Vanderbilt University researchers have received a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study a mouse model of the metabolic and hormonal changes caused by bariatric surgery. Read More
School of Nursing Dean Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., awarded a VUSN pin to 16 students at Sunday’s pinning ceremony at Benton Chapel. Read More
Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced Wednesday that workforce reduction efforts announced in September at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are completed. Read More
William Stead, M.D., associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been re-elected to a second full term on the Council of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. Read More
Commodore fans can preview the upcoming BBVA Compass Bowl game in a new guide available online. Read More
Jennifer Puck, M.D., an expert on human primary immunodeficiencies at the University of California, San Francisco, spoke on newborn screening to detect immune defects at her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More
Two features of invasive cancer cells — invadopodia and exosomes — are linked together, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered. Read More
Biomedical and chemical engineers at Vanderbilt University, working with a pathologist, have constructed a sponge-like, biodegradable tissue “scaffold” that releases an enzyme-blocking molecule to indirectly activate endogenous pathways and enhance tissue regeneration and wound healing. Read More
Cancer researchers, led by investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, have identified two novel gene fusions in melanoma that may be responsive to existing cancer therapies. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. Read More
“The downsizing effort is over.” With those words, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced Wednesday that workforce reduction efforts announced in September at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are completed. Read More
In this week’s VUcast: Why your fingers sometimes know more than your brain; Vanderbilt athletes participate in a life-changing trip; and see the top five most-watched Vanderbilt videos. Watch now. Read More
With so many ways to keep up with Vanderbilt news, the social media might start to feel overwhelming. Now you can find all of your… Read More
(Vanderbilt University) Most people see the new year as a starting point for changes that they want to make. What types of changes are… Read More
The Vanderbilt Resuscitation Program will relocate to 3401 West End Ave., Suite 100, beginning Jan. 6, 2014. The new location is easily accessible when taking the… Read More
Join Employee Celebration for a pre-game party and the Vanderbilt women’s basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 12. Cheer on the Commodores as they take on in-state rival Tennessee at Memorial Gym. Read More
A metabolic enzyme plays a crucial role in vascular development and may be a good target for cancer therapies. Read More
Beth Fox gives us a QuickVU of the must-see videos on Vandy’s Youtube channel. Take a look back at other top hits… Read More
Take a look at our favorite images, most ReTweeted Tweets, most-liked Facebook posts, most-watched videos and more. Read More
Peabody College's seven-year study of low-income New York City families revealed that applicants statistically at the highest risk for becoming homeless were often passed over for services in favor of more “worthy” applicants. Read More
I’m leaving Africa with a heavy heart and a monumental task before me. When saying goodbyes at the Center for the Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers, Edna [not her real name]—an 18-year-old who was abducted by Ugandan rebels at the age of 12—asked me to promise her two things. First, not to forget the experiences and lives of the women I had been working with for the past year. Second, that I would use my voice to create positive change. Read More
