Our favorite Tweets and images of the week, Jan. 18-25: MLK Day edition
This week, our favorite Tweets and Instagrams are all about Vanderbilt’s annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Events… Read More
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VUCast Newscast: Healthy Inspiration
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: A healthy inspiration sparks a breakthrough program fighting childhood obesity. Is it the flu? A special tool to… Read More
New tool for mining bacterial genome for novel drugs
Vanderbilt biochemists have discovered that the process bacteria undergo when they become drug resistant can act as a powerful tool for drug discovery. Read More
Follow these cold-weather tips for taking care of your skin
Cold weather is the enemy of skin. John Zic, associate professor of medicine and a dermatologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, tells you how to fight back. Read More
Watch Students Work on Virtual Military Design Project
See how Vanderbilt University engineering students are driving the next big idea for the U.S. military. [vucastblurb]… Read More
Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 1)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, talks about what sets black holes apart from other objects in the universe and explains how the laws of space, time and gravity bend and even break down to create the most destructive force in the cosmos. Read More
Vanderbilt’s International Lens spring films unveiled
International Lens, Vanderbilt University’s award-winning film series, has resumed for the spring semester through mid-April. Read More
Petracek named interim chair of Cardiac Surgery
Michael Petracek, M.D., has been named interim chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Cardiac Surgery. Read More
‘Task list’ to boost StarPanel’s messaging capabilities
Within StarPanel, the medical records system used at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, patient care team members each have an electronic message “basket,” making it simple to store messages and link them to medical records. Read More
Pharmacology society honors Limbird’s impact
Vanderbilt University’s Lee Limbird, Ph.D., has received one of pharmacology’s highest honors — the 2013 Julius Axelrod Award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Read More
Pediatric Neurosurgery expands research efforts
Vanderbilt is expanding its role in the future treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus by recruiting Chevis Shannon, MBA, MPH, Dr.PH., to serve as director of the Vanderbilt Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinical Research Initiative. Read More
Toxicology society honors Guengerich
F. Peter (Fred) Guengerich, Ph.D., Stanford Moore Professor of Biochemistry, is the 2013 recipient of the Society of Toxicology Merit Award in recognition of distinguished achievements to toxicology throughout his career. Read More
School for Science and Math students shine in Intel competition
Seven seniors in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) made it to the semifinalist level in the Intel Science Talent Search 2013. Read More
Genetic testing just one weapon in HIV/AIDS fight
Genetic testing has revolutionized the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. But it is not a panacea. Read More
Calkins lands award from Research to Prevent Blindness
David Calkins, Ph.D., vice chair and director of Research for the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, was recently awarded a Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Senior Scientific Investigator Award. Read More
Gates Foundation grant aids pediatric nutrition research
Using a SmartPhone platform and a $100,000 grant from Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Vanderbilt Pediatric Surgeon John Pietsch, M.D., and fourth-year medical student Katherine Allen may revolutionize the way infants and children all over the world are assessed and treated for proper nutrition. Read More
VUSM student lands award from AMA
Kristen Eckstrand, an M.D./Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named a recipient of the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2013 Leadership Award. Read More
March of Dimes chapter honors excellence of Vanderbilt nurses
Each year, the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the March of Dimes recognizes nurses who demonstrate excellence in various aspect of the nursing profession. Read More
Brown lands health care leadership award
Laura Beth Brown, president of Vanderbilt Home Care Services and vice president of Vanderbilt Health Services, has been recognized with Leadership Health Care’s (LHC) Health Care Emerging Leader of the Year award. Read More
Society lauds VU’s clinical nutrition efforts
Vanderbilt University has received a 2012 Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction award from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.), an organization dedicated to improving patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. Read More