Our favorite #vandygram images of the week
This block and 80-foot basket by the Commodores is just one of our favorite #vandygram images of the week. See more on the Get Social website. Read More
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What makes students stick with a MOOC?
A new large-scale study took an in-depth look at persistence and engagement in Massive Open Online Courses. Read More
Severe weather at Vanderbilt: Do you know what to do?
Severe Weather Awareness Week, scheduled Feb. 28–March 5 for Middle Tennessee, is a good time to revisit what to do in the event severe weather threatens the Vanderbilt community. Read More
Hannah Chung – Empathy-driven design: Creating something meaningful
Hannah Chung delivers the spring 2016 Chambers Family Entrepreneurial Lectureship at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Hannah is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer… Read More
Portion of 24th Avenue South, Garland Avenue to close during construction
A project to install chilled water lines from Vanderbilt’s Power Plant to the new Engineering and Science Building and Olin Hall will close part of 24th Avenue South for multiple weeks this spring and summer, beginning Saturday, March 5. Read More
Events planned to raise awareness about the brain in March
March is Brain Awareness Month at Vanderbilt, and the public is invited to hear national experts discuss their research on autism and other brain disorders. Read More
WalkBike Vanderbilt promotes safe campus travel, plans walking tour
Vanderbilt is now home to a new organization, WalkBike Vanderbilt, which is working to promote a more walkable and bikeable campus. Read More
Decorate your work area in blue for Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Get creative and get blue! As a department group, decorate your work area in blue to raise awareness for colon cancer screening. Read More
Wear blue March 4 for Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Wear blue Friday, March 4, to support Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and use this day to spread the word about colon cancer screening. Read More
Grant bolsters rheumatoid arthritis research
C. Michael Stein, MBChB., and his colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received a five-year, $1.35 million award from the Arthritis Foundation to develop new biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis that also may revolutionize treatment. Read More
Project brings discharge medications to patients’ bedsides
At Vanderbilt University Hospital, on a pilot basis, pharmacists have begun delivering discharge prescriptions and counseling to patients at the bedside prior to discharge. Read More
Chemo better option following pancreatic cancer surgery: study
A multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) investigators found that pancreatic cancer patients who underwent surgery and received chemotherapy lived longer and had fewer cancer recurrences in other parts of the body than patients who also received chemoradiation therapy. Read More
Berkman, Schwarz join Vanderbilt Spine Center
Neurosurgeons Richard Alan Berkman, M.D., and Jacob Schwarz, M.D., have joined Vanderbilt Spine Center, where they will begin seeing patients March 1. Read More
Sleep research for parents of children with ASD expanded
The expansion of sleep education sessions through a research study will allow more parents to learn effective sleep strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read More
Events on tap to raise awareness about the brain
March is Brain Awareness Month at Vanderbilt University, and the public is invited to hear national experts discuss their research on autism and other brain disorders. Read More
Focus on care, quality drives heart transplant program
As the largest heart transplant program in the Southeast, the Vanderbilt Transplant Center is ranked No. 1 in volume for the combined adult and pediatric heart transplant program, according to the latest Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) data. Read More
CMN partners show strength of grassroots giving
The smiling face of Maddy Christison, a 7-year-old who has spinal muscular atrophy, greets customers at Speedway convenience store locations in Middle Tennessee. As the most recent Speedway Miracle Child representing Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, her photo has appeared on life-size cardboard cutouts in Speedway’s 21 Middle Tennessee locations with the goal of encouraging customers to help more children like her. Read More
Vanderbilt IT showcases initiatives in first-ever highlights site
Vanderbilt University IT is showcasing its major projects and initiatives of fiscal year 2015 in a new highlights website. Read More
Awards honor employees’ compassion, commitment
The most recent Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced at last week’s Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. The awards are conferred on a quarterly basis. Read More
VUMC to Lead pilot program for Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program
Federal officials with the White House and National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will lead the Direct Volunteers Pilot Studies under the first grant to be awarded in the federal Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program. Read More