Medicine
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Video: "Fixing Medicare: The Phony Crisis and the Real Crisis"
Larry R. Churchill, the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, discusses the reasons why Medicare is prone to crises and which reason we need to pay attention to, at the May 7 "Thinking Out of the Lunchbox." Read MoreMay 13, 2008
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Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: “Environment and Autism Etiology”
Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms. Read MoreApr 23, 2008
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Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: "Environment and Autism Etiology"
Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms. Read MoreApr 23, 2008
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New method of measuring insulin promises improvements in diabetes treatment
A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body\'s insulin-producing cells in real time. Read MoreApr 15, 2008
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Video: “Religion and Genomics: Health Care Professionals and Religion: Is This Trail Off Limits?”
Watch video from the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 9, 2008
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Video: "Religion and Genomics: Health Care Professionals and Religion: Is This Trail Off Limits?"
Watch video from the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 9, 2008
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Video: “Methodological Aspirations”
Vanderbilt\'s Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture hosted a conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Video: "Methodological Aspirations"
Vanderbilt's Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture hosted a conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Video: “Religion and Genomics: Sharing History, Sharing Healing”
Vanderbilt\'s Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture hosted a conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Video: "Religion and Genomics: Sharing History, Sharing Healing"
Vanderbilt's Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture hosted a conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Video: “Heredity and Hope: Intersections of Genetics and Faith in the Clinic”
Vanderbilt\'s Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture hosted a conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Video: "Heredity and Hope: Intersections of Genetics and Faith in the Clinic"
Vanderbilt's Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and Center for the Study of Religion and Culture hosted a conference, "Religion and Genomics: Navigating Pathways and Perspectives of Patient Care." Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Vanderbilt one of 15 universities selected for Beckman Scholars Program
Vanderbilt University is one of 15 universities selected by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to participate in a unique program to support undergraduate research. Read MoreApr 2, 2008
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Vanderbilt’s Peabody College named No. 2 education school in nation; U.S. News & World Report releases annual graduate school rankings
Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development is the second-ranked education school in the nation, according to the latest rankings of graduate and professional schools by U.S. News & World Report. Read MoreMar 28, 2008
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Op-Ed: The abortion industry
An op-ed by Carol Swain, professor of law and of political science, on Planned Parenthood and its role in performing abortions. Read MoreMar 26, 2008
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Vanderbilt professor named chair of biomedical engineering
Todd D. Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 26, 2008
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Different use of brain areas may explain memory problems in schizophrenics
The enduring memory problems that people with schizophrenia experience may be related to differences in how their brains process information, new research has found. Read MoreMar 14, 2008
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center named Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare CancersSM
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has been selected as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare CancersSM by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, in collaboration with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Read MoreMar 13, 2008
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Vanderbilt class explores genetic link to voters’ behavior
A quirky new Vanderbilt University course blends politics and biological science to explore the effect of genetic make-up on political choices. Distinguished Professor of Political Science John Geer and David Bader, a professor of medicine and cell and developmental biology, are co-teaching "Genetics and Politics" this spring. Read MoreMar 3, 2008
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Author, law professor and alumna Elyn Saks to speak at Vanderbilt; Her book The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness was one of Time magazine’s ‘Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2007’
Elyn Saks returns to her alma mater, Vanderbilt University, on Thursday, March 20, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008