Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 220 of 390

Promotional banner for Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon, featuring four black-and-white photos of children and a circular “10k in a Day” emblem. Text reads “Supporting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital since 2003” and “Our Campus. Our Kids.”
November 11, 2015

Dance Marathon seeking ‘10K in a Day’ on Thursday

Dance Marathon, Vanderbilt’s largest student-run philanthropic organization, is marking 100 days until its Big Event by attempting to raise $10,000 in a single day for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Country music singer Dierks Bentley and a group of adults and children stand onstage holding an oversized ceremonial check during a benefit concert; audience members photograph them from below.
November 5, 2015

Miles and Music for Kids

Country music singer Dierks Bentley held his 10th annual “Miles and Music for Kids” benefit for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Sunday at Ascend Amphitheater.

Three male musicians pose with a seated mother and two children in a hospital room; one child wears a medical mask and holds a cartoon character plush toy, with medical equipment visible beside them.
November 5, 2015

Rascal Flatts keep support rolling

Country music group Rascal Flatts hosted a special performance for patients and their families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, and afterward visited patients in their rooms.

Older man with gray hair, glasses, and a short gray beard wearing a bright blue barber cape indoors.
November 5, 2015

“Movember” activities help raise prostate cancer funds, awareness

Beginning this week, Vanderbilt men will have a good excuse to ignore their razors and let their facial hair grow. November has been dubbed “Movember,” a time when men are encouraged to grow a moustache to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer.

Portrait of a smiling man wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and patterned tie.
November 5, 2015

Update on CS 2.0 from Kevin Johnson

In Town Halls, Conversation with Leaders, and Leadership Assemblies, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees are hearing the theme of “Make Care Seamless.”

Musicians perform onstage before an enthusiastic audience, with several performers raising their arms and audience members reaching toward the stage.
November 5, 2015

Cancer Survivors Day

Cancer survivors, family and friends rock to tunes performed by Soul Incision during the annual cancer Survivors Day celebration.