VUMC News and Communications

July 11, 2014

Road closures by VUMC July 19

Watch for road closures near VUMC July 19.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 10, 2014

Pietenpol named to IOM Cancer Policy Forum

Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology and director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been named an at-large member of the National Cancer Policy Forum, an advisory group of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 10, 2014

Photo: Residents ready

New members of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s house staff hit the ground running last week.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 10, 2014

Happy anniversary

Current and former LifeFlight employees gathered recently at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center to commemorate 30 years of service to the community.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 2, 2014

Tennessee-based congressional staff spend day at Vanderbilt

Tennessee-based congressional staff members spent the day on campus June 25 to learn firsthand about Vanderbilt services and resources.

By VUMC News and Communications
The study found that some children with mystery digestive symptoms may actually have undiagnosed alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.
July 2, 2014

Vanderbilt experts offer tips for safe grilling

By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2014

Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks

Nothing says Fourth of July like fireworks, but doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2014

Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks

By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2014

VUIT creates one network for university and medical center

Vanderbilt University Information Technology has removed a significant limitation to network access and performance by merging two networks – the university network and the Medical Center network – into one.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 26, 2014

Kennedy Center trio recognized for intellectual and developmental disabilities contributions

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) recently recognized two Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) staff members and one VKC investigator for their service in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By Elizabeth Turner
June 26, 2014

VUMC’s Seger lauded by European clinical toxicology association

Donna Seger, M.D., professor of Clinical Medicine and medical director for the Tennessee Poison Center, has received a fellowship in the European Association of Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT).
By VUMC News and Communications
June 26, 2014

Aliyu receives alumnus award from UAB

Muktar Aliyu, M.D., MPH, Dr.P.H., associate director for Research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, is the recipient of the 2014 Alumnus Award for Scientific Excellence from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health.
By Denise Anthony