VUMC News and Communications

May 30, 2013

Team William raises funds

Inspired by William Spickard, Peabody alumna Andrea McDermott Sanders, M.Ed., founded “Team William” in 2005 to support scholarships for children with Down syndrome to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading Clinic.

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May 30, 2013

Defense Department grant spurs nerve regeneration research

Vanderbilt investigators led by Wesley Thayer, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, have been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Department of Defense to develop a new surgical device that may help repair severed nerves.

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May 30, 2013

Brain aneurysm patients draw strength from support group

A brain aneurysm is often likened to a ticking time bomb — the bulge in a blood vessel is just waiting to burst, with devastating consequences for motor and cognitive function.

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May 28, 2013

Travel system to debut in July

Vanderbilt’s new travel system, which will offer faculty and staff traveling on university business a better, faster way to book and manage travel and handle expenses for trips, is slated for rollout on July 30.

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Family at the doctor
May 28, 2013

Health care workers can improve communication with Latino patients with new Vanderbilt course

A new course at Vanderbilt University that can help healthcare workers be more effective in treating the growing population of Spanish-speaking patients.

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May 28, 2013

Vanderbilt physician says ugly plants worse for allergy patients

As allergy season rolls in for Middle Tennessee residents, a largely unknown adage rings true: the uglier a flower or weed, the more allergy-inducing its pollen tends to be.

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May 24, 2013

Retiring Vanderbilt University School of Nursing dean honored for her service

Friends, supporters and colleagues gathered to honor retiring dean Colleen Conway-Welch for her visionary leadership of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing.
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May 24, 2013

Message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs about economic position

In recent communications I have highlighted the intense financial challenges we are facing as a leading academic medical center, particularly during this last quarter of the fiscal year.
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May 24, 2013

Preventable injuries filled Vanderbilt University Hospital last Memorial Day; Doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday

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May 23, 2013

Adults with disabilities gain entertainment industry experience through ACM, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

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May 23, 2013

VU to lead prostate cancer treatment research effort

David Penson, M.D., MPH, professor of Urologic Surgery, has received a $2 million research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study localized prostate cancer, the second leading cause of death among American men.
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May 23, 2013

VICC hosts cancer researchers during annual retreat

The role of inflammation in gastrointestinal cancer development was a prominent theme among guest speakers during the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center annual retreat held at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.
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