Generosity sparks expansion of new training room
The new facility will serve all 350 student-athletes and span more than 9,200 square feet. It will include dietary, examination and treatment rooms, a conference… Read More
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Young cellists perform National Anthem at Memorial Gym
The Blair School of Music’s Precollege Cello Choir performed the National Anthem prior to the Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee women’s basketball game Jan. 5 in Memorial Gym. Read More
Earn up to $2,500 through nurse referral program
Vanderbilt employees can earn up to $2,500 for referring a registered nurse through Vanderbilt’s Referral Bonus Program now through April 7. Read More
Blair School of Music spring series announced
The spring 2015 concert season at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music is full of firsts. Read More
Time to register for Kindermusik spring classes at Blair
Kindermusik spring classes begin at Blair School of Music on Jan. 13. Read More
Registration open for Musicianship Intensives program
If you have ever lacked confidence in your aural abilities, or are interested in having a greater understanding of musical perception, the Ploger Musicianship Intensive workshops at Blair School of Music are for you. Read More
Alumna appointed to high position in Turkish government
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has appointed Professor Emine Nur Günay, MA’95, PhD’95, who is a renowned innovation and trade specialist, as his chief economic adviser. Read More
Vanderbilt research will help shape the future of American manufacturing
A cutting-edge Vanderbilt lab that studies how materials, structures and machines operate under real-world conditions will play a key part in the new multistate, $259 million Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) to be announced today by President Obama. Read More
Does fish oil help prevent A-fib?
Growing evidence suggests that fish oil, thought to directly prevent inflammation, oxidative stress and heart disease, may have limited clinical utility. Read More
Vanderbilt Clothes Closet seeks coats, pants, other items
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Clothes Closet is in need of items. Read More
VUMC debuts new policy information website
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has switched to a new user-friendly policy website, PolicyTech, to access VUMC policies. Read More
Have dessert, and keep your New Year’s goal, too
The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus present “Vandy Cooks: Desserts to Support Your New Year’s Goals” with Campus Dining Executive Chef Bill Claypool. Read More
Diabetes Prevention Program will help you make a change for life
Health Plus will soon begin a second session of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, which is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes through group sessions with a trained lifestyle coach. Read More
3-D Printer Helps Fight Malaria in Africa
Vanderbilt University/Joseph Conrad research Written by Amy Wolf, Edited by Zack Eagles Every minute a child dies of malaria. And it’s a disease that’s preventable… Read More
VUCast: 3-D Printer Fights Malaria
In the latest VUCast: See a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria and how a 3-D printer speeds up the research; meet a little dog that won a big award; and hear the Melodores, winners of NBC's "The Sing-Off." Watch now! Read More
Cotton recalled as devoted teacher, mentor, scientist
Robert B. Cotton Jr., M.D., professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University and former longtime director of the Division of Neonatology, died Friday, Jan. 2. He was 74. Read More
Study tracks combination therapy to treat melanoma
Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, with high mortality rates. While new drugs have been approved to treat the disease, patients nearly always develop resistance to the therapies and the cancer advances. Read More
Flu surveillance study tracks pediatric vaccination rates
A study appearing in the January edition of Pediatrics, led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, looks at how Nashville children ages 6 months through 5 years fared over 11 consecutive flu seasons concluding in 2010-11. Read More
Krause named Children’s Hospital chief nursing officer
Kathie Krause, MSN, R.N., has been named chief nursing officer of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More
Curcumin’s ability to fight Alzheimer’s studied
One of the most promising new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease may already be in your kitchen. Curcumin, a natural product found in the spice turmeric, has been used by many Asian cultures for centuries, and a new study indicates a close chemical analog of curcumin has properties that may make it useful as a treatment for the brain disease. Read More
