Know Your Numbers, Go for the Gold help offered Oct. 29, 31
Health Plus will host Know Your Numbers stations on Oct. 29 and 31 to help faculty and… Read More
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Obama/Romney negative ads continue to strike out: Vanderbilt/YouGov surveys
Negative advertising may be obligatory in the presidential campaign, but it doesn't seem to be paying off this time around when it comes to changing voter's minds. “It looks like we are way past much bang for the buck with these ads,” said John Geer of Vanderbilt University. Read More
No changes allowed to ePassword Nov. 1–5 during AccessVU release
(iStockPhotography) Information Technology Services and the Vanderbilt Identity Services team will release AccessVU, an extensive upgrade to Vanderbilt’s Identity Management system, on Nov. Read More
New special education grants support transition research, practice and policy
Two new grants highlight Vanderbilt University’s growing role in the design and evaluation of transition services for youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorders or intellectual disability. Read More
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Pre-k paying off, experts say
Pre-kindergarten is paying off in giving children a head start in learning basic education and life skills, said Gary Henry, professor of public policy and education, and other experts said in a televised forum in Atlanta. Read More
Vanderbilt No. 13 on Kiplinger list of “Best Value” private colleges
Vanderbilt rose six places to No. 13 on Kiplinger Personal Finance’s 2012-13 Best Value Private Universities ranking. Read More
4th Annual National Security Symposium “The Evolving Role of U.S. Military Intervention”
Watch video of retired four-star Gen. Anthony Zinni – the keynote speaker at the 2012 National Security Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The theme this year was… Read More
Belk offers staff/faculty discount Nov. 11
Belk Cool Springs and Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt invite Vanderbilt employees to a special… Read More
Trick-or-treat with Greeks and student-athletes Oct. 31
Vanderbilt’s fraternities and sororities and the Student Athlete Advisory Council invite your family to trick-or-treat with the Greeks and student-athletes from 5 to 7… Read More
This Halloween, slay energy vampires
Curious as to whether your electronics are vampires? Look for a glowing light that remains on even when you power off the device. A… Read More
Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture Series: Edward Ayers: “The Humanities in Our Times”
Watch video of Edward L. Ayers, President and Professor of History at the University of Richmond, present this year’s Harry C. Howard Jr. Lecture on… Read More
Wiesner to lead new hereditary cancer program
Georgia Wiesner, M.D., M.S., has joined Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) as professor of Medicine and director of the newly created Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program. Read More
Combined drug therapy may delay melanoma progression
Combination therapy with two drugs delayed the development of treatment resistance in patients with metastatic melanoma that expresses a specific mutation in the BRAF gene. Read More
Hamm’s research honored by Dutch pharmacology society
Heidi Hamm, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Pharmacology, has won the 2012 Ariens Award from the Dutch Pharmacological Society. Read More
Project targets sickle cell disease in Nigeria
Researchers from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, will work on a collaborative project to study a sickle cell disease treatment for children in Nigeria. Read More
Nurses group names VUMC top employer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named the Employer of the Year for 2012 by the Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA). Read More
Nurses’ investigative efforts highlighted at Research Day
A bright spotlight shone on nursing research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center during the Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research Committee’s annual Research Day on Oct. 17. Read More
New tool speeds medical record documentation
The less time nurses and staff spend documenting their work in the medical record, the more time they can spend with patients. Read More
Former pro golfer, burn patient makes return visit to Vanderbilt
Former pro golfer Cathy Gerring returned to Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently for the first time since she was hospitalized here after being badly burned in a golf tournament more than 20 years ago. Read More
Credit Union to debut renovated space Nov. 5
The Vanderbilt University Credit Union will move back to its redesigned and renovated offices at 107 Oxford House, opening for business on Monday, Nov. 5. Read More