Health Plus moves to new facility Dec. 22
This is the last week to exercise at the current Health Plus facility atop Kensington Garage before the move to the new Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Read More
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Dyer Observatory director is co-writer of Grammy-nominated children’s album
"The Mighty Sky," co-written by Dyer Observatory director Rocky Alvey, has been nominated for the Best Children's Album Grammy. Read More
Could comb jellies, close cousins of jellyfish, be the earliest ancestors of animals?
With their intricate, translucent shapes and elaborate bioluminescent displays, comb jellies add beauty and mystery to the ocean depths. They also have an important story to tell about the origin of animals. Read More
Our favorite snow, Santa and bowl photos of the week
[View the story "Snow, Santa and Bowls" on Storify]… Read More
McNamara named to Board of Trustees of accreditation organization
McNamara (Vanderbilt University) Timothy McNamara, vice provost for faculty and international affairs and professor of psychology at Vanderbilt, has been elected to… Read More
Roslyn Clark Artis, EdD’10 – Lift Ev’ry Voice
Lift Ev’ry Voice “First-generation students who don’t have cultural capital, who don’t come to the table with college-educated parents or economic resources—for… Read More
Manager of mitotic stress
The protein CK1 delays cell division to avoid the generation of defects that drive tumorigenesis. Read More
Study to explore new technologies to connect doctors, patients outside medical settings
A five-year study to explore new technologies that automate patient care outside of hospitals and doctors’ offices will identify ways technology can provide real-time feedback and guidance to patients and to alert care coordination teams before health issues escalate. Read More
Third environmental engineering professor is certified by U.S. academy
Eugene LeBoeuf is the third Vanderbilt environmental engineering faculty member in two years to be accepted into the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists as a board certified environmental engineering member. Read More
Joint course to offer MOOC sequence on mobile app development
Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to introduce a new approach to massive open online courses, or MOOCs – a two-part, sequenced course offered through the digital learning platform Coursera. Read More
Galloway joins editorial board of IEEE biomedical engineering journal
Robert L. Galloway Jr. has accepted a position on the editorial board of Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, a journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Read More
Routine TB testing to resume Dec. 16
Routine tuberculosis (TB) skin testing for Vanderbilt staff and faculty will resume Monday, Dec. 16, after temporarily being suspended since September due to a national shortage of the TB skin testing solution Tubersol. Read More
Therapeutic target for gastric cancer
A protein kinase linked to inflammation and tumor development may be a good target for gastric cancer therapies. Read More
Exhibition featuring Hamblet Award winner Hannah Stahl opens Jan. 9
The Vanderbilt University Department of Art is proud to welcome to Space 204 its 2012 Hamblet award winner, Hannah Stahl, and her solo exhibition of… Read More
ViSE grant builds prototypes, encourages innovation
What if there was a program that connected surgeons, physicians, nursing staff and other medical care providers with a team of the nation’s top engineers?… Read More
Augmentative and alternative communication workshops scheduled for Feb. 27-28
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Vanderbilt University) For children with severe communication impairments who are unable to communicate using natural speech, augmentative and alternative communication… Read More
Children with autism benefit from peer solicitation
iStock Peer solicitation – a child inviting another to play – can improve reciprocal social interaction among children with autism, according to… Read More
Petracek named permanent chair of Cardiac Surgery
Michael Petracek, M.D., has been named chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Cardiac Surgery. Read More
Sosman to lead national melanoma research team
Jeffrey Sosman, M.D., professor of Medicine and leader of the Vanderbilt Melanoma Program, will head one of two teams of researchers at prominent national institutions investigating acral melanoma, a skin cancer that typically forms on the hands, soles of the feet or under the fingernails. Read More
American College of Medical Informatics honors Denny, Harris
Faculty members Josh Denny, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, and Paul Harris, Ph.D., associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and research associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, are among six fellows elected this year to the American College of Medical Informatics. Read More