Year: 2014
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Photo: Discovery Lecture
Stanford neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., discusses his team’s work to develop a method to control cell function with light during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Yale’s Lifton set to deliver next Flexner Discovery Lecture
Yale University’s Richard Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., winner of a $3 million, 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering genes and biochemical mechanisms that cause hypertension, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture March 6. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Move to new clinical code sets running on schedule
By Oct. 1, U.S. health care payers and providers will adopt a modified and greatly expanded version of the code set used for diagnoses and inpatient procedures. The ICD-10 code set (International Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision) will replace ICD-9, which has been in use in the United States since 1979. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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VUSM readies for immersive phase of new curriculum
With initial implementation of Curriculum 2.0 well underway, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) is focusing on plans for the Immersion Phase, which comprises the final two years of the program. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Day on the Hill builds Vanderbilt relationships across state
Senior leaders and a football coach helped communicate the importance of the university and medical center across Tennessee during the 13th annual Vanderbilt Day on the Hill Feb. 25. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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U.S. Senate hearing explores ADHD treatment concerns
William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee regarding psychotropic medications and treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Probing the pathogenesis of leukemia
A new mouse model reveals gene clusters important in a treatment-resistant form of leukemia. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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Concur open for most employee reimbursements on March 11
The new expense reporting system, Concur, will accept most employee reimbursements as of March 11. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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Four professors elected into AIMBE’s College of Fellows
Four biomedical engineering professors in Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering have been elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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Scholarship info session for community-engaged research March 6
The Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core will host a “Community Scholars Information Session” Thursday, March 6, from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Blvd., Nashville. The program provides support for two graduate or post-graduate trainees. Each will receive… Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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Vanderbilt to test tornado sirens March 1
The Vanderbilt University Police Department will conduct a test of the university’s Outdoor Severe Weather Warning System – the Vanderbilt tornado sirens – at noon this Saturday, March 1. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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New clinic seeks clues to rare childhood genetic disorder
A new specialty clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is dedicated to investigating and treating a rare childhood disorder that causes partial — and sometimes nearly total — paralysis for unpredictable lengths of time. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s Impact Symposium marks 50th anniversary; Colin Powell headlines
Vanderbilt's Impact Symposium marks its 50th anniversary this year with a slate of speakers that includes former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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Make note of modified hours over Spring Break
(Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Most Vanderbilt schools are observing Spring Break March 3-7. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1, and re-open at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 9. Visit the Office of Housing and Residential Education website for more information. Vanderbilt Campus Dining, the Vanderbilt libraries and… Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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StudioVU welcomes Lane Relyea March 19
Vanderbilt and StudioVU: The Department of Art Lecture Series welcomes Lane Relyea, author of Your Everyday Art World. Relyea will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Wilson Hall, Room 103, on the Vanderbilt campus. All lectures are free and open to the public. Read MoreFeb 25, 2014
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African American women and pre-diabetic outcomes topic of meeting March 7
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is hosting its monthly Community Research Partners meeting Friday, March 7. Join us for a light breakfast and coffee to hear about findings from a recently completed clinical trial involving pre-diabetic African American women. Presenters will share new findings about group biology as… Read MoreFeb 25, 2014
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Catch cooking demos in March
The demonstration kitchen at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Several Vandy Cooks events are scheduled in March as part of National Nutrition Month and Health Plus’ Count on Your Heart program. The events are sponsored by Health Plus and the… Read MoreFeb 25, 2014
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CampVandy registration opens March 3
(Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center will begin online registration for 2014 CampVandy sessions on Monday, March 3. CampVandy is a day camp offered Monday–Friday for nine weekly sessions from June 2 to Aug. 1. Children ages 4–12 may attend the camp. Weekly specialty camps… Read MoreFeb 25, 2014
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Yale chaplain to deliver Vanderbilt Divinity Bogitsh lecture
Yale University Chaplain Sharon M.K. Kugler will discuss committed interfaith work in a multi-faith world for the 2014 Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Memorial Lecture Feb. 27 at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Read MoreFeb 24, 2014
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New center to help prevent sexual violence, provide support for survivors
Project Safe, a Vanderbilt University program committed to preventing sexual assault as well as other forms of power-based personal violence, is being expanded into a free-standing center on campus. Read MoreFeb 24, 2014