Month: February 2016

February 24, 2016

Protect yourself against phishing attacks

Vanderbilt IT has compiled the following information about what a phish looks like, common techniques used by attackers after an account is compromised, and best practices to protect yourself from becoming a victim of phishing.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 23, 2016

VUMC study finds statins do not ease kidney injury following cardiac surgery

By Paul Govern
February 23, 2016

Hypertension hiatus

New findings offer a potential strategy for preventing heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension.

By Bill Snyder
February 22, 2016

First Vanderbilt Giving Day set for April 21

The first-ever Vanderbilt Giving Day, planned for April 21, will be a 24-hour campaign that draws alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and fans together to advance the mission of the university.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 19, 2016

Thirteen honored at endowed chair holder celebration

Thirteen Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Feb. 18 at the Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder
chris lemons
February 19, 2016

Obama names Vanderbilt’s Chris Lemons among extraordinary early-career scientists

President Barack Obama has named Vanderbilt researcher Christopher J. Lemons among the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. It is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 19, 2016

Face recognition and social anxiety

An inability to recognize faces may be an important mechanism underlying social inhibition and may contribute to, or maintain, social anxiety.
By Sanjay Mishra
February 18, 2016

Combining treatments for melanoma

Combining therapies for melanoma that induce cell senescence and that activate the immune response may improve outcomes for patients.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 18, 2016

Compassion key to VUMC’s strategic mission: Balser

“Service through compassion” was the theme of the Winter 2016 Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
By Paul Govern
February 18, 2016

Pediatrics awarded physician-scientist training support

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Vanderbilt’s Department of Pediatrics a K12 training grant to support early career faculty to become physician-scientists, the first time the department has received such an award.
By Matt Batcheldor
February 18, 2016

VEI honored by American Academy of Ophthalmology

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) was recently awarded the Commitment to Advocacy Award during the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) annual meeting.
By Jessica Pasley
February 18, 2016

Study explores less invasive way to monitor colorectal cancer

Investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have published research regarding an important feature of colorectal cancer (CRC) that could eventually lead to the development of non-invasive means of monitoring cancer progression. After lung cancer, CRC is the second-most lethal cancer in the United States.
By VUMC News and Communications