Year: 2014

A Vanderbilt biologist has determined that electric eels possess an electroshock system uncannily similar to a Taser. Read More

Last fall, during a grim period for many of the nation’s hospitals and by any measure a stressful time for VUMC, we did something few institutions would. We held a community survey. Read More

Vanderbilt is taking steps to streamline and simplify the administration of the 403(b) retirement plan beginning in April 2015. Read More

Nursing research was on full display in Light Hall recently during the Research Day Poster Presentations, organized by the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Nursing Research Committee. Read More

An increased number of pedestrians are expected to be in the West End area because of a number of events scheduled Thursday afternoon and early evening. Traffic congestion and delays along West End Avenue are possible. Read More

Size may not matter in a lot of things, but when it comes to cognitive decline, the size of the hippocampus definitely seems to be an issue. Read More

Suzanne Bakken, Ph.D., RN, the Alumni Professor of Nursing and professor of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 11. Read More

Vanderbilt Diabetes Day, an annual research symposium, this year featured talks by nationally known researchers and by winners of the Diabetes Scholar awards. Read More

The 2014 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Radiothon benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will take place Dec. 11-12. Read More

The first word that Jessica Meyer thought of was “hope.” She and her friend, Alexandra, had just sat down with some paper and a box of crayons to spend an hour or so drawing holiday cards in between appointments at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Jim Cassat, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric infectious disease specialist who joined the Vanderbilt faculty this summer, loves taking care of children with bone infections and doing research to understand the host-pathogen interactions during these invasive infections. Read More

More than 150 nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center convened in Langford Auditorium recently for an occasion that happens once every two years: the Nursing Staff Bylaws Convention. Read More

Results of the latest Vanderbilt Poll are in and show that Gov. Bill Haslam is enjoying a 70 percent popularity rate in Tennessee. Read More

Health Plus’ Melinda Jones and the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center’s Marilyn Holmes will present “Healthy Holiday Dishes from Around the World” from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the VRWC’s demonstration kitchen. Read More

Ryan Williams is an entrepreneur, writer, and a former stand-up comedian. He hosts and produces a weekly podcast called “The Influencer Economy,” where he interviews entrepreneurs who have launched revolutionary ideas online. Williams graduated from Vanderbilt in 2000 with a B.A. in Human and Organizational Development. While at Vanderbilt, he… Read More

Using the same mechanism that causes evaporating coffee to leave a ring behind, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt researchers is designing a simple blood test to diagnose malaria in the developing world without electricity or special training. Read More

Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos addressed the most recent meeting of the American Council on Education's Institute for New Presidents Dec. 3 in Nashville. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) has added six new glass recycling locations to the main campus this semester, bringing the total number to eight. Read More

Vanderbilt IT recently changed the system for billing and managing telephones and telephone-related services. Read More

The IRS has announced limits for retirement plan contributions for the 2015 calendar year. Read More