Year: 2015

ashtray full of cigarette butts
December 1, 2015

Higher cigarette taxes linked to fewer infant deaths

Higher taxes and prices for cigarettes are strongly associated with lower infant mortality rates in the United States, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan released Dec. 1 in the journal Pediatrics.

By Christina Echegaray
holiday cookies
November 25, 2015

Vanderbilt dietitian offers guidelines to not gaining weight during the holidays

Vanderbilt University Medical Center dietitian and certified personal trainer Jessica Bennett is asked frequently this time of year: How can I enjoy holiday parties and meals with family and not gain weight?

By Wayne Wood
November 24, 2015

Vanderbilt researcher speaks to White House on ending segregation for people with intellectual disabilities

Erik Carter spoke about ending segregation in education and beyond during an invited presentation at a gathering of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 24, 2015

Lung transplant patient marks special anniversary

On Nov. 24, Vanderbilt University Medical Center patient Pam Smith will have a low-key lunch with a longtime friend to celebrate reaching 25 years post transplant.

By Jessica Pasley
November 24, 2015

Tennessee Poison Center warns of Thanksgiving hazards

By VUMC News and Communications
November 24, 2015

Next Steps at Vanderbilt takes huge leap forward thanks to federal grant

Tennessee’s first postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disabilities, Next Steps at Vanderbilt, will expand significantly thanks to new federal funding.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 24, 2015

Symposium highlights 90th anniversary of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

The Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (MPB) will celebrate its 90th anniversary on Dec. 3 with a day-long symposium entitled “Mus musculus (Latin for lab mouse): What does the future hold?”
By Bill Snyder
November 23, 2015

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers tips for preventing holiday toy injuries

By VUMC News and Communications
November 23, 2015

Ten Vanderbilt faculty members elected AAAS fellows

Ten members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
By Bill Snyder
November 19, 2015

Growth, collaboration key to VUMC’s future: Balser

Discovery, education and clinical care will continue to be the core of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) mission as the date of the legal separation for Vanderbilt University and VUMC nears, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, said to a capacity crowd at last week’s Fall Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly.
By Nancy Humphrey
November 19, 2015

Many groups, one mission: caring for children, families

At 6 feet 4 inches, Shea Weber towers over the tiny tots he visits at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, yet it is he who looks up to them.
By Kathy Whitney
November 19, 2015

Colombo named CEO of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital

Armando Colombo, president and chief executive officer of InterMedical Hospital of South Carolina, has been named chief executive officer of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital.
By Nancy Humphrey