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Medicaid access state by state

Clinics with more non-physician clinicians are associated with better access for Medicaid patients and lower prices for office visits, according to a recent study. Read More

SECURITY NOTICE: Sexual assault on campus

An incident of sexual assault was reported to a Campus Security Authority on Nov. 1. Read More

Fred Thompson dies at age 73

Fred Thompson, who began an illustrious legal and political career after graduating from Vanderbilt Law School in 1967, died Nov. 1. He was 73. Read More

Vanderbilt Students Digging Into The Past

Vanderbilt students are stepping back in time by digging in the dirt and getting class credit for it. They are doing an archaeological dig behind… Read More

Vanderbilt archaeology students unearth university’s earliest history

A project excavating early servants’ quarters is capturing clues about Vanderbilt lives that would otherwise be forgotten. Read More

Hospitality in health care is focus of Nov. 12 conference

Dr. Paul Sternberg Jr. headlines a Nov. 12 conference at Vanderbilt on building a culture of hospitality in healthcare. Read More

Chancellor’s Town Hall will discuss Vanderbilt’s endowment

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will host the next in a series of town hall meetings for the Vanderbilt community on Friday, Nov. 6. Read More

Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week

Photo by @cix2photos Between Halloween, changing fall colors and a visit from Reese Witherspoon, we have a lot of favorite photos this week!… Read More

Community Research Partners presents Nov. 6 lecture on health literacy research

Community Research Partners is sponsoring a presentation by the Vanderbilt Center for Effective Health Communication Nov. 6 to describe current health literacy research at Vanderbilt and resources available through the center. Read More

Special Delivery: VUMC Partners with Cara Osborne’s, MSN’01, Baby+Company to Open Nashville Birth Center

Pregnancy doesn’t necessarily require hospital care. That simple premise is what led Cara Osborne, MSN’01, to co-author a landmark study demonstrating the safety and effectiveness… Read More

Vandy Goes Pro: Impressive Numbers of Commodores Are Playing on Professional Teams

In recent years there has been a noticeable trend in Vanderbilt student-athletes making it to the pros. The Fall 2015 issue of Vanderbilt Magazine highlights… Read More

Rocky Mountain Hi-Tech

Just south of Denver, the vision for a futuristic development is coming to reality. The new community is called Sterling Ranch and Brock Smethills, BE’13,… Read More

Prenatal folic acid and asthma

The timing of folic acid-containing prescription filling during pregnancy was associated with childhood asthma, according to a new Vanderbilt study. Read More

Close-Up: Actress Reese Witherspoon opens up to Vanderbilt business students about starting a new retail store in Nashville—and balancing the rest of her life

Actress Reese Witherspoon recently spoke with students at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management about opening her new retail store—Draper James—in Nashville. Read More