VUMC News and Communications

August 28, 2014

Limiting breast cancer metastasis

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new target for blocking breast cancer metastasis.

By Brandon Turner
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August 28, 2014

VU receives grant renewal from Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is renewing Vanderbilt University as an Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site with a three-year, $420,000 grant.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 28, 2014

Cancer makeover classes now offered monthly

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society are now offering free makeover classes monthly for cancer patients.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 28, 2014

Camp Hope

Thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered at the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, Tennessee, recently for Camp Hope, a free annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 28, 2014

VKC debuts interdisciplinary research lecture series Sept. 3

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is launching is a new educational series that will focus on the complexities of conducting interdisciplinary research and clinical trials that involve behavioral, environmental and pharmaceutical interventions.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 28, 2014

Incoming VUSN students driven to make a difference

This year, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing welcomed 463 new students pursuing Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice or Ph.D. degrees.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 28, 2014

Brain stimulator helps ease epilepsy patients’ seizures

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center epilepsy team has implanted four patients with a device that heralds a new frontier for controlling epileptic seizures.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 27, 2014

Online nutrition course begins Sept. 15

Make a commitment to better health by enrolling in Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights, a course offered through Vanderbilt’s partnership with Coursera, a free online learning platform.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 25, 2014

No need to think outside the Box for file sharing and storage

Box, rolled out by Vanderbilt IT in April 2014, eases the process of collaboration and increases mobility by allowing users to share documents with one another and to access their documents from any device.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2014

VUSN workshop to feature noted author, sports agent

Ron Shapiro, sports agent, and attorney, will lead a free workshop on negotiating at VUMC.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2014

Mahadevan-Jansen elected chair of Gordon Research Conference

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Orrin H. Ingram Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected chair of the Gordon Research Conference in Lasers in Medicine and Biology.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2014

Vanderbilt begins academic year in position of strength, despite challenges

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told the opening Faculty Assembly on Aug. 21 that Vanderbilt begins the academic year in an exceptionally strong position—academically, financially and culturally.
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