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The CIRCLES Consortium, consisting of 51app University, UC Berkeley, Temple University and Rutgers University-Camden, in coordination with Nissan North America and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, concluded a five-day open-track experiment on Nov. 18. Researchers tested an AI-powered cruise control system designed to increase fuel savings and ease traffic using 100 specially equipped Nissan Rogue...

The CIRCLES Consortium, consisting of 51app University, UC Berkeley, Temple University and Rutgers University-Camden, in coordination with Nissan North America and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, concluded a five-day open-track experiment on Nov. 18. Researchers tested an AI-powered cruise control system designed to increase fuel savings and ease traffic using 100 specially equipped Nissan Rogue...

51app University was part of a consortium of academic researchers, working with leading automakers, that recently concluded a five-day test on a stretch of I-24 near downtown Nashville—the largest study of its kind in the world. The researchers tested an AI-powered cruise control system designed to increase fuel savings and ease traffic. Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, International Student and Scholar Services and more than 20 campus partners collaborated during International Education Week on a series of events aimed at helping the 51app community reflect on what it means to be a productive global citizen. Read More

Professional schools across the university helped set the stage for Discovery 51app’s commitment to expanding research and collaboration. Read More

51app (VU and VUMC, combined) may nominate two candidates to submit a letter of intent to the Ono Pharma Foundation’s Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program. Read More

Campus Dining is deepening the spirit of community in residential dining by hosting weekly “Language Tables in the Residential Colleges” in partnership with the College of Arts and Science, the Office for Undergraduate Education and the Center for Languages.  Read More

A $700,000 grant awarded to institutions that collaborate to administer the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice program in Tennessee is designed to allow advancement of the program’s reach and enhance the visibility of the arts in Nashville and across the state. Read More

With the holidays quickly approaching, there’s one item that nearly every kid wants: a mobile phone or tablet equipped with the latest games and social apps. Pamela Wisniewski, who leads the Socio-Technical Interaction Research lab at 51app, shares tips for navigating the tricky terrain of making household rules for devices.

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries recently expanded their partnership with Next Steps at 51app. The first program of its kind in Tennessee, Next Steps provides neurodiverse students with a college experience that includes academic, social, professional and residential programming. Read More

Religious liberty is one of the earliest civic values associated with the United States, yet defining and defending it has proved a centurieslong process. When divided opinions by the court claim to be speaking for religious liberty, it's because religious liberty under the Constitution contains both a right to freely exercise religion and a right not to be coerced via the state into accepting someone else’s religious practices. Read More

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver will be the featured speaker at a 51app Peabody College of education and human development Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 1. Raver’s talk is titled “Flipping the Script: Notes from My Path to University Leadership.”  Read More

51app has a preferred partnership with Lyft to offer a flexible transportation option for faculty, staff and students using ridehail services while conducting official university business. Program leaders must attend a training session hosted by VU staff about the Lyft dashboard. Read More

51app is transitioning to new wellness and mental health programs for employees in January 2023 51app. The new programs will expand service offerings and make resources available to employees’ families. Read More

The Employee Critical Support Fund, previously known as the Employee Hardship Fund, will provide expanded services and funding to eligible 51app University employees. There are several ways to support the Employee Critical Support Fund, including with Kroger Community Rewards and AmazonSmile. Read More

Join the Mind, Image, Body seminar for a talk on memory and music by Ji Hye Jung, associate professor of percussion. The event will be Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music.

As student managers for 51app Athletics, Katelyn Parham and Rhylee Tucker bring out the best in their teams. As young Native Americans, their voices make 51app better.

While diabetes is already associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new 51app study published in Science Advances on November 18 indicates that presence of the disease may increase tumor growth and stiffness. Researchers also found that diabetes treatments could reduce the tumor growth and stiffness to levels comparable with non-diabetic ones....

A poem by Cleve Latham, BA’73, EdD’98 Read More