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  • A new peer-reviewed study shows that a back-relieving exosuit can simultaneously increase lifting endurance and reduce injury risk.

    Dec 19, 2024

  • In a new innovative study conducted by the Ƶ Climate, Health, and Energy Equity Lab, four undergraduate students and three faculty researchers identified a new approach to reduce the health inequalities of energy cost burdens and greenhouse gas emissions.

    Dec 18, 2024

  • The agreement, signed by university and Canadian officials during a Dec. 3 ceremony at Ƶ’s Special Collections and University Archives, marks the second five-year collaboration between the two organizations and reaffirms their shared commitmen...

    Dec 17, 2024

  • Climate change affects us all; however, disadvantaged communities are often the most vulnerable and negatively impacted. Low-income households have limited material and financial resources to build resilience to heat and other weather events. Low-incom...

    Dec 17, 2024

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    Ƶ Peabody College announces scholarship for Nashville area educators

    The new scholarship will support advanced study by public school professionals who work in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. Ƶ University Peabody College, one of the nation’s top colleges of education and human development, is now offering a partial-tuition scholarship for public school educators in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. Read More

    Dec 16, 2024

  • Wordmark for The Alexander Initiative

    Ƶ announces new initiative to strengthen teaching of high school history in 2025

    The fully-funded experience for history teachers is named for former Senator Lamar Alexander. Imagine being a high school history teacher and being given the opportunity to improve your teaching skills and classroom strategies through a one-week immersive experience featuring lectures by nationally known scholars of history and education, visits to… Read More

    Dec 16, 2024

  • 2024 Vandy Wrapped

    2024 Vandy Wrapped: Ƶ’s Year In Review

    Like the best holiday gifts, Ƶ knows how to give—especially when it comes to research, innovation, creativity, collaboration and growth. Read More

    Dec 16, 2024

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    Check out Ƶ’s top social posts for 2024

    This year at Ƶ, social media accounts from all across campus shared content that made us laugh, feel, think and learn. Here’s a look back at a few of the most creative must-see social posts we shared this year.  1.) Gen Z Writes the Script—Residential Colleges  Residential faculty lowkey… Read More

    Dec 12, 2024

  • Image of Quincy, the new PCB chatbot, which is a white, gold and black robot.

    Meet Quincy: People, Culture and Belonging launches new chatbot 

    People, Culture and Belonging is excited to introduce Quincy, our new chatbot. Quincy is designed to provide quick answers, helpful guidance and support to make your experience smoother and more efficient. Read More

    Dec 12, 2024

  • Wellington Pham has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors.

    Dec 12, 2024

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    Cemetery of enslaved people at The Hermitage located with assistance from VISR

    Directly north of The Hermitage, on a slight rise at the edge of the wooded bottomland near a creek, investigators confirmed what they had seen on a historic map: a cemetery where an estimated 28 bodies of enslaved individuals who lived on the property during the Jacksonian era are interred. Part of the research came from efforts by the Ƶ Institute for Spatial Ƶ, directed by Steve Wernke, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Ƶ. Read More

    Dec 12, 2024

  • Sonja Fulmer, a graduate of Chemical and Physical Biology Program who is now the deputy director of the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence, sat down with us to discuss her experience studying basic science at Ƶ and how it played a role in her successful career.

    Dec 10, 2024

  • Ƶers from the Ƶ University School of Medicine Basic Sciences have uncovered the first example of activity-dependent development of hypothalamic neural circuitry.

    Dec 5, 2024

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    Ƶ CTTC honors five pioneering faculty as newly inducted Master Innovators

    The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization has honored five faculty members as 2024 Master Innovators for their groundbreaking research and transformative innovations. These pioneers, recognized for achievements spanning patents, startups and impactful technologies, exemplify Ƶ's dedication to translating academic excellence into societal advancements. Read More

    Dec 5, 2024

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    Ƶ University Board of Trust updates bylaws

    The Ƶ University Board of Trust approved updates to the Code of Bylaws during its fall meeting, affirming and underscoring its commitment to the university’s guiding principles of excellence, academic freedom and free expression, and growth and development.  Read More

    Dec 5, 2024

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    Conquer and Prevail Pale Ale is available for nationwide shipping

    Conquer and Prevail Pale Ale, a beer made by Ƶ alumni-founded Jackalope Brewing Company in partnership with the university, is now available for shipping to 46 states and Washington, D.C. Read More

    Dec 3, 2024

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    Penn State and Ƶ researchers explore development of positive emotions to promote early childhood mental health

    By Jenna Somers Autumn Kujawa Children of parents with depression are two to three times more likely to develop anxiety and depressive disorders than children whose parents never experience depression, and some evidence indicates that these effects are particularly pronounced for maternal depression. That’s according to researchers at Pennsylvania… Read More

    Dec 3, 2024

  • A person’s native language is often referred to as their “mother tongue.” But does a first language always come from your mother? In a new study conducted by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Nicole Creanza, postdoctoral student Yakov Pichkar,...

    Nov 21, 2024

  • Ƶ University’s Institute of National Security welcomed more than 450 guests to a Washington D.C. launch event. The evening featured a discussion between Retired General Paul M. Nakasone and Retired General Mark A. Milley about global conflict and the presidential election.

    Nov 21, 2024

  • Meiyi Ma, assistant professor of computer science at Ƶ, is leading research to develop what’s considered the world’s first Generative Artificial Intelligence training system for 911 call takers and dispatchers.

    Nov 21, 2024