Communications And Marketing
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Keep your coat on, virus!
A compound acting on serotonin receptors delays a critical step during reovirus cell entry, reducing viral infectivity. Read MoreSep 22, 2015
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Heart repair factor
A signaling factor called Wnt10b is a novel target for optimizing cardiac repair after a heart attack. Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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Leg braces created at Vanderbilt help dog walk
VIDEO» There are prosthetics for people, but what do pet owners do when their animal needs help walking? Read MoreSep 11, 2015
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VUCast: Engineers help dog walk, caving for clues, and students on the run!
In the latest VUCast: See a rescue dog walk again, thanks to Vanderbilt engineering students; learn what we found when we followed climate researchers underground; and the Class of 2019 runs for the Commodores! Watch now. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Those who dwell on their past might be doomed to repeat their mistakes
New research shows that focusing on past behaviors is not always the best strategy to avoid repeating mistakes. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Medical informatics group elects Lehmann
Christoph Lehmann, M.D., professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently elected president-elect of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Career conference offers insights to grad students
Choosing a career is like grading a diamond; you must consider your shortcomings, desires and values as well as your strengths, a biopharmaceutical company executive advised graduate students recently during a recent career conference at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Efforts to support employees in Guard, Reserve honored
Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials were recently honored by the Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for their dedication to supporting reserve military personnel. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Dean Kim, general counsel, North American business units, Bridgestone Americas
The J.D./M.B.A. Dean Kim earned at Vanderbilt in 1997 was an excellent preparation for his current position, where he uses both his legal and management expertise. Since June 2014, Kim has managed the legal departments of four different Bridgestone subsidiaries. He had spent the three years before his promotion last… Read MoreSep 9, 2015
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10 questions with Odie Blackmon
Odie Blackmon, an adjunct professor in Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music, is a Grammy-nominated, CMA-Award-winning songwriter that lives and learns in our music studios. The Hustler sat down with Blackmon to hear more about the Nashville songwriting business up close and personal. Read MoreSep 9, 2015
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How to build a basement
Understanding the action of a certain enzyme will shed light on basement membrane function, and on disorders ranging from diabetic kidney disease to cancer. Read MoreSep 9, 2015
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Charles King: Hollywood’s Next Mogul?
Charles King, BA’91, a top agent who has represented Oprah, Janet Jackson and Tyler Perry, has a vision for entertainment that is more multicultural and more digital. Read MoreSep 4, 2015
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A VU Inside: Professor explores caves for clues to climate change
Jessica Oster is a member of a small group of earth scientists pioneering the use of mineral cave deposits in stalagmites, collectively known as speleothems, as proxies for the prehistoric climate. Read MoreSep 3, 2015
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Bad “traffic” linked to cancer
Understanding how signaling molecules are transported within and out of the cell may help to uncover the causes of certain cancers. Read MoreSep 3, 2015
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Holds Construction Expansion Celebration
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held a celebration today to mark the launch for construction of the hospital’s latest expansion, which will add four floors of new space atop the hospital’s existing structure. Patients and families, joined by community supporters and Vanderbilt leaders, gathered to celebrate the… Read MoreSep 2, 2015
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Move-In Day 2015
See photos from around campus, including Move-In Day, on Vanderbilt University’s Flickr. … Read MoreSep 2, 2015
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10 questions with Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Dan Morgan
The Hustler sat down with Dan Morgan, the new Associate Dean of the College of Arts Sciences and Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences, to talk about geology, Maymesters, and the true reason Vanderbilt is the happiest school in the nation. Read MoreSep 1, 2015
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A VU Inside: Professor explores caves for clues to climate change
VIDEO» For Vanderbilt Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Jessica Oster, getting data means getting dirty. Oster and her team are collecting mineral deposits deep inside caves to find clues to climate change. Read MoreSep 1, 2015
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A Foot in Both Camps: J.D./M.D.’s work at the intersection of medicine, public policy and ethics
Vanderbilt’s J.D./M.D. program, started in 2001, was designed to allow students to become fully engrossed in each school separately, ensuring the development of two distinct viewpoints during their six years of study. While graduates tend to practice in just one of the professions, their studies allow remarkable insights into today’s… Read MoreSep 1, 2015
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Advocating justice for both miners and mountains
Steve Sanders ’78 loves the hills of eastern Kentucky, where he has spent his entire career advocating for people affected by the coal mining industry. Read MoreAug 30, 2015