Year: 2015
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Pediatric Orthopaedics icon Green’s contributions honored
Neil Green, M.D., former director and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, has retired after 38 years of service to Vanderbilt. Read MoreJan 22, 2015
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New tool to enhance VUMC employee evaluation process
This year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is using a new technology and format for mid-year and annual performance evaluations. Read MoreJan 22, 2015
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VUMC research cores speed pace of discovery
Progress against America’s most intractable health challenges, among them heart disease, cancer and diabetes, requires the best minds, the latest tools and the easy collaboration demanded by 21st century science. Read MoreJan 22, 2015
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Lecture honors King’s message of hope, unity
Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff, faculty, students and guests packed 208 Light Hall Monday to honor the life and legacy of the late Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Read MoreJan 22, 2015
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Vanderbilt clinical workstations getting major upgrade
Clinical workstations throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center will undergo an expansive upgrade early this year. Vanderbilt IT is entering into an operating lease with Dell Inc. to replace a significant number of clinical workstations located throughout VUMC’s hospitals and clinics. Read MoreJan 22, 2015
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WOW: ‘LGBTQI through an international lens’ Jan. 28
World On Wednesdays will present “Narrative of LGBTQI and Allied Identities Through an International Lens” from 12:10 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. Read MoreJan 21, 2015
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New Start! Activity Tracker available
The START! Activity Tracker helps you track your activity and encourages you to live an active lifestyle. Read MoreJan 21, 2015
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Wellcast: ‘Saving your marriage before it starts’
Clinical counselor Ellen Clark will discuss the benefits of pre-marital counseling and the Employee Assistance Program’s role in helping couples set a good foundation for their future as a couple. Read MoreJan 21, 2015
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Findings do not support chlorhexidine bathing in ICUs
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have found that bathing critically ill patients with disposable chlorhexidine cloths did not decrease the incidence of health care-associated infections when compared to less expensive nonantimicrobial cloths, according to a study appearing online in JAMA this week. Read MoreJan 21, 2015
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Make this delicious Campus Dining recipe at home
By request, Campus Dining offers its recipe for Barley Primavera, a high-fiber, high-protein dish with lots of flavor that will help you stick to your healthy eating resolutions. Read MoreJan 21, 2015
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Vanderbilt honors MLK with commemorative events
The Vanderbilt community observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a series of lectures, service activities and events. Read MoreJan 20, 2015
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Protect yourself against phishing attacks
In light of a nationwide warning against phishing attacks on human resource systems, the recent Sony security breach, and a number of on-campus accounts being compromised in November, Vanderbilt IT has compiled some useful information about phishing. Read MoreJan 20, 2015
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Vanderbilt study finds use of methadone to treat pain carries increased risk of death
Outside the hospital, use of methadone to treat pain carries a 46 percent increased risk of death when compared to the equally effective but more costly alternative, morphine SR (sustained release). Read MoreJan 20, 2015
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Provost launches ‘Open Dore’ newsletter
Provost Susan Wente has launched "The Open Dore," the official monthly newsletter of Vanderbilt's Office of the Provost. Read MoreJan 20, 2015
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Learn about podcasting, makerspaces, more at Library workshop series
The purpose of Central Library's Scholarly Communications workshop series is to introduce students, faculty and staff to new tools and techniques in the field of scholarly communications and digital scholarship. Read MoreJan 20, 2015
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Op-ed: World War II technology still with us today
Dennis Hall writes that while 'The Imitation Game' film dramatizes technological discoveries that shortened World War II, there is a lesser known story about radar advances that brought us the microwave. Read MoreJan 19, 2015
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James Holmes mass shooting trial – mental health and gun violence expert available
Jury selection is set to begin in the mass shooting trial James Holmes. Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 more when he allegedly opened fire in a Colorado movie theatre in 2012. Vanderbilt psychiatrist, sociologist director of the Center for Medicine, Health and Society Dr. Jonathan Metzl, is an expert on gun violence and mental illness. Read MoreJan 19, 2015
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State of the Union address – Vanderbilt experts available
President Obama is set to talk to the nation on Jan. 20 for his State of the Union address. Vanderbilt has an array of experts available to comment. Read MoreJan 19, 2015
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Staff advisory board to provide guidance on Academic Strategic Plan
Thirteen staff members representing the university’s colleges, schools and student programs have been named to a new staff advisory board to provide input and guidance on the implementation of the Academic Strategic Plan. Read MoreJan 19, 2015
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Learn more about VU retirement plan transition at workshops or one on one
Employees wanting to learn more about Vanderbilt’s retirement plan transition or get help with investments have several options. Read MoreJan 17, 2015