Possible overeating antidote
The 2C-subtype of the serotonin receptor (5HT2C), which binds the neurotransmitter serotonin, plays an important role in regulating food intake and metabolism. Read More
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Enjoy the enchantment of Disney on Ice at a discount
For a limited time, Vanderbilt employees can get an exclusive discount on tickets to "Dream Big," presented by Disney on Ice in October. Read More
Castro wins fellowship to study literature
A Mellon Fellowship has been awarded to Anne M. Castro from the English department. Read More
New university PTO program guide and accrual charts available online
Information about upcoming enhancements to Vanderbilt's PTO program is now available online from Human Resources. Read More
Hot Streak: Alumnus Temple Baker takes an unexpected career path after being discovered by director Richard Linklater
Temple Baker, BA’15, is not your typical Hollywood success story. He wasn’t a child star, shuffled from audition to audition by pushy parents, nor did… Read More
Newly discovered fossils strengthen proposition that world’s first mass extinction engineered by early animals
New fossil evidence strengthens the proposition that the world’s first mass extinction was caused by ‘ecosystem engineers’ – newly evolved organisms that radically altered the environment. Read More
Hot Streak: Alumnus Temple Baker takes an unexpected career path after being discovered by director Richard Linklater
Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater cast Baker in his latest film, Everybody Wants Some!!—a “spiritual sequel” to his 1993 cult classic Dazed and Confused—about a college baseball team in Texas in the ’80s. Read More
Your child can sing with the Blair Children’s Chorus program
Auditions for the renowned Blair Children’s Chorus program will be held Aug. 13 and 15 at Blair School of Music. The program is founded on the principle of healthy, age-appropriate singing and musical literacy. Read More
Dore Jam fan event set for Aug. 14
Vanderbilt football's annual fan day experience, which attracts thousands of Commodore supporters to campus for an afternoon of autographs, photos and family fun, is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. Admission and parking are free. Read More
Changes in care improve recovery for surgery patients
Many patients having surgeries at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are experiencing better recoveries, with less opioids for pain, fewer post-surgery complications and shorter hospital stays due to the work of a medical team that has transformed the way surgeries are handled. Read More
Access your auto, home insurance anywhere with the MetLife mobile app
MetLife’s mobile app, free to download, allows you to manage your auto and home insurance directly from your mobile device 24/7. Read More
Award bolsters study of alcohol’s impact on the brain
Vanderbilt University researcher Danny Winder, Ph.D., has received a MERIT Award from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Addiction (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, for his contributions to understanding how alcohol affects the brain. Read More
Dubree inducted into YWCA’s Academy for Women of Achievement
Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., executive chief nursing officer, will be inducted along with seven other inspiring Nashville women into the YWCA’s 2016 Academy for Women of Achievement. Read More
New VUSM program set to spur innovation in medical education
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recently awarded its inaugural Faculty Fellowship to Advance Medical Education (FAME). Read More
Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Cookeville Base to Open Aug. 2
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s LifeFlight will open its Cookeville, Tennessee, base on August 2, 2016. The new base, in partnership with Cookeville Regional Medical Center, is LifeFlight’s seventh helicopter base in Tennessee. Read More
Kennedy Center’s LEND lands grant renewal from HRSA
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has received a $3.5 million grant over five years from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND for graduate-level training. Read More
Massion named to lead new cancer prevention initiative
Pierre Massion, M.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Medicine, has been named to direct the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Initiative. Read More
Seminar focuses on latest concussion research
Neuropsychologist Gary Solomon, Ph.D., recently weighed in on one of the hottest debates in sports medicine, asserting that research doesn’t support the popular theory that concussions put athletes at higher risk for psychiatric illness. Read More
NIH launches website for StoryCorps project
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching its Voices of the NIH Community website, which features a collection of StoryCorps audio recordings from patients, families, researchers, doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers in both the NIH and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) communities. Read More
Opioids’ impact on women’s health explored at research symposium
Women may be at higher risk than men when it comes to overuse of opioid-containing painkillers, speakers warned at a research symposium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center earlier this month. Read More