FCAI News

Jessica Schonhut-Stasik (second from left) sits on a panel at the 241st American Astronomical Meeting (AAS) in Seattle in January. The panel was part of a larger session on Neurodiversity in Astronomy, the first of this kind at a AAS meeting. This month’s edition of Physics Today, the flagship publication… Read More

CBS films a 60 Minutes special report at the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation (Photo by Claire Barnett). The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation has announced its 2023 call for membership, which allows Vanderbilt faculty and staff to apply to become affiliates or fellows of the Center. The… Read More

The Frist Center is excited to announce applications are now open for our Autism Summer Internship Program. The program is open to undergraduate students who identify as neurodiverse (either through formal or self-diagnosis). Through this internship, successful applicants will undergo a STEM project with a faculty mentor, under the… Read More

The Frist Center is excited to announce that director Keivan Stassun has been appointed to the National Science Board. The National Science Board was created, along with the National Science Foundation (NSF) but the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. The National Science Board, along with the NSF director pursue… Read More

The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation is pleased to announce applications are open for the second year of our summer program Aspie Bootcamp: Python. Our free, virtual, summer coding camp. This online course was created by and for autistic and neurodivergent folks who want to learn the basics… Read More

The Frist Center for Autism & Innovation is truly excited about the upcoming premiere of the documentary film, In a Different Key, airing nationally on PBS on Tuesday, December 13. We have several exciting events to promote this premiere coming up next week.  On Monday, 12th December,… Read More

We at the Frist Center are excited to support the release of a new PBS documentary, “In A Different Key.” Throughout the rest of November and into December, we will post great content about this upcoming premiere, the documentary, and the story it tells. Follow us on Instagram at… Read More

On October 17, The Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) — a partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) — announced 56 teams of civic and academic partners to be awarded Stage 1 Planning Grants of $50,000 to “support the strengthening of their partnerships… Read More

Hari Srinivasan, Neurodiversity in Science and Engineering (NISE) Fellow, was invited to the White House on Wednesday, 28th September. The event celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which President Joe Biden co-sponsored as a bill in 1990. Hari stands outside… Read More

Earlier this month, Frist Center Associate Director Dave Caudel was interviewed by the Innovation Research Interchange podcast, which aims to “cultivates resources for the innovation leaders”. Click here to listen!  … Read More