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
June 26, 2014

Photo: Music City Tennis Invitational

By VUMC News and Communications
June 26, 2014

Dietetic Internship Program graduates 85th class

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Dietetic Internship Program graduated its 85th class of students on June 16.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2014

Credit card needed to buy airfare after June 30

After 6 p.m. on June 30, all business airfare must be purchased with a credit card – either a personal credit card or a Vanderbilt Travel and Entertainment card.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 24, 2014

Vanderbilt IT evaluating enterprise video conferencing needs

Vanderbilt IT is preparing to launch a survey to determine what video conferencing solutions are already in place across Vanderbilt and to identify needs for this service.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 19, 2014

Teleneurology services at Williamson Medical Center see success

By VUMC News and Communications
June 19, 2014

HPV-positive head and neck cancer patients may receive lower radiation dose

A new study suggests that lowering the dose of radiation therapy for some head and neck cancer patients may improve outcomes and cause fewer long-term side effects.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 19, 2014

Vanderbilt recognized again for cancer prevention activities

By VUMC News and Communications
June 19, 2014

VICC researchers in spotlight at national cancer conference

New Vanderbilt research suggests patients with advanced melanoma — the most deadly form of skin cancer — could safely benefit from a combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapies aimed at specific gene mutations.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 17, 2014

Children face heat stroke danger as outside temperatures rise

With temperatures rising in Middle Tennessee, safety experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt stress the danger of leaving children unattended in vehicles.
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