Year: 2013

John Penn, Ph.D., vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt, has been named to the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Scientific Advisory Panel. Read More

Two of Nashville biggest industries — music and health care — come together in the Nashville Opera’s upcoming production of “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” based on a medical case study from the book of the same name by the popular author and neurologist Oliver Sacks. Read More

Daily multidisciplinary patient transition huddles are now in effect for all but four units of Vanderbilt University Hospital. Read More

The 2013 Regional Hospitals Fall Severe Weather Exercise is taking place on Thursday, Nov. 7, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be one of several area hospitals and federal, state and local agencies participating. Read More

Michael Klein, Ph.D., dean of the College of Science and Technology at Temple University, discusses his use of computer simulation to explore ion channels and other complex molecular structures in the cell, during his Flexner Discovery Lecture last week. Read More

Lorri Lee, M.D., has been named chief of the newly formed Division of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. Read More

Natalie Ortiz is a typical six-year-old first grader — happy, active and fidgety — the kind of patient often sedated for a lengthy Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. Read More

A joint effort between Vanderbilt and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation to prevent childhood obesity and enhance literacy promotion for preschoolers has reached an important milestone — the halfway mark. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center leaders formally dedicated the space for the new Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies (CCTT), located in the Infusion Center on the second floor of The Vanderbilt Clinic, at a special ribbon-cutting held during last week’s fall meeting of the Cancer Center’s Board of Overseers. Read More

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center sleep specialist confirms what a lot of us already know—"falling back" can still cause a groggy and unsettled feeling come Monday morning, even if we do manage to get that extra hour of sleep. Read More

Today is the last day to review your insurance and spending account coverage and make your choices for the upcoming calendar year. Read More

With the help of computerized eye trackers, new research finds that at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even in the absence of all light. Read More

The Vanderbilt Staff Community Survey is a confidential way to share your opinions. Read More

Acclaimed novelist and essayist Ann Patchett will speak at the Blair School at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, with a special announcement by Mayor Karl Dean. Read More

Spots remain open for THATCamp, the Humanities and Technology Camp, Nov. 1-2, at Vanderbilt’s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. This “unconference” welcomes anyone interested in the intersections of the humanities and technology for two days of activities largely decided upon by the… Read More

Don’t forget to set clocks back one hour before going to bed this Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time ends locally at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Read More

Vanderbilt graduate student Matthew Layton will use a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship to do field work in Brazil. Read More

Due to the possibility of sever weather on Oct. 31, The Office of Greek Life at Vanderbilt University has decided to move trick or treat with Greeks and Student Athletes to Friday, Nov. 1, 5-7 p.m. Read More

Sarratt Gallery is hosting an exhibition, "It’s A Scream: Art From Nightmares and Fears," that will feature Teresa Gray, a librarian in Special Collections and University Archives. Read More

Registered Dietitian Jessica Bennett with the Vanderbilt Nutrition Clinic talks about the vegetarian lifestyle. Read More