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After little change since its construction in 1977, one of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s most familiar landmarks, the plaza behind Vanderbilt University Hospital, is getting a major face lift and repair. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation’s elite providers of specialty care by "U.S. News and World Report" magazine. Read More

Fresh off of winning a national championship, Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin will meet fans and sign autographs from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Read More

It all started with a faint glow. It was November 1895, and the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was experimenting with an early cathode ray tube—a vacuum tube with a contained electric current. During his experiments he noticed an odd fluorescence in crystals on a nearby table. Surprisingly, the glow continued even… Read More

Armed with a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of six medical centers around the country selected to participate in a network to develop effective approaches for diagnosing hard-to-solve medical cases. Read More

As the long July Fourth holiday weekend approaches, many outdoor cooking enthusiasts will pull their grills from winter hibernation. Some will be sorry they did. Read More

Steven Smartt, BME’71, MME’72—associate dean for academic services in the Graduate School, assistant provost for research, and assistant professor of the practice of education—leads a parallel life. A trumpet player since elementary school, the Nashville native earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from Peabody College. He… Read More

The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce new leadership and the addition of eight new members. Patti White, BA’76, is president and Perry Brandt, BA’74, JD’77, is president-elect. New members include Ryan Grant, BS’01; Eileen C. Hart, BA’10, MSN’12; Larkin Martin, BA’85; Kate Morgan, BS’06; Alex Quintana, BA’05, MSF’06; Tim Warnock, BA’84; Valerie Williams, BE’95; and Justin Wood, BA’03, JD’06. Read More

Nothing says Fourth of July like fireworks, but doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts. Read More

The Senate has confirmed Staci Yandle, JD’87, as a federal judge in the Southern District of Illinois. According to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., she will be the first African-American judge to ever serve in Southern District of Illinois, and only the second woman to do so. Read More

Asking lower-income people to contemplate buying coverage around the holiday season is a bad idea because they are too financially stressed, but a good time is tax refund season, says new research co-authored by John Graves, assistant professor of health policy. Read More

Commodore center fielder Johnny Norwood hit a dramatic eighth-inning home run and propelled Vanderbilt to its first men's national championship with a 3-2 victory over Virginia Wednesday night in a winner-take-all contest at the College World Series. Read More

Vanderbilt Baseball will play for a national championship beginning tonight after defeating Texas 4-3 in a 10-inning winner-take-all game on Saturday. Read More

Vanderbilt employees should visit the Occupational Health Clinic before traveling internationally. Read More

Stress at work can lead to friction and strife, resulting in low office morale. Find out how to build a more civilized workplace. Read More

With temperatures rising in Middle Tennessee, safety experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt stress the danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles. Read More

Commodores are within a win of next week's championship round. Read More

The Flexner Dean’s Lecture Series presents Steven A. Lieberman, senior dean for administration and the John P. McGovern Distinguished Chair in Oslerian Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, at noon Thursday, June 26, in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

Check out our favorite Father’s Day stories and photos from Vanderbilt’s social media channels. Share yours with us on our Facebook page, or on Twitter and Instagram by tagging them #vandygram. Read More

Vanderbilt advanced to the winner's bracket at the College World Series Saturday with a 5-3 win over Louisville. Read More