Month: February 2016
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Harvard’s Brown to explore mystery of anesthesia at Discovery Lecture
Emery Brown, M.D., Ph.D., a noted anesthesiologist, neuroscientist and statistician, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 11. Read MoreFeb 4, 2016
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It takes a village
The 55th annual Christmas Village, organized by the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, raised a record amount to benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies. Read MoreFeb 4, 2016
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Grant spurs research into trauma-induced vision loss
Tonia Rex, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute are working to uncover how best to treat ocular trauma, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide. Read MoreFeb 4, 2016
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VUMC’s social media policy helps protect faculty, staff online
Six years ago, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) established itself as a pioneer in health care social media when it became one of the first hospitals or health systems with a social media policy to guide its faculty and staff. Read MoreFeb 4, 2016
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Webber named Steeplechase honorary co-chair
The Iroquois Steeplechase, considered Nashville’s rite of spring, is saddling up for the 75th annual running of the horses. Read MoreFeb 4, 2016
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CDC issues travel advisory related to Zika virus regions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel advisory for visitors to parts of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Samoa and Cape Verde where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. Read MoreFeb 4, 2016
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10 Questions with improv comedian Megan Ward
Meet Megan Ward: the actress behind Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s Elle Woods. Well known on campus as an improv comedian, Pi Phi President and VP of the Business Careers and Entertainment Club, she dons a blonde ‘do and pink heels for her starring performance this weekend. Amidst a crazy rehearsal schedule, the… Read MoreFeb 3, 2016
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Fallen off the resolution wagon? Vanderbilt expert offers four steps to get back on
We’re now more than a month into the new year, and those optimistic resolutions that greeted 2016 have—heavy sigh—not exactly worked out as you hoped. A Vanderbilt expert on lifestyle changes says that those who… Read MoreFeb 2, 2016
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VUMC study may offer answers for treating depression in alcoholics
A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering a glimmer of hope to alcoholics who find it hard to remain sober because their abstinence is hounded by stubborn, difficult-to-treat depression. Read MoreFeb 1, 2016
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Can pre-K be fixed?
New analysis of Tennessee's state-funded pre-K is prompting reevaluation and change. Read MoreFeb 1, 2016
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A healthy corridor grows in Nashville
Action research by Peabody College students helps Nashville developers and neighborhoods envision a healthier future. Read MoreFeb 1, 2016