Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 228 of 390

Aerial view of Vanderbilt University’s brick clock tower and surrounding campus buildings, with a city skyline in the background.
August 19, 2015

Comment period open on proposed revisions to Faculty Manual

Faculty members are encouraged to view and comment on proposed changes to the Faculty Manual. The comment period is from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4.

Three adults in white lab coats collaborate around a workstation in a laboratory or research setting; the foreground woman writes while the others look on. A blurred technical display and whiteboard are visible behind them.
August 17, 2015

Vanderbilt researchers promise #WeWillNotGiveUp until diseases are cured!

In the latest VUCast: Learn how researchers behind a life-saving social media campaign are promising #WeWillNotGiveUp; find out how your brain “sees” in the dark; and hear about the No. 1 ranking that’s making Vanderbilt students happy. Watch now!

A young man holds up a smartphone while seated between two LifeFlight crew members in front of a medical helicopter; one crew member holds a Vanderbilt-branded helmet.
August 14, 2015

Siri ‘butt dial’ to 911 brings rescuers to trapped victim

Portrait of W. Kimryn Rathmell wearing glasses, a white blazer, and a navy floral blouse.
August 13, 2015

Rathmell to direct Division of Hematology and Oncology

W. Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D., Alexander Professor for Translational Science and associate director for Training and Education at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been named director of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hematology and Oncology.

Hand holding a smartphone displaying a grid of app icons, with a blurred laptop in the background.
August 13, 2015

VUMC transitions to Medical Grade Wireless connectivity

Vanderbilt University IT (VUIT) and Health IT have partnered with the Center for Medical Interoperability to deliver improved, more reliable wireless connectivity for clinical devices throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

kennedy center sign
August 13, 2015

Kennedy Center for Excellence lands five-year renewal grant

The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant to continue the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC).