The most popular research news stories of 2014

Electricity, learning, marijuana, outer space and planet Earth were the hot topics of 2014.

Tennessee Poison Center physician offers tips to prevent holiday poisonings

Vanderbilt Trauma Center receives American College of Surgeons verification

The country’s leading surgical care organization has bestowed its highest stamp of approval on Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Center.

Pilon celebrated for VUSN community partnership efforts

Vanderbilt and community members came together in the Langford Lobby last week to recognize Bonnie Pilon, Ph.D., R.N., who is stepping down from her role as senior associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing at the end of this month.

Nashville Coalition for the Homeless honors VUSN’s Ketel

The Nashville Coalition for the Homeless recently honored Christian Ketel, DNP, MSN, manager of the Clinic at Mercury Courts, with the Phyllis M. Frank Volunteer Award.

Photo: Discovery Lecture

At her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture, Suzanne Bakken, Ph.D., R.N., the Alumni Professor of Nursing and Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University, shares a laugh with Vanderbilt’s William Stead, M.D., left, and Kevin Johnson, M.D., M.S.