Year: 2015

August 6, 2015

VUMC recognized for high standard of cardiac care

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for its commitment to and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.

By Kathy Whitney
August 5, 2015

Search is on for new travel agency to partner with Concur

Vanderbilt is conducting a search for a new travel agency that will provide top-level customer service to faculty, staff and students.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 4, 2015

Exercise during teen years linked to lowered risk of cancer death later

Women who exercised during their teen years were less likely to die from cancer and all other causes during middle-age and later in life, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

Joint Commission survey highlights VUMC’s strengths

Thirteen surveyors from The Joint Commission (TJC), the independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States, visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week for an unannounced survey.

By Nancy Humphrey
Illustration of human intestinal tract
July 30, 2015

Study sheds light on human gut’s ‘pacemaker’ cells

The gut has its own built-in pacemakers, populations of specialized cells that control smooth muscle contraction in the stomach, small intestine and colon.

By Bill Snyder
July 30, 2015

Dill named VUMC entertainment industry liaison

Stuart Dill, a 30-year veteran as an artist manager on Nashville’s Music Row, has been named Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s liaison with the entertainment industry, effective Aug. 4.

By Nancy Humphrey
July 30, 2015

Brown to head cancer registry for Y-90 tumor treatments

Dan Brown, M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and chief of Interventional Oncology, will spearhead a national Vanderbilt-led research registry that tracks cancer patients whose tumors are treated with Yttrium-90 (Y-90), a radioactive isotope.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

Worldwide Cancer Research lauds Macara’s contributions

Ian Macara, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, recently returned from Scotland, where he received this year’s Colin Thomson Memorial Medal for his contributions to cancer research.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

Study sheds light on crucial DNA binding protein

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have established the molecular basis for the function of Replication Protein A (RPA), a DNA binding protein that is a crucial “scaffold” for genome replication, response to damage and repair.
By Bill Snyder
July 30, 2015

American Association of Nurse Practitioners honors VUSN’s Jones

Pam Jones, DNP, MSN, R.N., senior associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), has been recognized as the top representative of advanced practice nursing in Tennessee.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 30, 2015

Photo: Flash dance

A flash mob broke out in dance last week at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2015

Vanderbilt to host conference of leading music cognition researchers

Hundreds of the world’s leading music cognition researchers are coming to Nashville from Saturday, Aug. 1, to Wednesday, Aug. 5, as Vanderbilt plays host to the biennial meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.
By Matt Batcheldor