Month: October 2016

Longtime Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty member Joseph Allen Jr., M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, emeritus, died Sept. 16 at 91. Read More

To protect you from possible efforts by bad guys to try to use the Benefits Open Enrollment period to steal your personal information, HR is taking some preventive measures. Have your VUnetID and password ready. Read More

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and those cancers are often detected through screening mammograms. A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray of the breast that enables an imaging specialist to look for changes in breast tissue that could indicate cancer. Read More

Fully benefits-eligible employees can fund two different types of flexible spending accounts, or FSAs: a health care FSA and a dependent day care FSA. FSAs save you money by allowing you to use pretax dollars to pay for qualifying expenses. Read More

John Kappler, Ph.D., a pioneer in the study of autoimmune diseases, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in room 208 Light Hall. Read More

Pediatric neurologist Elizabeth Engle, M.D., center, talks with Vanderbilt’s Christopher Williams, M.D., Ph.D., and Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., after her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More

Tennessee is about to join a handful of states with “Return to Learn” guidelines that recommend how to help students who have suffered concussions ease back into the classroom. Read More

A Vanderbilt University study published today in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry may help patients prescribed higher doses of certain antidepressants feel better about attributed cardiac risks. Read More

Officials of Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Nikon Instruments Inc. last week celebrated the opening of the Vanderbilt Nikon Center of Excellence, which features state-of-the-art microscopy for live-cell imaging. Read More

When Mount Juliet resident Andrea Pierson signed up as an altruistic kidney donor a year ago, she could not have imagined her gift would result in the donation of seven life-saving kidney transplants. Read More

The contemporary dance company Nashville in Motion and the Peter Moon Band will present “Fix: What’s Your Monkey?” beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 in Ingram Hall. The rock show addresses addiction and recovery through dance, comedy and drama. Read More

An imaging probe developed at Vanderbilt detects retinal inflammation early and may allow therapeutic intervention to prevent blindness. Read More

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry discussed “Women, Politics and Progress in 2016” Oct. 10 at the Student Life Center. The talk was part of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s “Women in Politics” lecture series. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students will staff a free health fair for older adults on Saturday, Oct. 29, as part of their Enhancement of Community and Population Health class. Vanderbilt Law School students also will participate and answer questions about power of attorney issues. Read More

Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason, linebacker Oren Burks and quarterback Kyle Shurmur talked to reporters Tuesday at Vanderbilt's weekly press conference. Read More

International student Cici Zhang is sharing her Vanderbilt experience online with China--and incorporating her love of children in an immersion research project. Read More

Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents a user from accessing his or her system through various forms of encryption. To decrypt these systems, hackers request a form of payment, or ransom, from the user in exchange for the key. Read More

Bjarni Jónsson, Vanderbilt’s first Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, died Sept. 30 at the age of 96. Read More

On Oct. 12, Fidelity began sending the government-required retirement plan participant fee disclosure to employees who are eligible to participate in the Vanderbilt University 403(b) Retirement Plan. You do not need to take any action. The disclosure is for your information only. Read More

This Osher Lifelong Learning course will examine the upcoming 2016 elections from every angle. We will look at the effects of political advertising as well as the changing art of political polling in an era when people avoid taking surveys. We will examine the potentially historic effects this election might… Read More