Year: 2012

(iStockphoto) April 9-13 is National Patient Advocacy Week. Vanderbilt recognizes and expresses great appreciation for the work of the Office of Patient Affairs, which serves all Vanderbilt community members who enter Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a patient or a patient’s loved one. VUMC’s patient advocates perform… Read More

Vanderbilt researcher Rebecca Haw gives suggestions on how to improve how expert testimony is presented in the courtroom so scientific consensus is more accurately portrayed. Read More

An email was sent to many members of the Vanderbilt community representing an individual as a member of a new service called Vanderbilt Collaborative Networks. This is not a Vanderbilt sanctioned or initiated effort and is an illegitimate use of the Vanderbilt trademark. Do not respond to unsolicited email… Read More

The two-actor play The Black-Jew Dialogues will be performed in the Vanderbilt Commons Center Multipurpose Room (237) on Wednesday, April 11. The play, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., highlights issues of racism and diversity and features improvisation, puppetry, multimedia and a game show. A discussion will follow… Read More

The Commons Center (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Four new faculty heads of house will join The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons in August 2012. A committee of faculty, students and staff chaired by Dean of The Ingram Commons Frank Wcislo reviewed 20 applicants with a broad… Read More

Dueling expert witnesses can give inaccurate view of science. Vanderbilt legal scholar Rebecca Haw suggests preemptive strikes against experts to prevent outliers from giving an unsubstantiated perspective of the facts to jurors.  … Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Erasing Hate How country’s biggest stars shine at Vanderbilt Another Vandy team is championship bound!   [vucastblurb]… Read More

John Geer (Vanderbilt University) The Tea Party is a formidable force in American politics, but the movement will actually help President Obama win re-election in 2012, according to John Geer, chair of Vanderbilt’s political science department. Geer will discuss “Why the Tea Party is Obama’s… Read More

(iStockphoto) Join musicians from Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music as they explore the roots of one of America’s most popular folk art forms on Thursday, April 19, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Polk Theater. The program will feature the head of Blair’s fiddle department,… Read More

A grant for Programs for Talented Youth will fund scholarships for low-income gifted students. Read More

An artist's rendering of Kissam Center, the shared space at the heart of the College Halls residential complex scheduled to open in fall 2014. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s campus will be a hub of activity this summer, as construction gets under way on College Halls at Kissam as… Read More

The massive doors between the galleries of Space 204 will slide back on Friday, April 13, revealing the hard work of Vanderbilt’s graduating studio art majors. Senior Show 2012 will be on display to the public from April 13 to May 11 in Space 204, the second-floor gallery in the… Read More

Vanderbilt University has emerged as one of the nation’s leading academic centers in neuroscience. Read More

Measuring levels of an enzyme in head and neck tumors may indicate how the tumor will respond to radiation therapy. Read More

A new screening tool – using glowing fish embryos – could identify therapeutics for myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure. Read More

Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be an effective treatment for gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. Read More

Treating H. pylori infection in children may help their growth rebound, a recent study suggests. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's Green Hills Clinic is located at 3810 Bedford Ave., Suite 100. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will host the community series event “A Taste of Mindfulness” beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at VICC’s Green Hills clinic, 3810 Bedford Ave., Suite… Read More

Photo courtesy of Health Plus/Vanderbilt The Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s Health Plus Faculty & Staff Wellness  Program, offers the Vanderbilt Weight Workshop, a holistic approach to promoting healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. The… Read More

Molecular and cellular biology major Emma Steigerwald was surprised with the news that she had been named a Truman Scholar during Professor of History Tom Schwartz’s class on March 26. From left, Provost Richard McCarty, Schwartz (a member of Vanderbilt’s selection committee and a former Truman Scholar, himself), Steigerwald, … Read More