Year: 2014

Cochlear implant pioneer Blake Wilson, D.Sc., of Duke University, speaks about speech-processing technology at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More

The latest research on pneumonic plague, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other life-threatening infections will be discussed during a Symposium on Infection and Immunity April 11 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Jake DeVolder has been appointed the American Medical Association (AMA) student member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Read More

The rock band Imagine Dragons recently visited patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Virtual reality environments are a common feature used in the aviation industry to train pilots, and now they’re also proving to be a very effective tool in educating the next generation of ophthalmological surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s stereotactic radiosurgery equipment was the first of its kind in Middle Tennessee in 2009. Now, a newly organized Stereotactic Radiosurgery Center is making it easier for patients to receive this cutting-edge treatment. Read More

Vanderbilt is the first hospital in Tennessee to use a new subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) to treat patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. Read More

The libraries and Vanderbilt IT are working together to improve and support the course management and learning technology system OAK. Read More

“Water and Energy” is the theme of this year’s World Water Day, March 22. Vanderbilt has many ongoing water conservation projects that not only reduce water consumption, but also decrease energy usage. Read More

Vanderbilt health experts will answer questions live in two upcoming online chats about colorectal cancer and spring allergies. In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Alan Herline, associate professor of surgery, will take questions about colon and rectal cancers from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Herline… Read More

“God-talk and Memoir Writing,” a roundtable conversation on the craft of memoir from a theological perspective, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Room G-20. The roundtable will feature the Rev. Becca Stevens, MDiv’90, the Rev. Ian Cron and musical artists Ashley… Read More

A compound identified at Vanderbilt has therapeutic potential in protecting the kidney filter barrier. Read More

Filmmakers and scholars will gather at Vanderbilt University April 3-4 to investigate contemporary ways of seeing film and moving images at “Ubiquitous Streams: Seeing Moving Images in the Age of Digital Media,” a line-up of lectures and discussions to be held in venues across campus. Admission is free, but registration is required. Read More

Daffodils are blooming, redbud trees are bursting with pink blooms, and an adventurous few have broken out the Bermuda shorts. All are portents of spring but also signs that it’s time for parents of school-aged children to organize summer plans. Read More

Vanderbilt Professor of English Sam Girgus traces the career of Clint Eastwood in a new book that lauds the director's more recent films for showing a keen insight into Americans' search for meaning and purpose. Read More

Vanderbilt's Paul Yoder and Zachary Warren and Wendy Stone of the University of Washington’s Autism Center have received at five-year, $2.1 million NIH grant to study communication interventions for younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Read More

The recent delivery of a giant military helicopter is the first step in creating a unique full-scale Vanderbilt engineering lab. Read More

Physician Drew Pinsky, host of the nightly show "Dr. Drew On Call" on cable television network HLN, will deliver a talk, “When Painkillers Become Dangerous,” Thursday, March 20, at Vanderbilt's Student Life Center ballroom. Read More

Vanderbilt recently played host to the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove when the British Conservative Party politician called on members of the Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation and Development. Read More

Researchers analyzed data from the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) used by the George W. Bush administration to grade the effectiveness of federal programs. Read More