Win a Walnut Hills Farm gift card at VU Farmers’ Market
Thursdays through October, stop by the Walnut Hills Farm booth at the Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market and you will be entered into a gift card drawing sponsored by Health Plus. Read More
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Win a Sugar Camp Farm gift card at VU Farmers’ Market
Thursdays through October, stop by the Sugar Camp Farm booth at the Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market and you will be entered into a gift card drawing sponsored by Health Plus. Read More
Assessment estimates cost of federal regulation compliance at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has released the results of an internal assessment that estimates it spends approximately $146 million a year complying with federal regulations. Read More
Addressing cancer: Resources for employees and supervisors
Vanderbilt Work/Life Connections-EAP offers resources to all Vanderbilt employees who are touched by cancer. Read More
Lunch and Learn Aug. 19: ‘Is it dementia or age-related change?’
The Vanderbilt Child and Family Center will host a Lunch and Learn on Aug. 19 on how to recognize dementia vs. typical age-related change. Read More
Tax-free weekend deals: Pre-order discounted items now from Simply Mac
Simply Mac is offering pre-orders for Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students on items discounted during Tennessee’s Sales Tax Holiday, Aug. 7-9. Read More
Vanderbilt contributes $8.9 billion to the health of Tennessee
Vanderbilt supported 62,000 total jobs with wages and benefits in excess of $3.5 billion. Read More
Vandy Cooks: ‘Clean Up Your Game Day Eating’ Aug. 21
The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center and Health Plus present “Clean Up Your Game Day Eating with Executive Chef Lucius Carroll,” scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the VRWC Demonstration Kitchen. Read More
Marty Nord, former Vanderbilt professor and faculty adviser, dies
Martha Andrews “Marty” Nord, a longtime communications professor at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management and former director of the Vanderbilt Women in Engineering Program, died July 28 in Nashville. Read More
Joint Commission survey highlights VUMC’s strengths
Thirteen surveyors from The Joint Commission (TJC), the independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States, visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week for an unannounced survey. Read More
Study sheds light on human gut’s ‘pacemaker’ cells
The gut has its own built-in pacemakers, populations of specialized cells that control smooth muscle contraction in the stomach, small intestine and colon. Read More
Dill named VUMC entertainment industry liaison
Stuart Dill, a 30-year veteran as an artist manager on Nashville’s Music Row, has been named Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s liaison with the entertainment industry, effective Aug. 4. Read More
Brown to head cancer registry for Y-90 tumor treatments
Dan Brown, M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and chief of Interventional Oncology, will spearhead a national Vanderbilt-led research registry that tracks cancer patients whose tumors are treated with Yttrium-90 (Y-90), a radioactive isotope. Read More
Charley soars to third place at NCAA Championships
Throughout her young career, Vanderbilt's Simone Charley has proven herself to be the quintessential clutch performer. During the NCAA Outdoor Championships, she did it again -- in the most amazing way yet. Read More
Worldwide Cancer Research lauds Macara’s contributions
Ian Macara, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, recently returned from Scotland, where he received this year’s Colin Thomson Memorial Medal for his contributions to cancer research. Read More
Study sheds light on crucial DNA binding protein
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have established the molecular basis for the function of Replication Protein A (RPA), a DNA binding protein that is a crucial “scaffold” for genome replication, response to damage and repair. Read More
American Association of Nurse Practitioners honors VUSN’s Jones
Pam Jones, DNP, MSN, R.N., senior associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), has been recognized as the top representative of advanced practice nursing in Tennessee. Read More
Annual ‘Dore Jam fan event set for Aug. 16
Vanderbilt's entire football roster will join second-year head coach Derek Mason and his coaching staff at 'Dore Jam, which offers fans a chance to greet their favorite student-athletes and get autographs from both players and coaches. The event is free. Read More
Photo: Flash dance
A flash mob broke out in dance last week at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More
Vanderbilt to host conference of leading music cognition researchers
Hundreds of the world’s leading music cognition researchers are coming to Nashville from Saturday, Aug. 1, to Wednesday, Aug. 5, as Vanderbilt plays host to the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition. Read More