Year: 2017

Shichun Bao, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Medicine, unclips an insulin pump smaller than a deck of cards from her waistband to glance at its digital readout — but she doesn’t actually have diabetes and the pump contains only saline. Read More

A novel population of lung stem cells plays an important role in regulating the pulmonary microvasculature — the network of tiny blood vessels where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange takes place. Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing presented its annual awards to faculty, staff and a friend of the school during its spring assembly on May 18. Read More

A commonly used brain scanning technique can map electrical activity under the skull as precisely as more invasive methods that rely on probes or electrodes, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) reported this month. Read More

Join Marissa Wertheimer, a registered dietitian, as she prepares a variety of Middle Eastern dishes with big flavors on Friday, June 16. Read More

Heart failure is more prevalent in the South. Here’s what you need to know. Read More

Ventral skin-to-skin contact has been shown to improve premature infants’ health, both short- and long-term. The baby is undressed or unwrapped and placed against the mother’s bare skin, nestled against her chest. A cozier name for this method of holding a new baby is “kangaroo care.” Read More

On Thursday, June 8, Employee Appreciation’s Vanderbilt Family Night with the Nashville Symphony will feature an enchanting evening of music at Centennial Park. Activities begin at 5 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers found a place where early Americans paused on their migrations south and "settled in for a good long while," suggesting a slower pace of settlement than originally believed. Read More

An historic season for Vanderbilt women's tennis came to a close on Monday as the third-ranked/fourth-seeded Commodores fell 4-2 to top-ranked/seeded Florida in the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament. Read More

In response to President Trump’s May 23 full budget proposal, Vanderbilt University released the following statement from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. Read More

Check weight and blood pressure with Higi machines on campus and across the country. Read More

You can now submit official measurements of height, weight and blood pressure from your primary care provider to Health Plus. Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents “iNCLUSIVE,” a biweekly blast of diverse news and events from across campus. Read More

The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is seeking male adults to participate in a research study. The study will explore how the brain processes linguistic sounds. Read More

Topics include health care, immigration, bipartisanship and President Trump. Read More

iStockphoto Vanderbilt University Medical Center has already treated nearly 50 victims of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents in 2017, a number that has medical providers concerned, considering summer – the peak of trauma season – has not even begun. Each year as the temperature rises, the reported number of ATV-related incidents… Read More

Vanderbilt's recent hosting of the "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science" exhibition proved to be not only intellectually enriching, but also socially unifying, according to several leaders across campus. Read More

An interdisciplinary materials science graduate student has been selected for a prestigious entrepreneurship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to scale and commercialize a revolutionary method of carbon nanotube production. Read More

Vanderbilt rising sophomore Kayla Overbeck has been named to the 2017 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Cup Team. Read More