Year: 2012

Rebecca Traister, a Salon.com senior writer who covered the 2008 presidential race from a feminist and personal perspective, will speak at Vanderbilt University’s Stevenson Center at 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Read More

Watch video of Dr. Gina Walton speaking about “The Pathology of Common Back Pain.” Walton spoke Feb. 15 as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning class, “Medical Advances.” The course is presented by faculty of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and focuses on what the future of medicine holds. Physicians are… Read More

Actors From the London Stage will perform William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Feb. 25 as part of a week-long residency in the Department of Theatre. Read More

Brain deficits are not present in the early stages of schizophrenia, suggesting it may be possible to delay or prevent the development of brain abnormalities. Read More

Sometimes the best measure of success for a leader is what happens on his or her watch. Upon first meeting Bonnie Miller, M.D., the diminutive, soft-spoken senior associate dean for Health Sciences Education, you might not suspect the key role she played in bringing about the most significant curriculum change… Read More

Lane closures are planned Feb. 17-19 for 21st Avenue South between Edgehill Avenue and Medical Center Drive. (Vanderbilt University) Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, through 6 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, the north- and southbound lanes of 21st Avenue South will be closed from Edgehill Avenue to Medical Center… Read More

Vanderbilt will conduct a test of the AlertVU emergency notification system Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. AlertVU rapidly sends messages to the delivery points a subscriber chooses – cell phone (voice or text), land line phone or email account – in the event of an emergency… Read More

(image courtesy of Elizabeth Eckert) Nashville singer-songwriter and Blair School of Music faculty member Elizabeth Eckert has launched a 60-day PledgeMusic campaign to make and release her second album. The PledgeMusic format allows an artist’s supporters the opportunity to pledge money toward select… Read More

"And Then It all Came Back to Me" by Trenton Doyle Hancock Wildly imaginative, multifaceted artist Trenton Doyle Hancock will lecture on his past and future work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, on the Vanderbilt campus. His lecture, to take place in the Stevenson Center, Room 4327, is part… Read More

Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness This summer, don’t forget to take advantage of Vanderbilt’s Parents in a Pinch program, which provides options when care is needed unexpectedly for children or elderly family members. Parents in a Pinch is a good solution for… Read More

(iStockphoto) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development and the Center for Quality Aging present a Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group lunchtime lecture on psychosis, agitation and their management with psychotropic medications. Harry Gwirtsman, associate professor of psychiatry and an expert in… Read More

New details about the life cycle of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could aid the development of therapies to combat this leading cause of serious illness in infants and the elderly. Read More

Vanderbilt employees earning less than $55,000 per year qualify for free tax preparation assistance through the VITA program. (photo courtesy of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville) Families who have a household income of $55,000 or less qualify for free tax preparation assistance through a partnership with United… Read More

Vanderbilt University Centennial Professor of Philosophy John Lachs is the lead-off speaker Feb. 23 for a new series of talks that aims to make philosophy accessible and relevant for the public. Read More

Clockwise from left: C. Wright Pinson, deputy vice chancellor for health affairs and CEO of the Vanderbilt Health System; Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; David Mills, Vanderbilt's assistant director for state policy and legislative affairs; and Beth Fortune, vice chancellor… Read More

Meet sociology professor Laura Carpenter, Vanderbilt's resident "sexpert." Her research interests include virginity loss and how chronic illness affects the sex lives of patients. Read More

Zack Terrill (image courtesy of Jeopardy!) Vanderbilt senior Zack Terrill will collect $25,000 for finishing third in the Jeopardy! College Championship. The annual tournament wrapped up Feb. 14. Terrill was in first place going into Final Jeopardy! on the second night of the two-night finals. The category… Read More

Being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart, says Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist Julie Damp. Giving your loved one a box of dark chocolates and a bottle of red wine won’t hurt either. Studies suggest they are good for the heart, too. Read More

Zack Terrill (image courtesy of Jeopardy!) UPDATE: Terrill finishes third in Jeopardy! College Championship Vanderbilt senior Zack Terrill has advanced to the finals of the Jeopardy! College Championship. He will compete Feb. 13 and 14 against Sarah Bart of Goucher College and Monica Thieu of… Read More

Our shared concern about growing our IT talent pool is undeniably on-target and it's no surprise that recruiting and retaining talented IT professionals in our region is harder than we'd like, writes Doug Schmidt, professor of computer science. Read More