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Babies and You July 21: Coping with the stresses and emotions of pregnancy
Health Plus wants to support you in having a healthy pregnancy by offering Babies and You, an education program to encourage early and consistent prenatal care. Sessions on various topics are offered monthly. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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Vandy Walks July 21: Natchez Trace historical tour
The July 21 Vandy Walks will be presented by Tony Turnbow, past president of the Natchez Trace Parkway Association. Participants will meet at noon at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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Complete Go for the Gold Step 1, get T-shirt at Farmers’ Market July 14
Complete Go for the Gold Step 1: Compass Health Assessment and receive a Health Plus T-shirt at the Farmers’ Market at VUMC July 14 from 2 to 5 p.m., while supplies and sizes last. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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My Southern Health: Flu shots will replace ineffective spray vaccines
Take note—shots may be the only recommended vaccine option next flu season. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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Matt Houston, BS’07, wants to improve your beach experience with Beachy app
With a three-year-old child on one arm and a load of beach gear to carry, Matt Houston, BS’07, quickly realized a business opportunity. Soon afterwards, he and David Stange began building the company, Beachy, an app that allows vacationers to order beer, water bottles, food, surfboards and other water equipment,… Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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VUMC chosen for leadership role in NIH Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health to be a leader in a landmark study of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting the health of a million or more people. The NIH will provide $71.6 million over five years to VUMC, making this the largest research grant the Medical Center has ever received from any source. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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From My Southern Health: Hot cars in the summer – a mother’s story
A mother tells her story of the steps that can lead to accidentally leaving a baby in a car; and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt offers hot vehicle safety tips. Read MoreJul 6, 2016
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Tips for talking about mental health in the workplace
The following are some suggestions for how to discuss mental health concerns or experiences in the workplace that may help co-workers and managers navigate some of those barriers. Read MoreJul 6, 2016
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Open-source instructions for focused ultrasound provide cancer research boost
Vanderbilt University’s William Grissom and Charles Caskey are throwing open doors with a do-it-yourself, open-source software and hardware guide to enabling existing imaging machines with focused ultrasound technology. Read MoreJun 30, 2016
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John Hall, BE’55, feature of new documentary
John Hall, former chair of Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust, who gained international recognition for his leadership style, approach to crisis management and philanthropy, is the subject of a new, hour-long Kentucky Educational Television documentary titled John Hall: The Kentucky Commodore. Hall established the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series… Read MoreJun 28, 2016
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Pushed to Extremes: Meredith Dolhare, BS’96, Uses the Power of Sports to Help the Homeless
To read Meredith Dolhare’s long list of athletic triumphs, it’s tempting to ask if there’s anything she can’t do. After transferring to join the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team in 1993 following a freshman stint at perennially top-ranked UCLA, Dolhare (along with then-new Head Coach Geoff Macdonald) helped lift the… Read MoreJun 27, 2016
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Search committee announced for VUSN senior associate dean for research
Barbara A. Given, the Visiting Ingram Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and university distinguished professor at the Michigan State University College of Nursing, will lead the search committee for the next senior associate dean for research for VUSN. Read MoreJun 27, 2016
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‘Tri My Best’ Triathlon seeks participants
Mark your calendars for the Tri My Best Triathlon on July 17, which pairs a child with a disability with a child without a disability to compete as a team, using modifications if necessary. Organizers are looking for children with and without disabilities ages 5–15, and adult volunteers to make this event… Read MoreJun 24, 2016
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Spies Like Us: When war disrupted the chance of a lifetime, two future Vanderbilt chancellors proved their mettle
In 1913 a farmer’s son named Oliver Cromwell Carmichael became the first Rhodes Scholar from Alabama. Just 21, he had earned an A.B. from the University of Alabama and had taught German and French there and at Florence Normal School. In 1914 a 20-year-old Methodist minister’s son named Harvie Branscomb… Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Alumni Scott and Missy Tannen help Indian farmers with Boll & Branch
For Scott (BS’99) and Missy Tannen (BS’99), a seemingly simple quest for new bedsheets became the first step in becoming entrepreneurs in the luxury bedding industry. With Boll & Branch, they have found a way to stand out in a crowded marketplace by offering high-end sheets while also using good… Read MoreJun 23, 2016
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Rising Star: Jedidah Isler is forging new paths in astrophysics—and diversity among aspiring scientists
As a little girl growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Jedidah Isler was obsessed with the sky. “I really just thought it was beautiful,” she says, “and I remember feeling a sense of calm whenever I looked up.” Today that same sense of calm and wonderment continues to help fuel Isler’s… Read MoreJun 22, 2016
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’Dore of Opportunity: Parents’ Example Sparks a Major Commitment to Students’ Financial Needs
Hoping to ensure that the door to a Vanderbilt education is open to every talented student inspired Board of Trust member Dr. Robert Schiff Jr., BS’77, a Cincinnati pediatrician, to make a transformative $10,000,000 commitment to Opportunity Vanderbilt. Begun at the outset of the financial crisis in 2008, Opportunity… Read MoreJun 18, 2016
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Farmers’ Market open at VUMC each Thursday
The Nashville Farmers’ Market at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now open every Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. through October 27. Read MoreJun 16, 2016
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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing earns national CCNE accreditation
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for its master of science in nursing degree, doctorate in nursing practice and post-master’s certificate programs for a five-year period through 2021. Read MoreJun 16, 2016
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Additional officers bolster police presence, security at VUMC
To bolster an already visible presence, Vanderbilt University Police Department, a Vanderbilt University unit that provides safety and security services to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, recently recruited and has deployed an additional 30 new Community Service Officers, who are now serving in strategically identified locations throughout the Medical Center’s 21st Avenue campus. Read MoreJun 16, 2016