External Story
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Students try to hack ‘Bank of Vanderbilt’ in network security class
Yuan Xue is among the Vanderbilt engineering faculty training computer science leaders of the future to build and maintain more secure networks through innovative teaching methods. Read MoreJul 22, 2011
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Vanderbilt study links military service in Middle East with serious lung disorder
A Vanderbilt study of U.S. soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan shows a serious lung condition linked to prolonged exposures to sulfur fires and burn pits. Read MoreJul 20, 2011
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VUMC No. 14 in U.S. News and World Report ‘Honor Roll’
Once again, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has achieved distinction as one of the nation’s leading health care providers from U.S. News and World Report in the publication’s annual rankings for “America’s Best Hospitals.”… Read MoreJul 19, 2011
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NCC’s Carter excited for challenge ahead
New National Commodore Club president has experience as both a collegiate athlete and a fundraiser. Read MoreJul 15, 2011
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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges parents to guard against extreme heat
With indexes as high as 110 degrees this week in Middle Tennessee, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are asking parents to remain vigilant against hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses. Read MoreJul 14, 2011
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Crews lay new sod at stadium
This is the first time the field has been resurfaced since 1999 when Vanderbilt transitioned from artificial turf to natural grass. Read MoreJul 13, 2011
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The virtue in virtuality – enhancing learning with technology
Groundbreaking education technology platforms under development in labs across the Vanderbilt Peabody campus are allowing cutting-edge researchers to harness what Pratim Sengupta, innovator of the technology described, calls “the virtue in virtuality.” Read MoreJul 11, 2011
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Sharfstein awarded Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fellowship
Daniel J. Sharfstein, associate professor of law, has been awarded an Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fellowship by the Fletcher Foundation. Read MoreJul 7, 2011
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New program supports children with brain injuries
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has helped launch a new program to support children diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after they leave the hospital. Read MoreJul 7, 2011
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Dollar General gives more than $1 million to expansion project at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is recognizing Dollar General Corporation for giving more than $1 million to Children’s Hospital’s 33-bed, 30,000-square-foot addition that is currently under construction. Read MoreJun 30, 2011
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with July Fourth fireworks
While nothing says Fourth of July quite like fireworks, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution and suggest always leaving these displays to the experts. Read MoreJun 30, 2011
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New VUMC website designed with patients, caregivers in mind
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s website for patients, caregivers and the public – VanderbiltHealth.com – has undergone its first major redesign since the site launched in 2007. Read MoreJun 23, 2011
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VU-Florida game suspended until 10 a.m. Tuesday
Vanderbilt’s baseball game against Florida will resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Read MoreJun 20, 2011
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Baseball camp moved to July
Campers at 2007 baseball camp at Vanderbilt (Neil Brake/Vanderbilt) Due to the Commodores team playing in their first-ever College World Series the team will be combining and moving Day Camp 1 and Day Camp 2 to the week of July 5-8. Read MoreJun 20, 2011
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Merryman receives NSF CAREER award
W. David Merryman, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Read MoreJun 9, 2011
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Country music fans urged to beware the heat
High temperatures could be dangerous to your health, so precautions should be taken. Read MoreJun 8, 2011
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Engineer elected to American Nuclear Society committee
James H. Clarke has been named to the ANS's Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization Division. Read MoreJun 7, 2011
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Vanderbilt baseball wins NCAA regional
Taylor Hill struck out a career-best 13 in eight innings, allowing only one run, and Jason Esposito went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI in Vanderbilt’s 6-1 victory over Belmont in the championship game of the Nashville Regional Sunday night at Hawkins Field. For… Read MoreJun 6, 2011
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Flood, sweat and tears: One year later
Last year, only days after the floodwaters receded, House Organ published a special issue, “Flood, Sweat and Tears,” examining the 2010 Nashville Flood’s effect on Vanderbilt and its staff and faculty. In this issue, we returned to many of the people profiled in that issue one year ago to… Read MoreJun 3, 2011
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VUMC offers “laughing gas” for childbirth
Vanderbilt is one of three hospitals in the country offering Nitrous oxide for pain management during childbirth. Read MoreJun 3, 2011