Month: July 2017

The newly crowned Miss Tennessee, Caty Davis, visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt last week. Read More

Learning and connecting is the theme for StrategyShare17, an interactive event on Thursday, July 20, designed to showcase exciting work being done at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has added seven new rooms to its Emergency Department (ED) to help increase the speed with which the team assesses and treats pediatric patients for minor emergencies. Read More

New multicenter research that includes Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria. Read More

Lisa Kachnic, M.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Radiation Oncology and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named one of the “Women to Watch” in health care by Nashville Medical News. Read More

International Student and Scholar Services is seeking students, faculty, staff and community members who may be interested in collaborating with ISSS for its upcoming World on Wednesdays (WOW) program during fall 2017. Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents "Inclusive Excellence 201: Everyday Bias," its second workshop on unconscious bias, scheduled for Wednesday, July 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220. Read More

The Veterans' Aid and Attendance benefit is a non-taxed monetary payment for low-income veterans who served the United States during wartime or for their surviving spouses. Read More

Walgreens and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have announced that a subsidiary of VUMC will operate and provide all clinical services at 14 retail health clinics within Walgreens stores across Middle Tennessee. Read More

Undergraduates from around the country will present their research conducted at Vanderbilt this summer during the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy’s 15th annual Student Research Symposium. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 3, at the Wond’ry. Read More

The association between tobacco use and cancer is well known. But there are other risk factors for cancer that are less recognized, including the link between cancer and certain viruses. Read More

Bethany Sanders, a certified nurse midwife at the West End Women’s Health Center, will discuss "Preparing for Labor and Birth" on Thursday, July 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

Vandy Walks is a walking series brought to you by Health Plus and the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Read More

Dore Jam, Vanderbilt's annual Fan Day activity, is moving to an early Saturday date in August and will include several new activities. Read More

Teresa Smallwood, a public theologian and attorney with a strong commitment to scholarship and activism, is the new associate director of the Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative. Read More