Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 118 of 390

Portrait of Susan Wente, PhD, with short blonde hair, wearing a black blazer and necklace in front of wooden bookshelves.
February 1, 2021

Susan Wente named president of Wake Forest University

Susan Wente, PhD, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, will become president of Wake Forest University July 1, 2021, after a pathbreaking 19-year career at Vanderbilt where her influence and leadership were felt at every level of the institution.

Navy blue hockey helmet with a gold-and-white “1” emblem, “Vanderbilt Health” text, CCM branding, and a clear face shield resting on ice.
February 1, 2021

Preds, Vanderbilt Health announce Reverse Retro helmet entitlement

The Nashville Predators announced today that the helmets worn during all six of their 2020-21 Reverse Retro games will feature the logo of the team’s official health care provider, Vanderbilt Health.

Healthcare professional in a white coat using a tablet beside a translucent digital globe and medical technology interface graphics.
January 25, 2021

VUMC successfully implements HealthShare, replacing 30-year-old solution

Many of the projects led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s IT teams have significant user impact, such as the recent implementations of SECTRA (new imaging system), Cupid (Epic’s cardiology module) and Radiant (Epic’s radiology module).

3D medical illustration showing red blood cells interspersed with larger purple-and-white spherical cells, representing an acute lymphoblastic leukemia bone marrow smear.
January 25, 2021

An interacting factor in leukemia

A blood stem cell protein plays a role in the initiation and progression of leukemia, Vanderbilt researchers have found.

Close-up portrait of a young person with dark hair resting their chin on folded arms and looking toward the camera, wearing a red shirt.
January 21, 2021

Poll finds Tennessee parents concerned about education, children’s mental health as COVID-19 presses on

The latest Vanderbilt Child Health Poll release found that many Tennessee parents are worried about the mental health of their children during the COVID-19 pandemic, and over 80% of parents had concerns about their children attending school remotely. The Poll also revealed that schooling practices and mental health concerns have varied widely among Tennessee families of different racial and economic groups.

January 21, 2021

WIN for blocking cancer growth

William Tansey and colleagues identified proteins that interact with the cancer drug target WDR5 and are important for cancer cell growth.