VUMC News and Communications

April 6, 2017

VUMC named among ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’

Once again, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America.”

By VUMC News and Communications
April 6, 2017

Three students named Goldwater Scholars for 2017

Vanderbilt students Lauren Branscombe, Joshua Fleck and David Zhang have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. They are among a group of 240 scholars selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,286 mathematics, science and engineering students nationwide.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 5, 2017

Symposium on Modeling Immunity set for April 27

The Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology and the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center invite you to attend the 2017 Symposium on Modeling Immunity April 27. The event will focus on modeling and designing antibodies.

By VUMC News and Communications
Journey of an engineer turned entrepreneur: WiseWear CEO disrupts wearables market
April 4, 2017

Journey of an engineer turned entrepreneur: WiseWear CEO disrupts wearables market

By VUMC News and Communications
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (courtesy of the United Nations)
April 4, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY: U.N. speaker to link human rights and fake news

A United Nations official will speak at Vanderbilt Law School about “fake news” as a human rights problem.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 3, 2017

Vanderbilt investigator lands Stand Up To Cancer grant for “smart” nanoparticles cancer research

John Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received an Innovative Research Grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Wilson is among 10 early-career scientists to receive the grant awards focused on immuno-oncology.
April 3, 2017

Funding opportunity: American Cancer Society-Institutional Research Grant

Applications are being sought for funding by the American Cancer Society‐Institutional Research Grant program. These funds are designed to provide seed money to support junior faculty members with an interest in cancer research who do not have external grant support.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2017

VUMC to host community Passover Seder on April 10

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Department of Pastoral Care will host a community Seder on Monday, April 10.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2017

A molecular clue to longevity

In budding yeast, accumulation of a certain type of RNA in the nucleus increased life span, offering a new clue to longevity.
By Laura Daniel
March 30, 2017

Horn to lead lung cancer combination therapy trial

Leora Horn, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor of Medicine and clinical director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been selected to lead a clinical research trial of combination therapy using two targeted drugs for the treatment of a specific form of lung cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 30, 2017

Research support

DS Services of America Inc. recently presented a $100,000 gift to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) to support breast cancer research.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 30, 2017

Birthday bash celebrates first year of Seacrest Studios

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated the first birthday of its Seacrest Studios at an event on Tuesday, March 21.
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