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Arteaga lauded for cancer research contributions

Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., the Donna S. Hall Professor of Breast Cancer and director of the Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies and the Breast Cancer Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been recognized for his cancer research efforts by the American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF). Read More

TIPs pre-proposals due Oct. 23; proposal workshops scheduled

The Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) Council is now accepting proposals for the second round of projects to be funded as part of the university’s $50 million strategic investment in interdisciplinary research under its Academic Strategic Plan. Read More

Civil rights focus of new John L. Seigenthaler Chair at Vanderbilt

Honoring and building upon the contributions of the late John L. Seigenthaler to the civil rights movement is the goal of a new endowed chair being established at Vanderbilt University through a gift from the James Stephen Turner Family Foundation. Read More

Immersion, cross-college teaching strategic initiatives taking shape

Vice provosts John Geer and Cynthia Cyrus, who co-chair the faculty committees on Cross-College Teaching and Immersion Vanderbilt, have released two new reports summarizing the activities completed last academic year. Read More

Songs from the Heart cancer event set for Sept. 26

Cancer affects many families, and patients and their relatives often struggle with an effective way to describe their feelings about the illness and its aftermath. Read More

Children’s After-Hours Clinic opens in Brentwood

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened a fourth after-hours clinic in Brentwood, Tennessee. Read More

Update from Kevin Johnson about Clinical Systems 2.0

We’ve come a long way since McKesson’s announcement that it was withdrawing support for our Horizon software suite, leading us to launch our CS 2.0 initiative. I pledged to keep you updated as we evaluated our systems and plan for the future. Read More

Patient engagement efforts crucial to future success 

Through increased support for population health initiatives, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is positioning for a health care economy that rewards long-term relationships with patients through better engagement and emphasizes improving health management for large groups. Read More

New garden seeks to give children early start on health

Skipping along crushed stone pathways flanked by lush green vegetation, students at John B. Whitsitt Elementary School were eager to show a bevy of guests their new classroom: an 11,000-square-foot garden. Read More

Depression study seeks to predict treatment response

Treating depressed individuals and figuring out who will and won’t respond to antidepressants is mostly trial and error — much to the frustration of patients and the health care providers who treat them. Read More

Chancellor Faculty Fellows nominations open

Today, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Jeff Balser announce the 2015-16 call for nominations for selection of a second cohort of Chancellor's Faculty Fellows. Read More

Tennessean: TN teachers happier with evaluations; testing a burden

The annual educator survey shares new insights on how Tennessee teachers feel about their work as educators. Read More

Vanderbilt community to discuss origin, history, evolution of Memorial Hall

The Vanderbilt community is invited to a panel discussion, “Memorial Hall: Its origin, history, evolution,” on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 6 p.m. at the Student Life Center ballroom. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will kick off the event. Read More

Pavlovic’s ‘Lost Art’ opens at Zeitgeist Sept. 5

"Lost Art," and new exhibition by Vesna Pavlovic, assistant professor of art at Vanderbilt, will be on display at Nashville's Zeitgeist gallery from Sept. 5 through Oct. 24. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt Law’s Social Justice Program named for renowned civil rights attorney George Barrett

The newly named George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law School pays tribute to the late civil rights attorney through a generous gift to endow the program by 1993 alumnus Darren Robbins. Read More

Framework for studying cell responses

Vanderbilt investigators have developed a framework for studying cellular responses that could be used to identify the agents driving a range of biological processes in health and disease. Read More

Move-In Day 2015

See photos from around campus, including Move-In Day, on Vanderbilt University’s Flickr. … Read More

Collective impact of $123 million in gifts helps Vanderbilt educate, discover and lead

More than 50,000 people came together to make gifts of $123 million to Vanderbilt last year. Read More

How the cell makes morphine

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how mammals, including humans, produce the painkiller morphine. Read More

Mayoral candidates square off on campus

Mayoral candidates Megan Barry and David Fox presented contrasting visions for Nashville's future, as well as different descriptions of the past eight years of the city's fiscal management, during a run-off debate Aug. 24 at Vanderbilt University’s Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read More