Diabetes drugs may ease addiction
Drugs that are being used clinically to treat obesity and diabetes may also have a role in treating drug abuse. Read More
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Peabody professor to address impostor syndrome
Noting her “extraordinary work on African Americans in STEM” issues, Peabody College professor Ebony McGee has been invited to give the keynote speech at the UNCF STEM Scholars Program Orientation and Student Leadership Summit in Atlanta. Read More
Churchwell named chief diversity officer for VUMC
Dr. Andre Churchwell has been named to the newly created role of chief diversity officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In this role, he will continue to oversee the Office for Diversity Affairs in the School of Medicine while also engaging with other leaders across VUMC to create new opportunities for increasing diversity and inclusion. Read More
Register to enjoy the TASTE of eating right
Beginning July 25, you can register for a ten-week experience of eating delicious food, saving money, and minimizing your time in the kitchen through the TASTE Nutrition Challenge, sponsored by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness. Read More
Work together to control diabetes
Parenting behaviors may be an important target for improving outcomes in adolescents with diabetes. Read More
Babies, Music and Movement: Register now for Kindermusik at Blair
Join a Kindermusik class at the Blair School of Music this fall, and you’ll find a joyous, playful, nurturing environment where babies and adults are guided through activities that help develop musical, cognitive and social skills. Fall registration is now open. Read More
Summer 2016 Staff
The Peabody Reflector is published twice annually, in January and July, by Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development in cooperation with Vanderbilt… Read More
Vanderbilt again named one of state’s healthier workplaces
Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been recognized for the third year in a row as a Healthier Tennessee Workplace by the Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness. Read More
Vanderbilt ranked 27th in ‘Money’ magazine poll
"Money" magazine has named Vanderbilt No. 27 on its list of best-value colleges in the nation. More than 700 were evaluated. Read More
Phishers target Medical Center employees via fake salary increase emails
VUMC IT Security Operations has detected a targeted attack against VUMC users. Phishers continue to target Medical Center employees with information pertaining to salary… Read More
‘Dark pools’ threaten market governance of financial markets
The major stock exchanges need new methods of regulation because of "dark pools," trading platforms that allow trades to remain private for a short while, says Vanderbilt finance expert Yesha Yadav. Read More
Vanderbilt takes over SEC Network programming Monday
The SEC Network Takeover begins Monday, July 18, and the Commodores will be the first out of the gates. For the second year in a row, the SEC Network is providing each league member 24 hours of exclusive programming. Read More
Initiative set to sharpen VUMC’s strategic focus
With the transition of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) into a new financial and legal entity now complete, Medical Center leaders view this period as an opportunity to sharpen the organization’s strategic focus. Read More
New center to focus on turning raw data into ‘actionable’ knowledge
From extensive test results to exam notes to the very latest in medical research, modern health care professionals have become overloaded with data. As a result, it is now a critical mission for academic medical centers to translate this often-raw data into actionable knowledge used to deliver expert patient care, drive efficient clinical operations and promote discovery and education. Read More
Influx of major NIH grants fuels growth of research enterprise
During the past two weeks, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have brought in a number of new research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that together achieve $137 million in new funding. The funding is a trans-institutional accomplishment of the Schools of Engineering and Medicine and the College of Arts and Science. Read More
Vanderbilt Eye Institute Hendersonville
(photo by John Russell) Among those attending this week’s ribbon cutting and opening of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute at 305 Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville,… Read More
Churchwell named to new Chief Diversity Officer role
Andre Churchwell, M.D., the Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair, professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs, has been named to serve in the newly created role of Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More
‘Bedside Matters’ series now available online
Bedside Matters, a monthly rounds geared toward helping Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees deal with social and emotional issues in caring for patients and families, has launched a new website with online videos of the sessions, which nurses can now watch to get contact hours. Read More
VUMC again lauded for innovative technology efforts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has once again been named among the nation’s “most-wired” hospitals and health systems for its innovative efforts in medical technology. Read More
VICC expands cancer care services at Spring Hill clinic
Cancer patients who live near Spring Hill, Tennessee, can now receive care from an experienced medical oncologist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) at Spring Hill instead of traveling to the main campus in Nashville. Read More
