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May 18, 2016

Free symposium on autism, neuroscience and perceptual thinking

“Neuro-diverse: A Symposium on Autism, Neuroscience and Perceptual Thinking” and an associated evening lecture – both free and open to the public – will take place on the Vanderbilt campus Monday, May 23.

Two pale white mushrooms with broad caps and thick stems growing among dry grass and pine needles.
May 13, 2016

New pain medicine from a fungus?

Collybolide – a natural product isolated from a mushroom – is a promising candidate for the development of non-addictive pain medicines.

Three smiling graduates stand together outdoors in academic regalia in front of a university building: a graduate in a gold doctoral gown on the left, a graduate in a black gown with a green hood in the center, and a graduate in a black gown with a gold hood on the right.
May 12, 2016

Commencement 2016

Elizabeth Ennis, Graduate School, Gregory LaChaud, School of Medicine, and Amy Bonau, School of Nursing, are among those taking part in Commencement exercises on Friday, May 13.

Ann Price presents a certificate to Boone Prentice in a classroom or lecture hall; both are smiling, and Prentice holds a small device.
May 12, 2016

Symposium highlights research contributions of postdoctoral fellows

It is widely assumed that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are insensitive to pain due to the wide prevalence of self-injurious behaviors. A new study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center suggests that this may not be true.

Low-angle view between brick hospital buildings with a hanging sign reading “Vanderbilt University Hospital.”
May 12, 2016

VUMC named among ‘Great Hospitals’

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has again been named among the “100 Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Craig Thompson stands at a lectern in a lecture hall, speaking into a microphone with one hand raised.
May 12, 2016

Thompson’s Discovery Lecture

Craig Thompson, M.D., president and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, spoke about his lab’s research linking metabolism to stem cell maintenance during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.