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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt stresses danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles

With temperatures rising in Middle Tennessee, health care professionals at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s… Read More

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named among nation’s best

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is again named among the top pediatric health care hospitals in "U.S. News & World Report" magazine’s annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released June 11. Read More

Cookbook author, Preds coach, musical performance on the calendar at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt

(Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt will welcome Faye Porter for an up-close-and-personal look at her cookbook, At My Grandmother’s Table, at… Read More

Banks receives Karen Dolan Spirit Award

Diane Banks, a former president of the University Staff Advisory Council, has been honored with the 2013 Karen Dolan Spirit Award, created in memory of a longtime council leader with a passion for helping others. Read More

VUCast: See advances in this robotic hand; get a special view of Commodore baseball

In this week’s VUCast: Bionic Breakthrough: See advances in this robotic hand What Vandy doctors are doing with the military to avoid amputations… Read More

Can a torturer and killer live an honorable life?

In the bygone era brought to life in a Vanderbilt history professor's new book, spending years in prison was considered excessively cruel and unusual while breaking every bone in a criminal's body while keeping him alive was reasonable punishment. Read More

Immigration debate heats up: Vanderbilt experts available

Congress is taking up the debate over comprehensive immigration reform yet again. Vanderbilt has a diverse array of experts researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read More

Beat the heat with these indoor exercise options

(Vanderbilt University) With temperatures on the rise, indoor exercise is one way to beat the heat. Check out these activities that Health Plus is sponsoring:… Read More

Antacids: risky for premature babies

Antacids that block a certain enzyme pose a risk for a common cardiac problem in premature infants. Read More

Enterprise CarShare offers new transportation option on campus

In addition to Vanderbilt’s Zipcar program, the Office of Traffic and Parking is now partnering with Enterprise CarShare to offer even more car sharing services to Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students. Read More

Experts on Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind) available

Peabody experts are available to talk to media regarding the bill known as No Child Left Behind. Read More

Vanderbilt mourns ‘consummate scientist’ Cunningham

A memorial service for Leon W. Cunningham, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Calvary United Methodist Church at 3701 Hillsboro Road in Nashville. Read More

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named among nation’s best

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is again named among the top pediatric health care hospitals in "U.S. News & World Report" magazine's annual Best Children's Hospitals rankings. Read More

New, simple theory may explain mysterious dark matter

The reason dark matter, which makes up 85 percent of all the matter in the universe, is invisible could be because it possesses a rare, donut-shaped type of electromagnetism instead of the more exotic forces that have been proposed, according to an analysis of a pair of Vanderbilt theoretical physicists. Read More