Reporter Aug 29 2014

A subpopulation of bone cancer cells may be responsible for driving clinically aggressive behavior, suggesting new treatment options. Read More

Two proteins interact to maintain selenium levels in the brain, and protect neurons from degeneration. Read More

It may be possible to use skin cells as biomarkers to diagnose and manage depression. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new target for blocking breast cancer metastasis. Read More

Autism Speaks is renewing Vanderbilt University as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site with a three-year, $420,000 grant. Read More

Breast-feeding is welcomed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society are now offering free makeover classes monthly for cancer patients. Read More

Richard J. Smith, M.D., director of the Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories (MORL) at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will begin the 2014-2015 Flexner Discovery Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 11. Read More

Thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered at the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, Tennessee, recently for Camp Hope, a free annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is launching is a new educational series that will focus on the complexities of conducting interdisciplinary research and clinical trials that involve behavioral, environmental and pharmaceutical interventions. Read More

This year, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing welcomed 463 new students pursuing Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice or Ph.D. degrees. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center epilepsy team has implanted four patients with a device that heralds a new frontier for controlling epileptic seizures. Read More

Ebola. Chikungunya. Influenza. What’s to be done about these headline-grabbing, debilitating, often lethal viruses? Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told the opening Faculty Assembly on Aug. 21 that Vanderbilt begins the academic year in an exceptionally strong position—academically, financially and culturally. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan, which will guide university investments in faculty recruitment, capital planning, academic programs and philanthropic priorities over the next 10 years, was officially unveiled by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos Aug. 21. Read More

An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly. Read More

Nominations are being sought through Sept. 10 for the 2014 Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor. Read More