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September 11, 2013

Vanderbilt Medicine: Robotics revolution

In the foreseeable future, robots will be sticking steerable needles in your brain to remove blood clots; capsule robots will be crawling up your colon as a painless replacement for the colonoscopy; and ultra-miniaturized snake robots will remove tumors from your bladder and other body cavities.

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September 10, 2013

Vanderbilt named No. 17 national university by ‘U.S. News & World Report’

“U.S. News & World Report” ranked Vanderbilt’s undergraduate experience No. 17 among national universities. Vanderbilt jumped five spots, moving from 16th to 11th in the “great school at a great price” category.

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September 5, 2013

Travis family’s Vanderbilt legacy grows

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September 5, 2013

Controversial info release aids VUMC bird flu research

Vanderbilt research shows that human antibodies to the natural strain of H5N1 also protected against a dangerous lab-created airborne strain developed several years ago by scientists in the Netherlands and at the University of Wisconsin.

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September 5, 2013

Cervical dystonia patients find answers, treatment at VUMC

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September 4, 2013

Nominations sought for Levi Watkins Jr. awards for students, faculty

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August 30, 2013

Event celebrates 12 Vanderbilt endowed chair holders

Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were lauded for their extraordinary academic achievements during an Aug. 28 celebration.
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August 29, 2013

Vanderbilt Partners with TSSAA to provide sports medicine coverage at all championship games

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August 29, 2013

Trauma Center celebrates 25 years

A 19-year-old student was leaving her church’s revival on a rainy night in a small Kentucky town, when her life was forever changed by a horrific car accident.
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August 29, 2013

Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Over the last several weeks, my comments about our cost reduction efforts have been extensive, and as a result, very public.
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August 29, 2013

Vaccination event set for Sept. 25

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center faculty, staff, students and volunteers will once again have the opportunity to be part of the free mass vaccination event Flulapalooza.
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August 29, 2013

Morris at heart of Trauma Center’s evolution

On Aug. 4, John Morris, M.D., Vanderbilt’s first director of the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, took call in the Trauma Unit for the last time, after dedicating nearly 30 years to trauma service at Vanderbilt.
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