Year: 2013

David Street, M.D., assistant professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received an Exemplary Psychiatrist award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Read More

Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science IV, the fourth bi-annual conference sponsored by the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), will be held July 15-18 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read More

April Kapu, MSN, R.N., APRN, has been elected a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). AANP fellows are selected based on outstanding contributions to clinical practice, research, education or policy. Read More

Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Biomedical Informatics, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Systems, succeeding Ralph Grams, M.D., professor of Pathology and Medical Informatics at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Read More

In this video, Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin and his staff use a giant slip 'n' slide to teach young players the art of sliding. Read More

Windsor v. United States makes history – in more ways than one – but it doesn’t make new law, says Vanderbilt constitutional law scholar Suzanna Sherry in an op-ed for the Washington Post. Read More

Vanderbilt employees and their families are invited to a special shopping event at area Costco stores Friday, Aug. 2–Sunday, Aug. 4. The event’s hours on Friday are 10 a.m.–8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. at the West Nashville Costco location, 6670 Charlotte Pike, and the… Read More

Law and education experts from Vanderbilt comment on the long-awaited Supreme Court affirmative action decision. Read More

A graduate student and a friend were sitting at the bus stop at 17th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue when a male approached them, pointed a handgun at them and demanded money. The student and his friend stated that they did not have any money.  The three then walked… Read More

Information sessions on the new travel system begin next week. The two-hour sessions are open to all employees in preparation for the July 30 launch of the new system. Read More

Glaucoma-causing mutations in the gene for myocilin reduce secretion of the protein into the aqueous humor, suggesting a new option for treatment. Read More

W. Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted on an age-old regulatory predicament—namely, whether or not spending to make one thing safe steers money away from addressing a more serious threat elsewhere. Read More

According to a study by Scott Kutscher, assistant professor of neurology, the further the major league baseball season progresses, the more often batters swing at bad pitches. Read More

Joseph C. Ross, M.D., who from 1982 to 1998 served VUMC as associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs, died Saturday, June 22, after a lengthy illness. He was 86. Read More

Vanderbilt University and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are among the best places to work in Middle Tennessee, according to the "Tennessean’s" Top Workplaces list. Read More

Researchers are developing imaging methods to predict patient outcome early in the course of chemotherapy for breast cancer – to allow clinicians to adjust therapy for patients who are not responding. Read More

The clock on the Kirkland Hall tower is stopped at 12 o'clock. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) [View the story "Great Scott! The week in Vanderbilt social media" on Storify]… Read More

Robert Barsky (Vanderbilt) Robert Barsky, professor of French and comparative literature and director of the W.T. Bandy Center at Vanderbilt, will co-host the international conference “Shifting Attitudes: Radical Upheaval and its Legacies” at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, France, on June 28. The… Read More

Are you trying to eat fresh and healthy this summer? Participate in the Health Plus More Matters program and focus on eating more fruits and vegetables. Click here to take the 10-week More Matters summer challenge. Check out this brochure from ChooseMyPlate.gov. It will give you all… Read More

Whether you are new to J-1 visas, need a review or want to learn about the latest immigration regulations, this workshop is for you. Read More