Cure in sight for kissing bug’s bite
Kissing Bug (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan… Read More
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Woman gives ultimate Valentine’s gift to her husband
Kim Duncan donated a kidney to her husband, Thomas, on Valentine’s Day last week. (photo by Daniel Dubois) For the nearly 25… Read More
Commodore baseball season opens Friday
Hawkins Field (John Russell/Vanderbilt) The No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores open the 2013 season at Hawkins Field on Friday, Feb. 15, at 4 p.m. against… Read More
Protect yourself from norovirus
The Tennessee Department of Health is investigating multiple outbreaks of norovirus across the region. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and… Read More
Vanderbilt psychologist wins Sloan research fellowship
Alexander Maier, an assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University, has won a two-year, $50,000 research fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aimed at encouraging promising young scholars. Read More
VUMC’s Hoy lands transplant provider award
Haley Hoy, Ph.D., ACNP, recently received the 2013 Advanced Transplant Provider Award from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) during its Winter Symposium. Read More
Cell connections key in valve disease
A protein that connects cells together participates in the calcification that occurs in heart valve disease. Read More
Beck departing VU after 20 years
After more than two decades of service, Warren E. Beck, associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs and senior vice president for Finance, is departing Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More
Two from VUMC help lead national informatics group
Vanderbilt’s Department of Biomedical Informatics remains exceptionally well represented on the nine-member executive committee of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). Read More
Panel to discuss global children’s health
Experts in global pediatric health from Vanderbilt, Save the Children and the Tennessee Department of Health are set to discuss the major challenges health providers face to keep children healthy. Read More
Photo: Dance Marathon
After students, families and the community danced the night away for 13.1 hours, the Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon student executive committee unveiled how much money had been raised for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More
Research reveals clues to childhood respiratory virus
New Vanderbilt-led research published in the Feb. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has identified the relatively unknown human metapneumovirus (MPV) as the second most common cause of severe bronchiolitis in young children. Read More
Device helps ease child’s overactive bladder burden
Until a year ago, Kate Lamons would slip into her mother’s classroom during school to change clothes, hopefully fast enough that she could return to her own class before anyone noticed that her clothes were wet from an overactive bladder. Read More
New collaborative to gather hernia surgery outcomes data
Each year, more than 350,000 people in the United States undergo surgery to treat painful ventral abdominal hernias, a condition that affects up to 30 percent of patients who have had any kind of abdominal surgery. Read More
VIDEO: Watch Vandy Moms panel for working moms
Vandy Moms hosted a panel of experts on balancing work with family life Feb. 7. Panelists spoke about maternity leave, breastfeeding and more at this… Read More
Get free tax prep assistance
Vanderbilt families earning less than $57,000 per year in 2012 qualify for free tax preparation assistance through the VITA program. (photo courtesy of United… Read More
Senate resolution honors Franklin for historic football season
Vanderbilt’s James Franklin was honored Feb. 13 by the Tennessee Senate as lawmakers recognized his accomplishments as the Commodores’ head football coach. Read More
Emancipation Proclamation panel explores document’s meaning for today
Vanderbilt Chaplain Mark Forrester moderated a lively panel discussion in War Memorial Auditorium Feb. 12 about the Emancipation Proclamation’s meaning and legacy as the document went on view at the Tennessee State Museum nearby. Read More
Vanderbilt researchers, students part of inaugural SEC symposium on renewable energy
Two Vanderbilt professors were among the energy experts at the inaugural SEC Symposium, and Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Club represented the university in the SEC showcase. Read More
Bogitsh Lecture: ‘Love: Does God make a difference?’
Vanderbilt University Professor of Philosophy Lenn E. Goodman will build upon his previous lectures on the commandment "Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself" when he delivers the 2013 Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Memorial Lecture Feb 28. Read More
