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Mianmian Fei: Internship in Singapore
Feb. 14, 2019—Hi everyone! My name is Mianmian Fei, and I am a senior majoring in Anthropology, Asian Studies and Human and Organizational Development (HOD). This semester I am doing my HOD Capstone Internship in Singapore, and I will be blogging my experience through the Office of Immersion Resources. In the very first blog, I will give you...
Students Race to ‘Make with a Purpose’ for Kids with Special Needs
Jan. 25, 2019—Teams of makers from Vanderbilt and beyond raced the clock to create innovative solutions to the problems facing those with special physical needs as part of Vanderbilt’s Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) makeathon. The name Tikkun Olam, Hebrew for “repairing the world,” indicates the purpose of this worldwide effort to empower people living with disabilities through technology. Read more...
Institute for Study Abroad Showcases Immersion
Jan. 4, 2019—The Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) has published a piece featuring Immersion Vanderbilt. Associate Director of the Office of Immersion Resources, Carolyn Floyd, describes the inception of Immersion Vanderbilt and how study abroad can be applied to the new graduation requirement for the Class of 2022 and beyond. Read more here.
Students Investigate Societal Implications of Technology in Germany
Dec. 6, 2018—Like many Vanderbilt students, Eric Yeats and Josh Petrin spent last summer at an internship provided through a distinctive trans-institutional program available to Vanderbilt students. The program focuses on investigating Science of Design for Societal-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and facilitates a summer internship opportunity in which Vanderbilt students spend part of their summer conducting research...
Immersion goes under the sea
Aug. 21, 2018—Vanderbilt students participated in a Maymester immersion experience in Honduras investigating the impact of tourism on the oceanic ecosystems. Read more about their underwater exploration.
Vanderbilt students win NASA rocketry competition
Aug. 21, 2018— The Vanderbilt Aerospace Design Lab won the NASA Student Launch nationwide competition in May 2018. Team members participated in an immersive experience that resulted in the creation of a payload-carrying reusable rocket. Read more from NASA.
Soldier-Student Collaboration at the Wond’ry
Aug. 21, 2018—Check out this NewsChannel4 story about a collaboration between Fort Campbell, ROTC, and the MakerSpace at the Wond’ry.