Communications And Marketing

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s winter term on January 29, “Ancient Civilizations of the Americas” by Anna Guengerich, Ph.D., Anthropology. Read More

During the past five years, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has become a leader in “personalized medicine,” the use of genomic information to individualize patient care. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Mark Frisse, M.D., M.S., MBA, Accenture Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, delivered last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture in Light Hall. Read More

In the latest VUCast: See how TV news impacted the women's rights movement; the story of the first African American to play basketball in the SEC scores big; and experts address hot-button issues in health care. Watch now! Read More

With nothing more than a willingness to make a difference and a $150 grant, high school science teacher Juliet Crupi was able to turn an inner-city after-school club into a nationally recognized program aimed at changing the relationships among her students, food and the community. Read More

Taking your child home from the hospital after surgery can be very difficult and scary, trying to meet their many medical needs. But Homeward Bound, a program developed by nurses at Vanderbilt, helps make that transition easier as Barb Cramer reports. Read More

Although heteromeric dopamine receptors composed of both D1 and D2 subunits have been proposed to play a role in depression and schizophrenia, recent studies suggest these heteromers do not exist. Read More

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a Society for Biomaterials 2015 Young Investigator Award for his achievements in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years of receiving his doctorate. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute winter term on January 22nd, “Ancient Civilizations of the Americas”, Anna Guengerich, Ph.D., Anthropology… Read More

New findings explain why variation in a particular gene is the most important determinant of fasting blood glucose levels in humans. Read More

This year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is using a new technology and format for mid-year and annual performance evaluations. Read More

Progress against America’s most intractable health challenges, among them heart disease, cancer and diabetes, requires the best minds, the latest tools and the easy collaboration demanded by 21st century science. Read More

Dennis Hall writes that while 'The Imitation Game' film dramatizes technological discoveries that shortened World War II, there is a lesser known story about radar advances that brought us the microwave. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s winter term on January 15th, “Ancient Civilizations of the Americas”, Anna Guengerich, Ph.D., Anthropology. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s winter term on January 15th, “Ancient Civilizations of the Americas” by Anna Guengerich, Ph.D., Anthropology. Read More

On Jan. 9, the Magnet Education Committee officially launched its efforts to help the Medical Center once again obtain Magnet recognition, the highest honor for nursing. Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., left, poses with Alexa Clay, a nurse-midwifery student, at VUSN’s recent Pinning Ceremony. Read More

Alterations of the vestibular system - the part of our inner ear that controls balance - may contribute to bone loss related to both aging and space travel. Read More

Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, and postdoctoral scholar Ekawahyu Susilo will begin Valdastri’s second run as principal investigator in the NSF I-Corps program as they explore the commercial potential of modular open-source architecture for building capsule robots. Read More

After Emily White graduated from Vanderbilt in 2000 with a degree in fine arts, she headed straight for Silicon Valley. With stints at Google as employee No. 230, Facebook as director of mobile partnerships and Instagram as director of business operations, she settled in as the COO of Snapchat… Read More