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Annual lead shielding inspections offered

The Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences will provide courtesy annual lead shielding inspections designated Tuesdays and every Thursday from mid-January to late May 2017 from 3:30 to approximately 9 p.m. Read More

Study tracks diabetes management via text messaging

The REACH study is offering Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) primary care patients with type 2 diabetes an opportunity to more easily track medication adherence, monitor A1C results, and make healthy lifestyle choices via text messaging. Read More

All for the children

Rascal Flatts visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Monday. The country music artists and long-time supporters of Children’s Hospital played an acoustic set and held a meet-and-greet in Seacrest Studios and also made room visits to patients unable to attend the event. Read More

Links between immune cells and metabolism explored

At the intersection of immunology and metabolism is a burgeoning new field: immunometabolism. It’s an area where Vanderbilt has exceptional strengths, said Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Immunobiology. Read More

Program seeks to optimize appropriate use of antibiotics

Relying on a core team of physicians and pharmacists, the Vanderbilt Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (VASP) is seeking to ensure optimum use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More

Protein structure and epilepsy severity

Understanding how mutations affect the structure and function of inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors will shed light on the mechanisms underlying some types of epilepsy. Read More

Participants needed to study metabolic effects of the timing of meals

A Vanderbilt research effort is interested in how the time of day that you eat may affect your energy and weight. Researchers will examine your energy (metabolism) on two separate occasions, each time for two and a half days in an enclosed room (called a “whole-room calorimeter”) that measures energy balance. Read More

Get friends and family discount for Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss

Vanderbilt Athletics would like to thank loyal faculty and staff members by offering a special deal for the Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss football game on Nov. 19. Read More

Vanderbilt Opera Theatre presents Mark Adamo’s ‘Little Women’

Vanderbilt Opera Theatre and Vanderbilt University Orchestra present "Little Women" in Ingram Hall Friday, Nov. 11, and Sunday, Nov. 13. Composer Mark Adamo will give a talk at 7:15 p.m. prior to the Friday show. Read More

Vanderbilt Classifieds now a secure site

The Vanderbilt Classifieds, a free online service for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students, now requires users to log in using their VUnetID and password. Read More

Computer science professors, peers teach mobile cloud computing to diverse majors

Thanks to the Cross-College Teaching Initiative that began this semester, computer science professors Doug Schmidt and Jules White launched the University Course "Tackling Big Questions with Mobile Cloud Computing." Read More

Over 350 college students team up for weekend of hacking Nov. 11-13 at Vanderbilt

Students from Vanderbilt and schools such as Purdue, Georgia Tech and the University of Illinois will work around the clock during VandyHacks, a hackathon, or invention marathon, Nov. 11-13. Read More

Hispanic role models integral to success of VU’s HTI scholars

The opportunity to learn from Latino/a role models in the academy is among the benefits of being a Hispanic Theological Initiative fellow, according to two Vanderbilt Graduate Department of Religion students. Read More

Kennedy Center lecture on “Brain Injury in Premature Birth and Developmental Delay” set for Nov. 29

Vittorio Gallo, Ph.D., Wolf-Pack Chair in Neuroscience Research and director of the Center for Neuroscience Research with the Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Medical Center, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC). Read More

Master of Public Health program offers information sessions

Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program prepares leaders to take on today’s most pressing and complex health challenges. Learn more about our innovative program from M.P.H. faculty members, current students and program staff at one of our upcoming campus information sessions. Read More

My Southern Health: What to know about genetic testing and personalized medicine

Personalized medicine is about tailoring treatment to individual patients based on their genetics. Georgia L. Wiesner, director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program, explains the “4 Ps” of personalized medicine and the benefits it offers. Read More

Johnson, emeritus biomedical engineering professor, dies

L. Ensign Johnson Jr., an emeritus professor who early in his career was one of three faculty members to lay the foundation for the biomedical engineering department at Vanderbilt, died Nov. 3. He was 85. Read More

Improving wound healing

Vanderbilt researchers have shown that an injectable material improves wound healing and may be useful for large skin wounds such as those in patients with diabetes. Read More

Calling all Vanderbilt startups: Flash Pitch competition is Dec. 1

Vanderbilt's Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization and the Wond’ry are hosting a Flash Pitch competition for students. Similar to the popular television show "Shark Tank," participants will have 90 seconds to present their winning ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurship experts. Read More

Zeppos kicks off Chancellor Charters with interfaith tour

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos led his inaugural Chancellor Charter Nov. 5, guiding approximately 30 students, faculty and staff on an interfaith tour of Nashville and sharing some of the city’s history. Read More