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Video: State of the Medical Center
Sep. 9, 2009—Watch video of the Sept. 8 State of the Medical Center address.
TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt experts available to talk about the health care reform debate
Sep. 8, 2009—William Turner, former Obama health care advisor, Betts Chair and Professor of Education and Human Development, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, is among several Vanderbilt professors available to comment on health care reform.
Vanderbilt discovery may shed light on evolutionary adaptations and human disease
Sep. 3, 2009—Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by Billy Hudson, Elliot V. Newman Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Biochemistry and Director, Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, have discovered a new chemical bond in biological tissue, a fundamental discovery that helps explain evolutionary adaptation in the animal kingdom and may shed light on human disease.
Vanderbilt chemist receives grant to develop animal testing alternative
Aug. 13, 2009—Vanderbilt chemist David Cliffel has received a grant from the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation to assess the potential of an advanced cell monitoring system for reducing the use of animals in toxicity testing.
Worth the effort? Not if you’re depressed
Aug. 12, 2009—New research indicates that decreased cravings for pleasure may be at the root of a core symptom of major depressive disorder. The research is in contrast to the long-held notion that those suffering from depression lack the ability to enjoy rewards, rather than the desire to seek them.
Video: More minority doctorates goal of Vanderbilt Fisk partnership
Aug. 12, 2009—How do you increase the number of minority doctorates in the sciences? Astronomy professor Keivan Stassun has one answer.
Vanderbilt doctors and software engineers pioneer an advanced sepsis detection and management system
Jun. 15, 2009—Jason Martin, a fellow in allergy, pulmonary and critical care medicine, is part of an interdisciplinary team at Vanderbilt University that has come up with a high-tech approach to combat this deadly illness, which is one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States and kills more than half a million people worldwide every year.
Vanderbilt University receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for innovative global health research by Guirong Wang
May. 5, 2009—Vanderbilt University announced today that it has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global health research project conducted by Senior Research Associate Guirong Wang, titled "Targeting TRP Channel Heat Receptors to Disrupt Anopheles gambiae Host Seeking."
HIV/AIDS epidemic focus of conference in Edgehill community
Apr. 21, 2009—Current issues surrounding the national HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on the Nashville community will be explored at an April 25 conference at the Edgehill United Methodist Church.
Traffic in Vanderbilt area to be modified on April 25
Apr. 17, 2009—Traffic patterns in and around Vanderbilt University will be modified on April 25 because of several events taking place, including the Country Music Marathon, a concert by the Dave Matthews Band, a tennis tournament and a baseball game.
Chemists synthesize herbal alkaloid
Apr. 15, 2009—A team of synthetic chemists at Vanderbilt University report in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society that they have created an efficient way to make a naturally occurring alkaloid that could have anti-cancer properties and may combat memory loss from scratch.
First set of conjoined twins separated at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Apr. 8, 2009—Tuesday morning, surgeons at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt successfully completed the hospital's first separation of conjoined twins.
Video: Galileo night at Dyer Observatory
Apr. 8, 2009—Watch video of an April 4 talk by Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub, part of “100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project.”
Jacobson to retire as leader of Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Balser named as successor
Mar. 30, 2009—Dr. Harry R. Jacobson will retire as vice chancellor for health affairs at Vanderbilt University June 1, and Dr. Jeffrey Balser, dean of the School of Medicine, will succeed him, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today.
Treat health insurance like auto insurance and hold people accountable
Mar. 18, 2009—The keys to fixing the U.S. health care system are to hold people accountable for their actions; treat health insurance like auto insurance and tax individual's health care benefits said Larry Van Horn, a leading expert and researcher on health care management and economics.