Year: 2013
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Photo: Second Look
During last week’s Second Visit Weekend, prospective School of Medicine student Isabella Bellon works with Dennis McWeeney, D.O., to ‘deliver a baby’ at the Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Patient undergoes surgical first to treat his arrhythmia
The state of Michael Stanbery’s health was shocking. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Initiative stresses safe patient handling techniques
Providing the best care for patients and their families also means making patient handling safety a priority. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Photo: Discovery Lecture Collins
Sir Rory Collins, MBBS, co-director of the Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit at Oxford, talks about the need for large-scale population studies during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Lippincott-Schwartz to discuss cellular secrets at Discovery Lecture
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D., whose pioneering imaging techniques have helped reveal the surprisingly fast-paced inner life of the cell, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 18. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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VUMC named among nation’s top 100 hospitals
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the “100 Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Photo: It takes a village
Christmas Village, a three-day shopping extravaganza run by a volunteer board made up of Pi Beta Phi alumni, raised $336,000 for the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center from its 2012 event. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Therapy helps regenerate child’s undeveloped bones
Janelly Martinez-Amador was born with thin, fragile bones, and by 3, she had no visible bones on X-rays. Initially, doctors weren’t sure she would survive her first birthday. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Mayor Dean engages with Divinity students on community service
The strong value placed on community volunteerism is among the reasons Nashville has received extensive national press for its enviable quality of life, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean recently told Vanderbilt Divinity students. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Moses receives AACR’s lifetime achievement in research award
Harold L. (Hal) Moses, M.D., professor of Medicine and Pathology, acting chair of Cancer Biology and director emeritus of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has received the 10th annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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New clinic links pediatric sarcoma treatment services
J. Carlton Smith noticed severe pain in his knee five years ago during a lacrosse tournament. Smith, then 13 years old, never imagined hearing the diagnosis doctors would give him: osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bone. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Newborn screening program championed at VU helps save boy
John Isaac Stone Seabolt was born Feb. 26, less than two months after a new state law went into effect encouraging the screening of newborn babies for “silent” heart defects. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Leukemia culprit’s cellular actions
Overexpression of a gene that is a common culprit in leukemia induces stem cell-like features in T cells, which may enable the cells to become cancerous. Read MoreApr 11, 2013
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Possible severe weather predicted for Thursday; take steps to prepare
The National Weather Service is predicting possible severe weather, including possible isolated tornados, for Thursday in the Nashville area from approximately 8 a.m. until late afternoon. Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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Ford wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Vanderbilt's Donna Ford is one of 14 university professors being recognized by the Southeastern Conference for achievement in research and scholarship. Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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SEEN: Brains, minds and education
In the fall of 2012, Vanderbilt launched the nation’s first educational neuroscience doctoral program. This interdisciplinary program brings together Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute to research educational issues within the context of brain science. Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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James Hudnut-Beumler: “Religious Identity in the New Century”
Watch James Hudnut-Beumler, who will step down this summer as dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, give a talk on the evolution of American religious trends during his school leadership. Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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VUCast: See a Vanderbilt student’s “bright” idea; plus research on why students might want to double down on majors.
See a Vanderbilt student’s bright art idea! Hear why more students should double down on their majors Watch how a special cartoon comforts sick kids at the Children’s Hospital [vucastblurb]… Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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Training the next generation of pediatric leaders
It’s often said that children are the future. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt invests a tremendous amount of time and resources into training the next generation of specialists who will care for those children. Read MoreApr 10, 2013
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements
Read about faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreApr 10, 2013