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REAL Speaker Series: Nicole Robinson,’Dismantling Social Inequities through the Lens of Intersectionality’
This event is presented in partnership by Metro Arts and The Curb Center for Art Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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‘From Cloning Insulin to Engineering for Cell Therapy’
Join the Wond'ry to welcome guest lecturer Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a pioneering scientist who helped discover how to synthesize insulin in the 1970s. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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Caregiver Support Group: ‘How to Protect Your Family from Financial Exploitation’
Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students are invited to join the Caregiver Support Group meeting for a discussion about the red flags of a scam artist, the signs of financial exploitation, and steps to prevent it from happening to loved ones. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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Drug interaction causes hypotension
A commonly used muscle relaxant can cause severely low blood pressure in patients already taking a CYP1A2 inhibitor, such as ciprofloxacin, find Cecilia Chung and colleagues. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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Cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne’s
Jonathan Soslow and colleagues have found more clues to why people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are at risk for a certain kind of heart problem. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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Cancer’s SOS
Stephen Fesik and colleagues have uncovered more details about how a crucial component of RAS proteins, which trigger about a third of all tumors, work. This finding will help advance the discovery of new cancer therapies. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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Duddu awarded NSF CAREER grant to better understand Antarctic ice sheet fracture
Ravindra Duddu has been awarded a $555,000 NSF CAREER grant to analyze Antarctic ice sheet fracture, improve models for ice mass loss and reduce uncertainty in long-term projections of average sea level rise. Read MoreApr 4, 2019
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Volunteers needed for Commencement
Vanderbilt’s Commencement 2019 is May 8–10, and your help is needed to make the event a success. This year, volunteer registration will take place through InItLive, a cloud-based volunteer management system that allows you to sign up, manage shifts and communicate with key staff before, during and after Commencement. Read MoreApr 1, 2019
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I Am Who I Am: My story as a transgender Vanderbilt student-athlete
By Braeden Abrahamsen, as told to Andrew Maraniss One of the most positive things about sports is how it brings people together. As a member of the Vanderbilt women’s bowling team, I have teammates from Australia, Russia, Singapore, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico, just to name a… Read MoreMar 31, 2019
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Celebrate National Walking Day on April 3
Join Health Plus and Vanderbilt leaders for a 20-minute walk around campus concluding at Library Lawn for a fun celebration of Vanderbilt's commitment to a culture of wellness. Read MoreMar 29, 2019
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Meal swipe donation program will allow students to donate unused meals
Starting this fall, students will be able to donate their unused meals to other Vanderbilt students who need them. Read MoreMar 29, 2019
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13th annual Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association symposium is April 9
The Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association will host its 13th annual symposium on Tuesday, April 9, featuring Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a molecular biologist, executive and diversity advocate, as the keynote speaker. Read MoreMar 29, 2019
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Cancer prevention drug also disables H. pylori bacterium
A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read MoreMar 28, 2019
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VUMC and TGen receive $6.1 million in grants to study deadly lung disease
VUMC has received significant grants to study pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and irreversible disease characterized by shortness of breath and a dry cough. Read MoreMar 28, 2019
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Unraveling endocytosis
Jason McGurn and colleagues have uncovered new insights into the complex and highly coordinated endocytic trafficking mechanism, which is an essential part of many cellular processes including sodium resorption by the kidney and regulation of blood plasma sodium levels. Read MoreMar 28, 2019
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Treatment resistance of mental disorders studied
A $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health will fund Vanderbilt research on treatment resistance in patients with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. Read MoreMar 28, 2019
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Stalcup shares insight into Development and Alumni Relations with USAC
Susie Stalcup, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations, addressed the University Staff Advisory Council at the group's March meeting. Stalcup oversees areas of the university such as alumni relations, annual giving, university development and campaign operations. Read MoreMar 27, 2019
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Blasingame, Quah honored by higher education publication
Vanderbilt football graduate student-athlete Khari Blasingame has been selected as the 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Athlete of the Year, and senior Kristin Quah earned recognition as the winner for women's bowling, the publication "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education" announced on Monday. Read MoreMar 25, 2019
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The Open Dore: All voices must be found and valued
In her March newsletter, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente offers a reflection in honor of Women's History Month. Read MoreMar 25, 2019
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Manuscript historian Kathryn Rudy to deliver Goldberg Lecture April 3
Kathryn Rudy, manuscript historian and professor in the School of Art History at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, will deliver the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture on Wednesday, April 3. Read MoreMar 25, 2019