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Second Look brings students from across the country who are considering Vanderbilt University School of Medicine for their medical education. Read More
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Chalk Fest to draw up support for Bill Wilkerson Center
Professional artists, hobbyists and art enthusiasts from around the country will create sidewalk chalk art in Hillsboro Village this weekend during the premiere of Nashville Chalk Fest — the first celebration of what is hoped to become an annual tradition that benefits the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences. Read More
Clayton receives leadership award from University of Iowa
Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of Law at Vanderbilt University, recently received the 2015 Frank H. Morriss Jr. Leadership Award from the University of Iowa. Read More
Film explores girl’s bowel transplant surgery journey
A documentary to be screened at this year’s Nashville Film Festival will give audiences the opportunity to experience the life of a vivacious young woman making the biggest decision of her life: whether to risk rare and complicated surgery with the potential to radically change her life. Read More
Photo: Metabolic discoveries
Discovery Lecturer Stephen O’Rahilly, M.D., helped establish and now co-directs the Institute of Metabolic Science at the University of Cambridge, England. Read More
New service to help with audio/visual support issues
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has implemented a new service to provide assistance with audio/visual (AV) support issues. Read More
New center unites Trauma, Burn, Emergency Surgery
The Clinical Services of Trauma, Orthopaedic Trauma, Burn and Emergency General Surgery are formally joining forces to form The Vanderbilt Center for Trauma, Burn and Emergency Surgery. Vanderbilt University Medical Center operates the only certified Level 1 trauma facility in Middle Tennessee. Read More
Team sees success clearing blocked coronary arteries
When atherosclerosis develops in the coronary arteries over a period of time, complete blockage of that artery can result in chest pain, shortness of breath and decreased quality of life. Read More
Steeplechase again set to saddle up for Children’s Hospital
Nashville and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are gearing up for another year of one of America’s premier horse racing events, the Iroquois Steeplechase, now in its 74th year. Read More
VUSM student lands fellowship to study ethics and discipline
Kelly Wolenberg, a third-year medical student at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named to take part in the 2015 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). Read More
The Rev. Joseph Breen to speak on immigration at Vanderbilt Divinity Breakfast
A Vanderbilt Divinity Community Breakfast that will focus on immigration and the church features the Rev. Joseph Breen. Read More
Occupational Health comes to VCH, OHO, Williamson County
Occupational Health nurses will be at several onsite locations over the next week to provide immunizations and TB skin tests. Read More
National Walking Day at Vanderbilt a success
Health Plus offers a big thank you to all who supported this year’s National Walking Day event, which took place Wednesday, April 1. Read More
NSF research grant goes to 16 Vanderbilt graduate students
The grant program is aimed at aiding individuals who have demonstrated notable potential early in their research career, as well as promoting diversity in the sciences. Read More
VU joins national effort to speed Ebola therapy testing
Vanderbilt University researchers have joined a multi-center effort led by Pennsylvania-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. to accelerate development of potential antibody therapies against the often-lethal Ebola virus. Read More
Experience ‘Wisdom of the Elders’ through story and song April 13
Come enjoy the live stories of beautifully aged women as VPAC groups perform their vibrant life experiences. Share your own story at the Story Booth and meet the living treasures who share their wisdom right here on campus. Read More
Michelson receives NEH grant to save endangered Middle Eastern culture
David Michelson, an assistant professor of the history of Christianity at Vanderbilt Divinity School, is among three recipients of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve Middle Eastern culture in danger of extinction. Read More
Gauthier named winner of 2015 SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Isabel Gauthier, David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology, is a recipient of the 2015 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. These annual awards recognize one faculty member from each SEC university who has excelled in teaching, research and scholarship. Read More
Vanderbilt Peabody researchers featured at AERA April 16-20
Peabody faculty and graduate students will present on the topics of value-added, teacher effectiveness, minorities in STEM, connected learning, disabilities and more. Read More
National Endowment for the Humanities grant goes to anthropology professor
Steve Wernke, assistant professor of anthropology, has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the prototyping of two new electronic resources for collecting and analyzing geospatial data related to the colonization of Peru. Read More
