Vitamin C protects blood vessel lining
Dietary vitamin C may maintain healthy blood vessels in patients with inflammatory diseases. Read More
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Two new exhibitions open Sept. 18 at Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery
"Forging Identity—Imagining the Enemy: American Propaganda and the Great War" and "Selma Freeman Ramsey and the Social Realist Tradition" open at Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery this month. Read More
A VU Inside: Professor explores caves for clues to climate change
Jessica Oster is a member of a small group of earth scientists pioneering the use of mineral cave deposits in stalagmites, collectively known as speleothems, as proxies for the prehistoric climate. Read More
Bad “traffic” linked to cancer
Understanding how signaling molecules are transported within and out of the cell may help to uncover the causes of certain cancers. Read More
Study to compare benefits of bariatric surgery methods
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are participating in a national study to compare the health benefits and safety of three main methods of bariatric, or weight-loss surgery. Read More
Session named to lead VUMC Reproductive Endocrinology efforts
Donna Session, M.D., has been named to direct Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, which treats problems related to reproductive medicine including infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian disease, congenital uterine anomalies, fibroids and risk of genetic disorders in offspring. Read More
Dunworth named associate director of Advanced Practice, Anesthesia
Brent Dunworth, MSN, MBA, APN, CRNA, has been named associate director of Advanced Practice, Anesthesia. Read More
Clayton to co-chair National Academies’ review committee
Ellen Clayton, M.D., J.D., the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of Law and Health Policy at Vanderbilt University, has been selected to serve as co-chair of the National Academies’ Report Review Committee (RRC). Read More
Jost set for Sept. 10 Discovery Lecture
The Flexner Discovery Lecture Series kicks off this fall with a discussion of health care cost control. Timothy Jost, J.D., emeritus professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law, will speak on Thursday, Sept. 10. Read More
New creative writing course geared for cancer community
Cancer patients, family members and those who care for cancer patients often need a way to express the deep and often lasting emotions that a cancer diagnosis can bring. Read More
Hach shows age not always a barrier to cancer therapy
Phila Hach recently celebrated her 89th birthday and she has had much to celebrate over the years. Read More
New program set to explore effects of music on the mind
Vanderbilt University is seizing the opportunity to become a hub for music research in the heart of Music City. Read More
Lutz wins CIO Award
John Lutz, vice chancellor for information technology at Vanderbilt, has been honored by the "Nashville Business Journal" as one of Middle Tennessee’s top CIOs, the journal announced Sept. 2. Read More
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Holds Construction Expansion Celebration
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held a celebration today to mark the launch for construction of the hospital’s latest expansion, which will… Read More
Dean shares insights with public policy studies class
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean was the guest speaker Aug. 31 for an undergraduate public policy studies class taught by former Mayor Bill Purcell, an adjunct professor of public policy at Vanderbilt. Read More
TIPSHEET: Pope Francis’ values to impact U.S. trip, says Vanderbilt professor
Vanderbilt Divinity Professor Bruce Morrill, who is a Jesuit priest, can discuss expectations surrounding the highly anticipated U.S. visit of Pope Francis Sept. 22-27. Read More
Gender violence prevention expert Jackson Katz to speak at Vanderbilt Sept. 10
Jackson Katz, internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education and critical media literacy, will deliver a talk on Thursday, Sept. 10, at Vanderbilt’s Student Life Center. Read More
Flulapalooza is Wednesday
Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt's annual mass vaccination event, features free flu shots for all university and Medical Center faculty, staff, students and volunteers. Read More
Zeppos urges faculty to consider proposed revisions to Faculty Manual by Friday deadline
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos would like to remind all faculty that the deadline to submit comments on proposed revisions to the Vanderbilt Faculty Manual is this Friday, Sept. 4, at 5 p.m. Read More
Flulapalooza mass vaccination set to take place Oct. 7
Vanderbilt University and Medical Center (VUMC) faculty, staff, students and volunteers will once again have the opportunity to be part of a mass flu vaccination event that four years ago more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period. Read More
