Month: January 2014

A Vanderbilt economist turned his expertise back onto his own discipline and has published a 15-year analysis of graduate economics education in the United States. Read More

Recent sweeping changes to undergraduate medical education at Vanderbilt are intended to produce physicians who are better attuned to teamwork and more accustomed to leading teams to improve clinical outcomes, quality and patient safety. Read More

Colleen Niswender, Ph.D., research associate professor of Pharmacology, has received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the autism science and advocacy organization Autism Speaks to support studies investigating a possible new treatment for Rett syndrome. Read More

Susie Adams, Ph.D., R.N., has been named to the newly created position of Nursing Faculty Scholar for Community Engaged Behavioral Health at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Read More

Ron Vale, Ph.D., Lasker Award winner and co-discoverer of the molecular “motor” kinesin, will give the next Flexner Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, in 208 Light Hall. Read More

Vanderbilt Sports Medicine is supporting an innovative collaboration linking the sports medicine and performing arts communities called “Athletes and the Arts.” Read More

Blackford Middleton, M.D., MPH, M.Sc., chief informatics officer for Vanderbilt University Health System, has begun a two-year term as chair of the board of directors of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). Read More

Vanderbilt’s Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis and Treatment Center was recently granted continued accreditation and was awarded the Quality Care Award by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Read More

When Doug Reinhard arrived at Vanderbilt in September 2012 he was in a wheelchair, couldn’t feel his feet and definitely could not swing a golf club. Read More

Thanks to a series of altruistic donations that began in Colorado, three people who were waiting for a kidney received a life-saving transplant, including a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

(iStockphoto) As the weekend approaches, extreme cold temperatures are forecast for the Middle Tennessee area. As a result, various public utilities have asked that Vanderbilt University reduce its energy consumption to prevent strain on the power grid. The university will comply with this request by reducing heat to certain… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center honored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with, among other events, a lecture by UCLA Nursing School Dean Courtney Lyder, N.D., Sc.D., and presentation of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. award. Read More

Two separate listings of the nation’s most well regarded physicians again highlight the skills of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s faculty and the strength of its clinical enterprise. Read More

According to annual figures available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) is now ranked ninth in the nation among U.S. medical schools in total grant support provided through the nation’s medical research agency. Read More

by Denise Anthony (iStock) A Vanderbilt University-led research team has solved a long-standing riddle: Why do people of mostly Amerindian ancestry in the Andes have a gastric cancer rate that is 25 times higher than that of fellow Colombians of mostly African descent only 124 miles away on the coast?… Read More

International scholars hailing from China, Guinea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mauritania, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia and Swaziland will share their culture with students at Eakin Elementary School Jan. 27—31. Read More

The Kefi Project, an organization dedicated to the creation of public art on the Vanderbilt campus, launched its newest installation, “Trails,” on Jan. 21. Read More

Great Performances at Vanderbilt presents jazz innovator Jon Batiste and Stay Human at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Blair School of Music’s Ingram Hall. Read More

(iStockphotos) If you are interested in braces — no matter your age or needs — you’ll want to take part in a live online chat with a Vanderbilt University Medical Center orthodontist. Richard Shin, DDS, assistant professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, will answer questions from online users on… Read More

(iStockphoto) The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, in conjunction with the Health Plus faculty and staff health and wellness program, offers the Vanderbilt Weight Workshop, a holistic approach for adults to promote healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. The next session will be offered on… Read More