Children’s Hospital teacher lands educator award
Tina Woods, in-house school teacher at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was recently named American Paper & Twine Co./Georgia Pacific Teacher of the Year for 2012. Read More
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(photo by Joe Howell) Brenda Schulman, Ph.D., of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins during her recent Flexner… Read More
Flu season’s rise highlights crucial role of vaccination
While this year’s flu season appears to be slowing down in some parts of the country, we’re not out of the woods yet, caution officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More
Study helps define pancreatic cancer’s cellular origins
Vanderbilt and University of California investigators have discovered the “cell of origin” for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a finding that could lead to early detection methods and new treatments. Read More
Basketball player’s project scores big for young patients
For Gabby Smith, a senior on the Vanderbilt University Women’s basketball team, a box of crayons is more than a carton of colored wax sticks used to scribble on paper. Read More
New app takes emergency medicine information mobile
A Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine physician has created an application for smart phones and tablets to help emergency care providers stay on top of the latest research and newest treatment techniques. Read More
Zinc: a new antibiotic target?
It may be possible to fight hospital-acquired pathogens like Acinetobacter baumannii by targeting the bacterium’s need for the nutrient metal zinc. Read More
Scholar-Sips fundraiser benefits student scholarships
The Vanderbilt Woman’s Club invites the Nashville community to its seventh annual Scholar-Sips, a wine tasting and silent auction benefiting Vanderbilt students. Read More
Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Carpenter Program to broaden outreach
Increased funding from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation to Vanderbilt University Divinity School will expand religious training on issues concerning gender and sexuality. Read More
Get discount on Vanderbilt Baseball season tickets
Hawkins Field (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Faculty and staff can get a discount on season tickets for the Vanderbilt baseball team’s upcoming season. Coach… Read More
Benefits of apology from Lance Armstrong may outweigh legal implications, expert says
The possible benefits of a confession and apology about doping from Lance Armstrong all depend on how the world-renowned, and disgraced, cyclist uses his words, says Vanderbilt legal scholar and apology expert Erin O'Hara O'Connor. Read More
Unlikely ascent of “Hallelujah” topic of Vanderbilt lecture
Watch video of noted music journalist Alan Light discuss the improbable journey of “Hallelujah” from rejected to one of the most performed songs in rock… Read More
West Tennessee Healthcare, VUMC announce affiliation agreement
Leaders with West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced Jan. 15 an affiliation agreement that will expand the scope of health care services in West Tennessee Healthcare’s service area. Read More
VUCast: Eat More, Lose Weight!
This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Eat more, lose weight! A Vandy nutritionist shows how it works… Read More
Lunch and Learn: David Lewis “What to Expect in Obama’s Second Term”
Watch video from the January 9 Lunch and Learn event with David Lewis. David Lewis, assistant chair of political science, spoke on “What to Expect… Read More
John Siegfried: “Better Living Through Economics”
Watch video of “Better Living Through Economics”, part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series presented by Vanderbilt Professor of Economics John Siegfried, who has written… Read More
Thomas A. Schwartz: “America and the Vietnam War”
Watch video of “America and the Vietnam War” from the Osher Lifelong Lecture Series event on Jan. 10. Thomas A. Schwartz, a professor of history… Read More
Landscape Shadows
Most people think of printmaking as a means to multiples, but Nicole Pietrantoni, BS’03, uses the techniques of printmaking—specifically screen printing—as a means… Read More
Free retirement counseling available to employees
Vanderbilt employees who participate in the retirement plan are eligible for free retirement counseling. Read More
Vanderbilt Health and Wellness offers flu resources
The flu is back and hitting the nation hard. Keep yourself and your family informed about influenza with these flu tools, compiled by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness. Read More
