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Tennessee flash floods are an example of climate change impacts to come
Sep. 15, 2021—The historic rain and flash flooding that swept central Tennessee on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, devastated the small city of Waverly, about 60 miles west of Nashville. A flash flood watch issued Friday quickly became a “flash flood emergency” Saturday. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Humphreys County officials said 20 people died and all those missing had been accounted...
Vanderbilt University to host PARK(ing) Day 2021 Sept. 17
Sep. 15, 2021—Have you ever imagined what campus would be like with more green space? Vanderbilt University is hosting PARK(ing) Day, an annual global event competition where urban areas like parking lots are transformed into green spaces to promote sustainable designs, on Friday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will both celebrate the...
Vanderbilt, TDOT partner to test automated vehicles and improve traffic flow on I-24, soon the smartest roadway in the world
Sep. 7, 2021—Dan Work, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, leads the technical element in collaboration with Vanderbilt, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, and transportation consulting firm Gresham Smith to build the smartest roadway in the world along a six-mile stretch of I-24. The project, called I-24 MOTION, will use over 300 ultra-HD (4K) cameras to anonymously...
Campus Dining to offer Bongo Java coffee for 2021-22 school year
Aug. 25, 2021—Vanderbilt Campus Dining is pleased to announce a new partnership with Bongo Java to supply fresh roasted coffee for its network of residential dining halls and Munchie Marts. Starting this fall, students will be able to choose from a variety of custom-roasted blends including Commodore Blend medium roast, Vandy House Blend light roast, and Anchor Down Decaf...
Royal Society award gives international exposure to work in polar sciences, computational mechanics
Aug. 25, 2021—The School of Engineering’s work in polar and climate science, plus computational mechanics, will get international exposure with a two-year travel grant from the Royal Society, the independent academic society of the U.K., for a collaboration between a Vanderbilt professor and a professor in England. The project will establish new approaches for simulating fracture propagation...
Vanderbilt team first to win VentureWell E-Team Stage 2 Grant for tech-driven environmental monitoring startup Intelligent Systems
Aug. 3, 2021—Intelligent Systems, an indoor air quality monitoring startup founded by Tim Darrah, a Ph.D. student in computer science and a NASA fellow, has won a stage 2 grant from VentureWell. Intelligent Systems is the first Vanderbilt team to be accepted into this program. Formerly known as the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, VentureWell funds and trains...
$1.5M DOE grant targets engineering of cyanobacteria as biofuel production platform
Jul. 21, 2021—A new, $1.5 million Department of Energy grant brings together experts from three institutions to parse the metabolism of a blue-green algae that holds great promise for biofuel production. The team, led by Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Jamey Young, will take a systems biology approach to identify how cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green...
Hornberger retires; new working group begins planning for future of climate, environment and energy education, research and advocacy at Vanderbilt
Jul. 21, 2021—George Hornberger, Craig E. Philip Professor of Engineering and university distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth and environmental sciences, retired June 30 after decades of dedicated service and as director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment. Hornberger was already an established leader in the fields of water resources and sustainability...
Apply for expanded daily parking program now; annual parking permits available in August
Jul. 12, 2021—The following information is for faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate and professional students. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and the dynamic nature of the future of work, it is more important than ever to offer the Vanderbilt community a sustainable and equitable transportation and parking program that is aligned with the university’s values. We understand that...
Vanderbilt wins Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for energy and renewable resources progress
Jul. 9, 2021—by Katherine Keith Jul. 9, 2021, 10:00 AM Vanderbilt University’s Green Invest Program partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service has been recognized with a 2021 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced July 8. The annual honors are considered the most prestigious environmental and conservation awards in Tennessee and...