major, Vanderbilt University Class of 2018 Tackling Big Questions with Mobile Cloud Computing is a project-based University Course that allows teams comprised of engineering and non-engineering students to design technology solutions that can be implemented across campus and throughout Nashville. The course complemented my Innovation Garage Fellowship with Accenture…

Posted by anderc8 on December 21, 2017 in Mobile Cloud Computing, News