Year: 2015

Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics, Surgery and Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently named to receive the Massachusetts Medical Society’s 2015 LGBT Health Award. Read More

David Chestnut, M.D., professor of Anesthesiology and chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology, has been selected to deliver the 2016 Emery A. Rovenstine Memorial Lecture. David Chestnut, M.D. The lecture is the premier event at annual meetings of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Chestnut… Read More

Last week in Langford Auditorium, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), delivered what he referred to as a “romp through an awful lot of the landscape of biomedical research.” Read More

Affirmation of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s high profile in precision medicine came last week when a new working group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) visited Vanderbilt for a two-day public workshop devoted to planning a key component of the federal Precision Medicine Initiative announced earlier this year by President Obama. Read More

A Vanderbilt physician researcher is highlighting that orthopaedic surgeons are among the highest prescribers of opioid pain medicine in the United States and calling on practitioners to exercise caution when prescribing the potentially addictive pain medicine. Read More

Melody Goodman, Ph.D., M.S., assistant professor of Public Health Sciences in the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, visited the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance recently to present a lecture titled “Increasing Community Capacity to Partner in Health Disparities Research.” Read More

Seventeen students from the Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt picked up diplomas on at the 2015 Student Celebration and Graduation in Light Hall last week. Read More

Fans who wish to tailgate before the Luke Bryan concert July 11 may pre-purchase a parking pass for the surface lots adjacent to Vanderbilt Stadium. Read More

It’s the time of year when backyards attract children, trails beckon hikers, and poison ivy attacks the unwary. The Tennessee Poison Center at VUMC provides tips for avoiding or treating the itch-causing plant pest this summer. Read More

It’s the time of year when backyards attract children, trails beckon hikers, and poison ivy attacks the unwary. This itch-causing plant pest, along with its cohorts poison oak and poison sumac, cause more common allergic reactions than any other source, said Renee Miller, R.N., a… Read More

Vanderbilt received 13 awards at a statewide conference of Tennessee higher education public relations professionals. Read More

Lawmakers in the Americas hew close to voters' preferences when it comes to same-sex marriage, according to a new study from Vanderbilt's LAPOP opinion project. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have made the world’s smallest spirals and found they have unique optical properties that are nearly impossible to counterfeit. Read More

Stay informed with VUToday, a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media—including print, television, radio, social media and online. Read More

Vanderbilt staff and faculty are eligible for a discount on tickets to select performances of the following shows at Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Read More

Learn tips and strategies for savvy retirement planning, and get information on how to calculate the savings you will need for retirement. Read More

Youth in a neighborhood near Vanderbilt will benefit from a donation of campus bicycles that went unclaimed last academic year. Read More

The most accomplished season in Vanderbilt men's golf history came to a close at the NCAA Championship Tuesday, as LSU eliminated Vanderbilt 3 1/2 to 1 1/2 in the quarterfinals of match play. Read More

The goal of recovery meetings is to give individuals a safe space at Vanderbilt where they can work on their recovery with the support and fellowship of others. Read More

WOW is a great opportunity for students, faculty, staff and community members from diverse backgrounds who have an expertise in international topics to share their knowledge with the Vanderbilt community. Read More