Month: July 2012

The Neonatal Transport Team at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has added a new ambulance to its fleet. Read More

An experimental drug that activates T-cells and promotes an immune response to fight tumors has shown promising early results in patients with kidney cancer, melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Leora Horn, M.D. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators Leora Horn, M.D., Jeffrey Sosman, M.D., and researchers from several other cancer… Read More

The only guarantee about the five-day-a-week trip to and from Vanderbilt is the low commuting cost each month (they share the gas costs), and as long as 50 percent or more of the riders are Vanderbilt employees, there’s no need to purchase a parking sticker. Read More

A genetic variant may help keep an individual’s “good” cholesterol in check. Read More

Vice Chancellor David Williams and Chancellor Nick Zeppos Student athlete GPA is over 3.0 for sixth straight year 2012 graduation success rate for student athletes is 92 percent 10 teams recognized publicly as being in top 10 percent nationally by NCAA Academic Progress Report All four revenue sports (men’s &… Read More

In response to Vanderbilt University’s increased success and investment in its athletics and recreation programs, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has asked Vice Chancellor David Williams to take on a larger role in shaping these areas of the university. Read More

iStockphoto With summer in full swing and air conditioners blasting, it’s important to keep your health and the environment in mind. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released its list of 15 Hot Tips for a Cool Summer both at home and at work. The list includes… Read More

The Start! physical activity program is a great way to focus on fitness. Simply find an activity you like, track what you do using the online tracker and qualify for great prizes each quarter from Health Plus. Learn more. The Start! Online Tracker has several new features… Read More

Peabody researchers Claire Smrekar and James Fraser comment on the economic and social problems created by high housing and transportation costs for low-income workers. Read More

Pictured is one of the vehicles currently up for auction, a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. (Image provided by Plant Services) Vanderbilt Plant Services’ storage and surplus warehouse is holding an online sealed-bid auction of used, as-is vehicles now through July 30, 2012. This community auction is open to… Read More

iStockphoto The 11th annual Nashville Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20. Last year, more than 17,000 participants walked five miles through downtown Nashville and raised $500,000. The goal of organizers is to grow the event over the next two years and raise $1… Read More

iStockphoto Migration of mailboxes for the Vanderbilt community will begin July 16. Users who do not use mail archive are moving to Vanderbilt’s new enterprise email system, Vmail (Exchange 2010). Archive users will be migrated to a different Exchange 2007 mail server until the archive environment is upgraded to be compatible… Read More

ITS is pleased to offer several SharePoint 2010 training options to the Vanderbilt community. In order to meet the different needs of faculty and staff, both online self-paced training and an instructor-led class taught by an outside vendor will be offered. The online self-paced training is the most popular option. It… Read More

The latest observations of a newly born star have found that it has a pair of spots on its surface that are heated to more than one million degrees. The presence of these spots confirms a theory for how stellar infants grow advanced by Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub and a colleague. Read More

When choosing our contest winners, our judges accidentally attributed each winning answer to the author of the answer before it. Read More

The Systems Biology and Bioengineering Undergraduate Research Experience Searle Undergraduate Research Initiative is one of only a handful of multiyear, year-round undergraduate research programs in the nation. Read More

Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt has customized black and gold apparel from a wide variety of vendors, including Ralph Lauren. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt’s football home opener may be two months away, but at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt, Commodore fans are already gearing up for… Read More

All three steps of the nationally award-winning Go for the Gold program are now ready to complete. Step One: Complete your yearly Health Risk Assessment to learn more about your health risks. Step Two: The Wellness Actions Log is new for 2012. View it soon, so you have plenty… Read More

A team of writers and reporters from VUMC News and Communications spoke to a selected group of Medical Center leaders about where they think the opportunities and challenges lie in the decade ahead, and the part that all of us play as we move ahead together. Read More

The Hutton Hotel offers a wide variety of amenities, including chic, ultra-modern decor. Image courtesy of Hutton.com. Nashville’s Hutton Hotel is offering a special rate – $100 per night – for Vanderbilt staff and faculty in July and August on the following dates: July 27-28,… Read More