Year: 2015
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Kavanaugh-McHugh keeps patients close to her heart
In her office, Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh, M.D., reaches up to a high shelf and pulls down a stack of notebooks. Reminders, she says, of the 4,000 families she has cared for over the course of her nearly 25-year career as a pediatric cardiologist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Health IT key to rapid response after recall of epinephrine device
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a recent urgent drug recall of a specific epinephrine auto-injection device elicited a quick communications strategy to protect affected patients seen by Vanderbilt Medical Group providers. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Hypertension-related visits to emergency rooms on rise in U.S.
The number and percentage of patients treated at emergency departments for hypertension are on the rise across the United States, according to a Vanderbilt study published recently in The American Journal of Cardiology. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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IRS announces 2016 retirement plan contribution limits
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service reviews the limits for retirement plan contributions and makes necessary adjustments to reflect price and wage inflation. For the 2016 calendar year, the limits will remain as follows. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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Report 2015 contributions to outside retirement plans by April 1
If you contribute to a non-Vanderbilt retirement plan through an outside business in which you are at least a 50 percent owner, you need to report your 2015 contributions to Human Resources by April 1. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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Visit the HR vision plan page for eye health tips
Superior Vision plan members can take advantage of additional resources provided by Superior Vision. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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Menorah lighting, traditional food at Kirkland Hall Thursday
Vanderbilt Chabad, Vanderbilt Hillel and the Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life will sponsor a campuswide Chanukah celebration beginning at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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New research puts spotlight on neglected American composers of the 19th century
Vanderbilt music professor Doug Shadle wants American composers of the 19th century to finally get a fair hearing, more than a hundred years after they lived and worked. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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New Testament scholar hosts Twitter Q&A on ‘first Christmas’ Dec. 15
Learn more about the first Christmas described in the Bible when New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine answers questions with the hashtag #AskVU on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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Land use town hall participants articulate campus likes—and dislikes
Members of the Vanderbilt community offered public commentary on a new master land use plan initiative at the latest Chancellor's Town Hall, held at the Student Life Center Dec. 7. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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Zoghbi named to receive Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Huda Zoghbi, M.D., a physician-scientist known internationally for her extraordinary range of discoveries in neurology and neuroscience, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, Vanderbilt University officials announced today. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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All together now: What makes Nashville’s music community so strong
Successful arts communities are anchored by three types of "artist-activists," visionaries who create opportunities for artists to develop their craft. Read MoreDec 8, 2015
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Blair School of Music’s library is new home for John Hartford music collection
The family of the songwriter who wrote "Gentle on My Mind" has donated 2,500 books on musicians and Southern music to the library at Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 8, 2015
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From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: Megan Barry takes reins as Nashville’s first woman mayor
"Vanderbilt Magazine" sat down with new Nashville mayor Megan Barry, MBA'93, to talk about the election process, her connection with Vanderbilt, and what she hopes to accomplish. Read MoreDec 8, 2015
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Humane dispersal of roosting birds begins Dec. 10
Plant Operations will implement light devices, distress calls and other noisemakers in an effort to drive roosting birds from campus trees beginning Thursday, Dec. 10. Read MoreDec 7, 2015
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt experts available to discuss holiday marketing, retail and IT security trends
Vanderbilt experts are available to discuss holiday marketing, retail and IT security trends. Read MoreDec 7, 2015
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Grad student’s side project keeps incarcerated parents connected with their kids
Zachary Diggins, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, has developed a new website that will help children of inmates enjoy storytime, digitally, with Mom or Dad. Read MoreDec 7, 2015
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A message from the Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee
The Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee, appointed by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in August, offers an interim report of its thinking and progress ahead of a full report of recommendations to be presented July 1, 2016. Read MoreDec 7, 2015
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Vanderbilt partners with Operation Stand Down for veterans event
Vanderbilt staff and students filled 10 barrels of clothing to benefit homeless veterans in support of Operation Stand Down Tennessee’s annual Fall Stand Down event. Read MoreDec 4, 2015
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Megan Barry, MBA’93, Takes Reins as Nashville’s First Woman Mayor
Megan Barry was elected as Nashville’s first woman mayor this fall in a hotly contested race that drew national media attention. Vanderbilt Magazine sat down with the new mayor to talk about the election process, her connection with Vanderbilt, and what she hopes to accomplish. Read MoreDec 4, 2015