Photo: Celebrating 10 years
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt commemorated its 10th anniversary with an employee celebration Wednesday. Read More
bar
Medical Center’s active shooter policy updated
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has revised the existing Code Silver/Active Shooter policy and will require faculty, staff and house staff to complete an Active Shooter Training Module on VandySafe as part of the annual performance evaluation. Vanderbilt’s School of Nursing and School of Medicine students are also required to complete the Medical Center training module. Read More
Musee named to ACGME review committee
Joel Musee, M.D., Ph.D., a second-year resident in Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology, has been selected from a national pool of applicants to serve on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee for Anesthesiology. Read More
Event set to reveal wonders, mysteries of the brain
“Brain Blast,” a half day of free, hands-on activities for children and adults, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane. Read More
Noted clinical pharmacologist Kim to speak
Richard Kim, M.D., former professor of Medicine and clinical pharmacologist at Vanderbilt, will deliver this year’s Grant R. Wilkinson Distinguished Lecture in Clinical Pharmacology at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in 208 Light Hall. Read More
Aliyu to receive preventive medicine ‘Rising Star’ award
Muktar Aliyu, M.D., associate professor of Health Policy and Medicine, is receiving the William Kane Rising Star Award from the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) at its annual banquet on Saturday in New Orleans. Read More
Thoracic society honors Newman
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is presenting John Newman, M.D., professor of Medicine, with its Outstanding Educator Award during the ATS 2014 International Conference in San Diego, May 16-21. Read More
Studies shed new light on breast cancer development
Rebecca Cook, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cancer Biology, has spent her life trying to understand what makes things grow, from seedlings in soil to tumor cells in the body. Read More
Meeting explores CERC’s Give-Get Grid
At a recent Community Research Partners meeting hosted by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core (CERC), Bruce Behringer MPH, deputy commissioner for Continuous Improvement and Training for the Tennessee Department of Health, spoke on the value of the ‘Give-Get Grid.’ Read More
Vanderbilt revises guidelines for responding to active shooter
As part of an ongoing review of emergency preparedness, Vanderbilt University has revised guidelines on how to respond to an active shooter situation on the campus. Read More
Red meat allergies likely result of lone star tick
Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia Seeing Numerous Cases The lone star tick is widespread in the United States and… Read More
Fifteen students chosen as newest class of Ingram Scholars
Fifteen incoming first-year students have been chosen as the newest members of the Ingram Scholarship program. The 15 are among 835 high school seniors who applied for the prestigious program. Read More
Eakin students learn through Global Games
Eakin Elementary School students discovered that "play" translates into any language when international scholars from Vanderbilt introduced them to games from around the world. Read More
Football Head Coach Derek Mason’s Mural Debut on West End
New head football coach Derek Mason is now officially part of the mural ‘wall of fame’ for Vanderbilt football, basketball and baseball coaches. Watch artist… Read More
Academic Strategic Planning: Why you should care
Watch John Geer and Susan Wente, executive committee co-chairs, discuss the importance of the Academic Strategic Planning process. [vucastblurb]… Read More
New York Vanderbilt chapter hosts tech entrepreneurship panel
Dean Eric Johnson, center, stands with volunteers for the New York City Chapter: Ben Crane, BA’12, Alex Quintana, BA’05, MSF’06, Lisa Ganz,… Read More
Biography of Sam Cooke is Guralnick’s fourth Blues Hall of Fame book
A biography of singer-songwriter Sam Cooke will be the fourth book by Peter Guralnick to be declared “a classic in blues literature” by the Blues Hall of Fame. Read More
Derek Mason’s portrait added to Vanderbilt coaches mural
The Vanderbilt coaches mural on the corner of West End and 28th avenues has gotten a much-anticipated face-lift. Read More
Student support program featured in ‘Recovery Campus’
Vanderbilt Recovery Support (VRS), a program of the Office of Wellness Programs and Alcohol Education in the Dean of Students… Read More
SECURITY NOTICE: Burglary on campus
On Feb. 18 at 9:30 a.m., Vanderbilt University Police Department was notified by a staff member that an office suite in the Stevenson Center had been unlawfully entered and property had been taken. Read More
