VUMC News and Communications

September 3, 2015

Hach shows age not always a barrier to cancer therapy

Phila Hach recently celebrated her 89th birthday and she has had much to celebrate over the years.

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September 2, 2015

Lutz wins CIO Award

John Lutz, vice chancellor for information technology at Vanderbilt, has been honored by the “Nashville Business Journal” as one of Middle Tennessee’s top CIOs, the journal announced Sept. 2.

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September 2, 2015

VICC offers creative writing course for cancer caregivers

Health care professionals who care for cancer patients can experience strong emotions with limited opportunities to cope with or express those emotions. During September, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and its partners are offering a series of free writing seminars for those health care professionals.

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September 1, 2015

Prostate cancer care in spotlight at first VU football game

In the first game of the season, Vanderbilt’s football program, in conjunction with the Southeastern Conference, is kicking off a campaign to highlight prostate cancer prevention and awareness.

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August 27, 2015

Hudson, Emeson top faculty honorees at fall assembly

The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement and Thomas Jefferson Award for distinguished service were among those awarded Aug 27 at Fall Faculty Assembly in the Student Life Center.

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August 27, 2015

Children’s Hospital event leads to traffic changes Sept. 1–2

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will kick off the construction phase of the “Growing to New Heights” campaign to expand the Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Please make note of the following road closures and changes to traffic.

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August 27, 2015

McNeilly, Stein show that support can last a lifetime

John Stein and Bob McNeilly Jr. were students at Vanderbilt University decades apart. One studied biology, the other education. One was a Nashville native, the other from Florida.
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August 27, 2015

Sprint to perform maintenance Aug. 31

Sprint will perform maintenance on its 3G and LTE networks in the Nashville area on Aug. 31 from 1 to 5 a.m. During this timeframe, service will be interrupted in each cell one at a time. As a result, Sprint voice and data services may be degraded or unavailable intermittently during maintenance.
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August 27, 2015

Symposium sheds light on potential of telemedicine

For patients suffering from a stroke, the key to a positive outcome often hinges on how quickly they can receive a brain-saving medical intervention.
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August 27, 2015

Awards recognize dedication, commitment

Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Wednesday at the Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. These Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff and faculty awards are bestowed on a quarterly basis.
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August 27, 2015

Arteaga lauded for cancer research contributions

Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., the Donna S. Hall Professor of Breast Cancer and director of the Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies and the Breast Cancer Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been recognized for his cancer research efforts by the American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF).
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August 27, 2015

Songs from the Heart cancer event set for Sept. 26

Cancer affects many families, and patients and their relatives often struggle with an effective way to describe their feelings about the illness and its aftermath.
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