Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 234 of 390

Black NEC desk telephone with handset, numeric keypad, programmable buttons, display screen, and coiled cord.
June 17, 2015

VU community to dial full 10 digits for local calls beginning July 15

Starting July 15, members of the Vanderbilt community will need to dial full 10-digit numbers when making calls to local off-campus numbers. Five-digit dialing will still be in effect for on-campus calls.

boy arranging colorful objects with therapist
June 17, 2015

Grant significantly expands Vanderbilt’s autism training for Tennessee educators

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded a five-year, $10 million training grant to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), continuing a 16-year partnership to provide education and training opportunities for school personnel throughout the state.

Patient table entering a brightly illuminated medical imaging scanner, viewed head-on with vivid green, blue, and red lighting.
June 17, 2015

Lit up COX-2 cancer probe

A new imaging probe developed by Vanderbilt investigators enhances tumor visibility and has broad applications in diagnosing and monitoring patients with cancer.

laptop
June 16, 2015

Dell Escalation process allows users to request expedited service

A new process is in place for Vanderbilt University Medical Center clinical and administrative workstation users in need of expedited assistance with workstation issues to have requests for service quickly evaluated and prioritized.

Small striped fish swimming above white gravel in a clear aquarium.
June 11, 2015

A “CRISPR” way to study disease

Using revolutionary CRISPR technology, Vanderbilt investigators have developed a fast and simple method to simultaneously turn off multiple genes in order to study complex diseases.

Portrait of Pierre Massion wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a red tie.
June 11, 2015

Lung cancer foundation lauds Massion’s contributions

Pierre Massion, M.D., director of the Thoracic Program and an Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been recognized for his pioneering work in lung cancer by the LUNGevity Foundation.