Month: January 2016

Because researchers early in their careers have fewer resources at their disposal than their more established colleagues, their projects are all the more vulnerable to disruption when they are called away to attend to the health care needs of a child, spouse, partner or parent, or when they themselves become ill or face a complicated pregnancy. Read More

Vanderbilt Genetics Institute director Nancy Cox, Ph.D., left, poses with Nancy Brown, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine, before Cox’s recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More

A few years ago, Kate Carlson, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics and assistant medical director of the Vanderbilt Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, noticed a high incidence of delayed documentation among the group of residents assigned to the clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Peter Agre, M.D., a Nobel laureate who advocates the use of medical science to advance international diplomacy, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in room 208 Light Hall. Read More

Jerome Adams, M.D., Indiana State Commissioner of Health, recently visited Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology and spoke with residents about diversity and leadership development. Read More

Five Vanderbilt nurses received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards, held last month at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. Read More

Edward (Ned) Wikle recently celebrated the Christmas holidays with his wife and three young children, a celebration the Jackson, Mississippi-based endodontist, U.S. Navy veteran and cancer patient wasn’t sure he would have. Read More

A team of Vanderbilt investigators developed a new method for rapidly generating heart muscle cells from stem cells. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have obtained the crystal structure of a toxin from the bacterium Clostridium difficile (“C. diff”) — the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in the United States. Read More

The Children’s Diabetes Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently unveiled its latest tool in helping to prevent diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of acquired blindness in the United States. Read More

Beginning this month, Vanderbilt IT will move all archived emails to Exchange Archive to allow the current system to be retired. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discussed his outlook for the university and his goals for the future in a wide-ranging talk at the University Staff Advisory Council's January meeting on Tuesday. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, where the Vanderbilt community engages in presentations, informal conversations and topical lectures on global issues. Read More

The Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee is seeking input from staff at a town hall meeting scheduled for next Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Student Life Center. Read More

History professor Jane Landers has been appointed to an international scientific committee working to identify important historic sites related to the slave trade. Read More

  Convenient pediatric specialty care from board-certified pediatric specialists is now closer to home for children and families living in Murfreesboro and the surrounding community. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt opened a new subspecialty clinic today to provide pediatric specialty… Read More

A comfort, not a hazard. When you are home sick, snuggling up with your dog or cat may feel like just what the doctor ordered. And a Vanderbilt infectious disease doctor, while stopping short of actually prescribing in-home “pet therapy” for colds or… Read More

Vanderbilt investigators have identified a new biomarker to assess platelet function. Read More

Barb Carroll's appointment as the university's new chief HR officer brings her back to her alma mater and the place where her HR career began. MyVU sat down with Carroll last week to ask her five questions. Read More

Julie Washington of Georgia State University will present “A Promise to Keep: Educating Our Highest Risk Students” at 4:10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. Read More