Year: 2024

Sarah Tishkoff, PhD
July 2, 2024

Sarah Tishkoff named to receive the 2024 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Sarah Tishkoff, PhD, and her collaborators have created one of the world’s largest databases of African diversity derived from genetic samples from more than 9,000 people representing more than 200 diverse ethnic groups.

By Bill Snyder
July 1, 2024

Jennifer McGugin and Amy Hampton take on Managing Counsel roles in VUMC’s Office of Legal Affairs

Jennifer McGugin, JD, and Amy D. Hampton, JD, join Dawn R. Crumel, JD, and Kathleen C. Hanbury, JD, in Managing Counsel roles.

By Nancy Humphrey
July 1, 2024

Vanderbilt mourns the loss of neonatal medicine pioneer Mildred Stahlman

Mildred T. Stahlman, MD, who pioneered the treatment of lung disease in premature infants and who was a tireless advocate of children of all ages, died June 29. She was 101.

By Bill Snyder
June 28, 2024

Vanderbilt University announces changes to traffic on and around Children’s Way

The changes affect both vehicular and pedestrian traffic
June 28, 2024

Reminder: How to use the emergency red phone system during phone outages

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s emergency red phone system provides a backup communication method between departments in the event of other phone system outages.

By Kylie Avery
June 28, 2024

“Toby Keith: American Icon” event July 29 to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Lainey Wilson, The War And Treaty, and more to perform; NBC television special set for Wednesday, Aug. 28.
June 28, 2024

Antibody trial launched to address enterovirus threat

Enterovirus D68 has caused an increasing number of infections during the past decade and is associated with acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like condition that mostly affects children and causes sudden weakness and paralysis.
By Bill Snyder
June 27, 2024

How heat impacts sleep; firearm injuries in children; deadly strep infections; and other news stories with VUMC sources

June 27, 2024

Finding connections in the midst of loneliness

There are lonely people at Vanderbilt. There are also ways to connect and find help.
By Wayne Wood
June 26, 2024

VUH town hall set for June 27

June 26, 2024

Anderson Bottomy elected to national nursing association leadership role 

The American Association of Men in Nursing aims "to shape the practice, education, research and leadership for men in nursing and advance men’s health."
By Matt Batcheldor
June 26, 2024

State of the Department of Medicine address highlights tremendous growth 

Department of Medicine clinicians see patients in 19 counties across Middle Tennessee as well as the surrounding region. There were 86,096 outpatient visits for fiscal year 2024, an increase of more than 25,000 visits over fiscal year 2023.
By Nancy Humphrey
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