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Here’s your chance to be part of NCAA Women’s Final Four

(Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Nashville will host the 33rd NCAA Women’s Final Four April 6-8. All games will be played at Bridgestone Arena. Volunteers are needed… Read More

Shakespeare festival director is next guest in bookstore interview series

Stronger Arts/Stronger Cities, a yearlong series hosted by Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt, will continue Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. with Nashville Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Denice Hicks. Read More

Hartert to help lead Translational Science efforts

Tina Hartert, M.D., MPH, professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, has been named assistant vice chancellor for Translational Science. Read More

VICC debuts lung cancer screening program

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has launched a new lung cancer screening program to provide low-dose CT scans for patients at high risk for the deadly disease. Current or former smokers ages 55 to 74 who have a history of 30 or more pack years of smoking are eligible for the scans. Read More

Heart Institute program aims to reduce readmission rates

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is one of 11 centers selected by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to implement a new program designed to reduce readmission rates for patients with myocardial infarction, heart failure and acute coronary syndrome. Read More

Study examines routine screening for health literacy

Research conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center shows that routine administration of the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS) by nurses provides a valid measure for large-scale studies of the influence of health literacy on clinical outcomes. Read More

Powers named to American Diabetes Association board

Alvin Powers, M.D., professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has been named to the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors. Read More

Alliance’s patient engagement efforts lauded

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core received national recognition for its development of community review boards to strengthen patient-centered research. Read More

Orthoptist association honors Vanderbilt’s Biernacki

The American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO) recently presented Ronald Biernacki, associate in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt, the Lancaster Award, the highest award an orthoptist can receive. Read More

Stanford’s Altman set for Discovery Lecture

Russ Altman, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of Bioengineering at Stanford University, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 6. Read More

Nutrition academy honors VUMC’s Killebrew, Robinson

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is honoring Vanderbilt registered dietitians Dianne Killebrew, M.Ed., R.D., LDN, and Elizabeth Robinson, M.Ed., R.D., LDN, as Top Innovators in Dietetics Practice for their display entitled The GPS Strategy: A Tool Kit to Find Your Voice as a Leader. Read More

Photo: Energy savers

The Pharmacology laboratory on the 4th floor of PRB, under the direction of H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology, was the winner of the VUMC Go Green for the Holidays energy conservation contest. Read More

Study tracks pet therapy’s impact on young patients

A Vanderbilt study is investigating whether therapy dogs can have a positive effect on children undergoing chemotherapy. Read More

AIDS Clinical Trials Unit lands renewal of NIH funding

Vanderbilt University’s AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) has received a seven-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read More

Overuse injuries among young athletes examined

With concerns mounting as children train harder, compete more frequently and specialize in a single sport earlier, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine has released a position statement that provides guidance to health providers who care for young athletes. Read More