New rules for science researchers would mark an overdue ethics update
New ethical rules for scientists who do experiments involving human beings are about to kick in. It's the first update in more than 40 years. Read More
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Vanderbilt–Tennessee game tickets now available
Fans can now purchase individual tickets to the Vanderbilt–Tennessee football game, set for Nov. 26 at Vanderbilt Stadium. Read More
Save the date: Open Enrollment is Oct. 17–31
Open Enrollment is right around the corner. Are you ready? Here are some “basics” to help you prepare. Read More
Researchers, patients, community members gather to advance engagement in research
The recent Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research Conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College, offered both researchers and community stakeholders a forum to rapidly disseminate community engaged research evidence and gain practical knowledge to implement new programs and enhance existing ones. Read More
Severe weather at Vanderbilt: Do you know what to do?
September is National Preparedness Month—a good time to revisit what to do in the event severe weather threatens the Vanderbilt community. Read More
Mexico’s consul general visits Vanderbilt
Consul General Francisco Javier Diaz de Leon visited Vanderbilt Sept. 12 and 13 to explore future educational and cultural exchanges between universities in Tennessee and Mexico. Read More
Study explores anti-viral potential of existing drugs
Emerging viral infections like Zika keep popping up around the world in such quick succession that medicine is having a hard time keeping up. It can take 15 years and more than a billion dollars to bring a new drug to market. Read More
William Kaelin Jr., member of VUMC Biomedical Science Advisory Board, wins Lasker Award
William G. Kaelin, Jr., M.D., professor of Medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical… Read More
Hidden factors to achievement gap topic of Peabody talk Sept. 21
Stanford University's Sean Reardon will discuss results from his new study, which analyzed racial and ethnic achievement gaps in several hundred metropolitan areas and several thousand school districts in the United States. Read More
Larger transplant centers produce improved outcomes: study
How many heart transplant programs do we really need? That was a question posed by a group of investigators, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Ashish Shah, M.D., in a novel study that used a computerized algorithm to highlight the value of high-volume transplant centers with corresponding improved outcomes. Read More
Researchers eye potential schizophrenia ‘switch’
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a key mechanism that explains how compounds they’re developing can suppress schizophrenia-like symptoms without side effects in mice. Read More
Study reveals new clues to cystic fibrosis ‘gender gap’
A research team led by structural biologists from Vanderbilt University has come up with the first detailed molecular explanation for a factor that may contribute to the so-called cystic fibrosis (CF) “gender gap.” Read More
Diversity’s crucial role in medical, graduate education explored
Diversity. Inclusion. Excellence. Innovation. You can’t have one without the others. Read More
WOW Sept. 28: ‘Unraveling Reconciliation Politics in Sarajevo’
International Student and Scholar Services invites you to World on Wednesdays, which gives students, faculty and Vanderbilt community members the chance to engage with other parts of campus through presentations on topics that address and open discussion on a breadth of global issues and experiences. Read More
AHA hypertension council honors Robertson, Madhur
Vanderbilt’s David Robertson, M.D., and Meena Madhur, M.D., Ph.D., were recognized by the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension during the annual Council on Hypertension Scientific Sessions meeting in Orlando this week. Read More
Symposium explores using music to improve social skills, ease PTSD
The Science of Song symposium explored the use of music and singing to help people with developmental disabilities like autism improve their social skills, and others with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recover from the traumatic events they’ve experienced. Read More
Marine landing
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps visited with patients at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt last week as part of the Marine Week celebration, held this year in Nashville. Read More
Lynn set for next Discovery Lecture
Joanne Lynn, M.D., a geriatrician and health services researcher, will present the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Sept. 22. Read More
Academy lauds Seger’s achievements in toxicology
Donna Seger, M.D., professor of Clinical Medicine and Emergency Medicine and medical and executive director of the Tennessee Poison Center, has received the Career Achievement Award from the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) for her contributions to the organization and achievements in the field of toxicology. Read More
Frisse honored by American Medical Informatics Association
Mark Frisse, M.D., M.S., MBA, Accenture Professor of Biomedical Informatics and vice chair for business development in that department, has been selected to receive the American Medical Informatics Association’s 2016 Don Eugene Detmer Award for Health Policy Contributions in Informatics. Read More
