Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 281 of 390

Man in a white lab coat and striped tie sits at a laboratory workstation beside a microscope and monitor displaying a tissue sample.
November 7, 2013

Breast SPORE lands NCI renewal

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Breast Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) has been awarded a third round of funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Three women hold an oversized check for $245,320 made payable to Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, with a butterfly-themed backdrop behind them.
November 7, 2013

Photo: Steeplechase support

Steeplechase representatives recently presented the funds raised during this year’s Iroquois Steeplechase to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Dierks Bentley and another performer hold a large ceremonial check onstage with children and adults during the Miles & Music for Kids event; a concert video screen is visible behind them.
November 7, 2013

Miles and Music for Kids event rides to new record

The 8th Annual Dierks Bentley’s “Miles and Music for Kids” event was held on Sunday, Nov. 3, and raised a record $307,000 to support the Dierks Bentley Miles and Music Foundation for Pediatric Palliative Care Fund at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and dark clothing stands on the center lines of a rural two-lane road, with leafless trees and a stone wall nearby.
November 6, 2013

Tim McGraw video filmed at VUMC wins multiple CMA Awards

The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, which was partially filmed at VUMC and includes several Vanderbilt staff, has received the CMA awards for Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.

A clinician in a white coat and purple gloves operates a blue manual resuscitation bag connected to a mannequin or patient on a stretcher, while another clinician watches nearby in a crowded medical setting.
November 6, 2013

Tim McGraw video filmed at VUMC wins multiple CMA Awards

Three musicians perform with acoustic guitar, vocals, and keyboard for an audience that includes children and families, several seated in wheelchairs.
October 31, 2013

Photo: The power of music

Country music group Rascal Flatts visited the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Wednesday for a special Halloween performance for patients and their families, and afterward visited with patients in their rooms.