Breast SPORE lands NCI renewal
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Breast Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) has been awarded a third round of funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read More
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Award-winning scientist and author Sean Carroll to discuss new book Nov. 19
Award-winning scientist, author and educator Sean B. Carroll will illuminate the never-before-told account of the intersection of two of the most insightful minds of the 20th century during a Nov. 19 Chancellor’s Lecture at Vanderbilt. Read More
Guttentag named to direct Neonatology
Susan H. Guttentag, M.D., is joining Vanderbilt University on Feb. 1, 2014, as the new director of the Division of Neonatology within the Department of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More
“A Citizen of the World: The Global Martin Luther King Jr.”
Lewis V. Baldwin, who has devoted much of his life to teaching and scholarship on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., delivered the Vanderbilt… Read More
Women’s health center at NorthCrest debuts
The Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health began serving patients at its new outpatient clinic at NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield this week. Read More
Community Research Day brings area agencies together
The first Community Research Day, sponsored by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance and the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community-Engaged Research Core, was held Tuesday at the MetroCenter headquarters of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. Read More
Initiative seeks better post-op care coordination
The Transition Management Office at Vanderbilt University Medical Center holds to the principle that every patient should know what will happen next in his or her care, when it will happen, who will be involved and what the costs will be. Read More
Photo: Senior Leader Walk
(photo by Joe Howell) Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, right, and Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., were among those who took part in last… Read More
Framingham Heart director to speak at VU
Daniel Levy, M.D., director of the famed Framingham Heart Study, will deliver the seventh annual Meredith S. and John A. Oates Lecture in Clinical Pharmacology on Thursday, Nov. 14. Read More
Grant bolsters HIV pharmacy support program
The Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic has received a nearly $40,000 grant for 2013-2014 from the Baptist Healing Trust (BHT) for its Pharmacy Support Program, which provides free or low-cost medications to people with HIV/AIDS. Read More
Photo: Steeplechase support
Steeplechase representatives recently presented the funds raised during this year's Iroquois Steeplechase to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More
Emergency notifications come in burst of colors
Knowing how to react in an emergency situation can save lives, but sometimes it’s confusing what particular colors mean in emergency notifications that are communicated by email and overhead announcements across Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More
Miles and Music for Kids event rides to new record
The 8th Annual Dierks Bentley’s “Miles and Music for Kids” event was held on Sunday, Nov. 3, and raised a record $307,000 to support the Dierks Bentley Miles and Music Foundation for Pediatric Palliative Care Fund at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More
VU study sheds new light on DNA replication
David Cortez, Ph.D., and his Vanderbilt colleagues report new findings that shed light on fundamental processes involved in DNA replication and have implications for cancer therapies that target these processes. Read More
Involuntary teacher transfers put better teachers with neediest students
Allowing principals to involuntarily transfer teachers within a district resulted in more productive teachers replacing lower performing teachers in mostly disadvantaged schools. Read More
Alumnus publishes portraits of Freedom Riders
After finding the original mugshots of the Freedom Riders, Eric Etheridge, BA’79, took on a unique project; he tracked down 328 of the original activists,… Read More
Universitywide limited submission opportunity: Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Scholars Award
Vanderbilt University may nominate two candidates for the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Scholars Award. This award provides $100,000 per year for up to… Read More
International Education Week celebrated Nov. 8-20
(iStockphoto) More than 25 events are planned for International Education Week beginning Friday, Nov. 8, through Wednesday, Nov. 20. Events include the World Market… Read More
Tim McGraw video filmed at VUMC wins multiple CMA Awards
The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, which was partially filmed at VUMC and includes several Vanderbilt staff, has received the CMA awards for Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. Read More
Ingram Scholarship Program celebrates 20 years
More than 100 Ingram Scholars returned to campus Nov. 2 for the 20-year reunion of the program, which rewards Vanderbilt students for their dedication to combining a professional career with a lifelong commitment to finding solutions to critical societal problems. Read More
