Year: 2011

VanderbiltHealth.com Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s website for health care consumers –VanderbiltHealth.com – has had a makeover, and Vanderbilt faculty and staff are invited to be among the first to preview the new site before its release. The site was developed using “data-driven design,” which incorporates input and… Read More

Vanderbilt Dietetic Interns Wendy Hafner and Sara Pritschet join Stacey Kendrick to discuss what fiber is, the benefits and how to incorporate fiber into your healthy diet. Listen here. Listen to interviews, tips and tidbits on a variety of health and wellness topics ranging from choosing child care to healthy dining to the… Read More

Vanderbilt has set June 7, 15 and 23 to accept blood donations and to register donors for bone marrow, tissue and organs. Anyone who presents to donate blood Sept. 14 is automatically entered into the Red Cross Racing “Summer Drive Sweepstakes” to win a brand new 2012 red candy metallic… Read More

Health Plus invites you to stop by and have your weight, blood pressure and body mass index checked . June 2 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.                  The Vanderbilt Clinic, first floor, in front of the pharmacy June 2 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.                     The Farmers’ Market, outside on the Medical… Read More

Cicadas blocking up filters in the chillers outside of Vanderbilt and Barnard Dorms. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Many buildings on campus are having problems with cooling systems, and cicadas are to blame, said Mark Petty, assistant vice chancellor for plant operations. He explained that the slow-moving insects… Read More

Photo courtesy Children’s Miracle Network The 28th annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Telethon will be broadcast on WTVF Channel 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 5. The telethon will… Read More

Illustration courtesy Women's Running Magazine Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the official medical provider for the second annual Women’s Half Marathon and 5K in downtown Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 24. VUMC’s Event Medicine team, along with certified athletic trainers from Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, will… Read More

The explorations of Vesna Pavlović into our motivations for taking photographs and how we experience them are showcased in a major exhibit opening in June at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Read More

The American Council of Learned Societies announced its 2011 fellows and grantees. Read More

Panelists will discuss how research findings are improving clinical care of this inherited disability. Read More

Vanderbilt Gives Back is an opportunity to give blood and sign up for marrow and tissue/organ donation registries. Read More

Voice/economics double major will be mentored by country star Blake Shelton during the competition. Read More

A team of Vanderbilt engineers have developed a rapid and low-cost imprinting process that can stamp out a variety of devices that have unique optical, electrical, chemical and mechanical properties. Read More

The legal safeguard habeas corpus is being used in ways it was never intended, resulting in a costly waste of scarce legal resources and taxpayer dollars, according to two researchers who have studied thousands of habeas cases. Read More

Having a baby is all about handling the unknowns; go inside a new reality TV series focusing on baby’s first day. Plus, get on the field with ‘Dores baseball coach Tim Corbin, and snazzy new digs are coming for Vandy students. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will host a celebration for cancer survivors on June 18, featuring a talk by Lance Armstrong's mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly. Read More

The NCAA announced the 64-team field for the NCAA Tournament, tabbing Vanderbilt the No. 6 national seed. Read More

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt)     Hoover, Ala. – Vanderbilt scored early and held on late to eliminate Arkansas 3-2 in the Southeastern Conference Saturday at Regions Park. Read More

A new implantable device currently being studied gives heart failure patients the ability to monitor their heart and take action when their condition begins to worsen. Read More

(iStockPhotography) Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of pool season. Many parents will cover their children with sunscreen and head to the closest pool for some fun in the sun. Doctors and safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging parents and caregivers… Read More