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Free head and neck cancer screening May 3

(Vanderbilt University) A sore throat can be a symptom of allergies or a cold virus but if the sore throat persists it may be… Read More

Rethinking prisons subject of conference

Rethinking Prisons conference brings together more than 100 scholars, activists, and practitioners from across the US, as well as Canada and Brazil, to discuss issues raised by prisons and the death penalty. Read More

Tracking gunfire with a smartphone

A team of computer engineers from Vanderbilt University’s Institute of Software Integrated Systems has developed an inexpensive hardware module and related software that can transform an Android smartphone into a simple shooter location system. Read More

Events honor, celebrate VU’s women scientists

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is celebrating its women scientists with five events this month that feature inspiring women sharing their research achievements and lives. Read More

Coordinated messaging key to federal support: Cooper

In an era of budget cutting and belt-tightening, how can science get more support from the federal government? Read More

McEvoy to lead Anesthesiology’s educational affairs

Matthew McEvoy, M.D., is joining Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology faculty later this month as vice chair for Educational Affairs and residency program director. Read More

Free head and neck cancer screening event set for May 3

Vanderbilt will hold a free head and neck cancer screening day, Friday, May 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Odess Head and Neck Surgery Clinic, 7209 Medical Center East, South Tower. The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences is located at 1215 21st Ave. S. and parking is available in the East Garage. Read More

VANTAGE point

Travis Clark, Ph.D., technical director of Sequencing in the VANTAGE core laboratories, shows a tour group how DNA fragments are loaded onto “flow cells” for reading by “next-generation” sequencing machines. Read More

Yale’s Steitz set to deliver Vanderbilt Prize Lecture May 2

Joan Steitz, Ph.D., recipient of the 2012 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Lecture on Thursday, May 2. Read More

Photo: Sharing research

Eric Gehrie, M.D., a Pathology resident, discusses his group’s poster with Amaris Keiser, M.D., left, and Digna Velez Edwards, Ph.D., during the 31st Annual Research Forum last week. Read More

VUMC lauded for focus on health of employees

Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to gain national recognition as a leading employer dedicated to the health of employees. Read More

VUSM student lands coveted cardiovascular research fellowship

A Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student is among 13 individuals nationwide to receive a Sarnoff Foundation Medical Student Research Fellowship award for 2013-2014. Read More

Cardiovascular Research Day

During Cardiovascular Research Day, keynote speaker Sekar Kathiresan, M.D., second from left, associate professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, visits with Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute’s Sergio Fazio, M.D., Ph.D., left, MacRae Linton, M.D., Thomas Wang, M.D., David Harrison, M.D., and Dan Roden, M.D. Read More

New computer speeds clinical data collection

Tucked in a data center in the basement of Vanderbilt University Hospital, a new computer the size of a large armoire, called a data warehouse appliance, is delivering a new order of speed to Vanderbilt clinical scientists as they search, filter, analyze and annotate the de-identified medical records of approximately 2 million patients. Read More