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July 31, 2014

Grant bolsters biomedical ethics efforts in Mozambique

Vanderbilt University researchers have received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen research ethics capacity in Mozambique.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2014

Photo: McCreery moment

Country music singer and “American Idol” champ Scotty McCreery performed for patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Tuesday.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2014

VICC investigators land Komen breast cancer research grants

Two Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have received multi-year breast cancer research grants from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2014

Sanders named TRIAD’s new medical director

Kevin Sanders, M.D., assistant professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, has been named medical director for the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD).

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2014

Photo: Summer research conference

Undergraduates from across the country attended a summer research conference at Vanderbilt this week sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2014

School of Nursing kicks off strategic planning process

Nearly 200 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty members took part in a special planning retreat last weekend, kicking off a six-month process to develop the school’s strategic vision.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2014

Courage Unmasked supports head and neck cancer patients

Charlie Haller had never smoked or used chewing tobacco and wasn’t a heavy drinker, so the 41-year-old Lyles, Tennessee, man wasn’t thinking about cancer when a mass developed on the side of his neck.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 29, 2014

Children’s Hospital offers back-to-school safety tips

As another summer draws to a close, the change in routine can create dangers on neighborhood streets for children and drivers.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 24, 2014

Vanderbilt Travel helps staffer in Tel Aviv

During a July trip to Tel Aviv, Vanderbilt Travel reached out to the Owen School's Kim Killingsworth to see if she was safe.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 24, 2014

Gene study focuses on breast cancer in East Asian women

A new study in East Asian women has identified three genetic changes linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. The research, led by Vanderbilt University investigators, was published online this week in Nature Genetics.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 24, 2014

Children’s Hospital ECMO program lands excellence award

For the fourth time in a row, the Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been designated with the ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).
By VUMC News and Communications
July 24, 2014

Award recognizes wellness efforts of nursing groups

The Vanderbilt University Hospital Trauma Unit is the first recipient of the Nurse Wellness Recognition Award, an effort to recognize nursing groups who contribute to wellness in a meaningful way.
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