Free class on stress and hypertension Feb. 26
Learn healthy ways to cope with stress in today’s fast-paced world at a Pressure Relief Network class hosted by Health Plus on Feb. 26. Read More
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Chef George Moran hosts heart-healthy tasting and talk Feb. 28
Learn about heart-healthy food choices, try tasty samples and take home a recipe. Read More
Lunch and Learn: What is long-term care insurance?
Dalih Suchet from Whitehall Benefits will discuss long-term care insurance, during a lunch and learn, Wednesday, Feb. 19. Read More
Wellcast: Easy ways to improve cardiovascular health
Physical inactivity is a risk factor for heart disease. Read More
Register now for Sarratt Youth Art Institute
Registration is now open for Sarratt Youth Art Institute Summer 2014. Read More
LGBTQI Life to screen film on Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin
Vanderbilt's LGBTQI Life in collaboration with the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will host a screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be followed by a discussion. Read More
FoxNews.com: Researchers work to secure military smartphones
Soldiers in Afghanistan are experimenting with smartphones engineered to better protect operational data designed by scientists at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems. Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, is quoted. Read More
PRI’s The World: Does the West have a monopoly on romantic love?
Some scholars still believe that romantic love was invented by European troubadours in the Middle Ages, and that people outside of the western tradition don’t really experience it. Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology, decided to test that theory. The verdict? Everybody loves. Read More
Engineering Distinguished alumnus John Gass joins Canada’s Suncor Energy board
John Gass, BE’74, former vice president of Chevron Corporation and former president of Chevron Gas and Midstream, has been appointed to the board of directors… Read More
Vanderbilt cardiologist says love is good for the heart
With Valentine’s Day just one day away, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist Julie Damp, M.D., says being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart. Read More
Major grant creates clinical research network
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received an 18-month, $6.9 million award to set up a Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) that can reach millions of patients and speed the translation of research findings into clinical practice. Read More
Leadership moves bolster patient access experience
Health care service and access are at the crux of new Vanderbilt University Medical Center leadership appointments. Read More
Agreement sets stage for enhanced My Cancer Genome
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and GenomOncology have announced an agreement for the exclusive commercial development of a decision support tool based on My Cancer Genome, an online precision cancer medicine knowledge resource for physicians, patients, caregivers and researchers. Read More
VUMC’s Ho honored with presidential research award
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Richard Ho, M.D., MSCI, has received a presidential honor for his innovative studies of mechanisms by which drug transporter proteins mediate the absorption, distribution and elimination of chemotherapeutic agents. Read More
Informatics tools link protein structure, drug action: speaker
Russ Altman, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Bioengineering, Genetics and Medicine at Stanford University, posed an intriguing question at last week’s Discovery Lecture: is it possible to predict drug side effects from the 3D-structure of proteins? Read More
Deisseroth set for Discovery Lecture
Neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., renowned for his development of tools that allow scientists to control and map brain circuits, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 22. Read More
Slayton to direct VUMC Quality Improvement
Jenny Slayton, R.N., MSN, has been appointed to the newly created role of executive director of Quality Improvement for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More
Love to direct VUSN psychiatric nurse practitioner program
Rene Love, DNP, MSN, has been named director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She succeeds Susie Adams, Ph.D., R.N., who was recently named Nursing Faculty Scholar for Community Engaged Behavioral Health at VUSN. Read More
Sandberg, Weaver named to AAMC faculty council
Vanderbilt University’s Warren Sandberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Alissa Weaver, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to three-year terms on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)… Read More
Otolaryngology society lauds Wanna’s research efforts
George Wanna, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been named to receive the Harris P. Mosher Award from the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society Inc., also known as the Triological Society. Read More
