Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 299 of 390

Graduating student Asa Briggs, wearing academic regalia and cap, smiles and waves while holding a phone during a commencement ceremony in a crowded gymnasium.
May 16, 2013

Nursing School graduates set for crucial health care roles

Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, told graduates during Commencement and Investiture ceremonies last week that “advanced practice nurses, nurse scientists, nurse managers and leaders are crucial to health care and to our country.”

By Vanderbilt Health News
Large indoor graduation ceremony in a packed arena, with rows of graduates in black caps and gowns facing a brightly lit stage and projection screen.
May 10, 2013

Vanderbilt honors top graduates during Commencement

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented Founder’s Medals to the university’s top scholars during Commencement on May 10.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D.
May 9, 2013

Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

As many of you know, I have spent the majority of my life at Vanderbilt. I have been a student, a faculty member, and for more than a decade have served as an administrative leader.

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Three graduates in black academic regalia pose outside an ornate stone building; two wear mortarboards, and the person in the center wears a doctoral tam with green and gold hood.
May 9, 2013

Photo: Commencement ready

Today’s schedule:

9 a.m. — University-wide Commencement, Alumni Lawn (Memorial Gym in event of rain)
10:30 a.m. — Graduate School, Library Lawn
10:45 a.m. — School of Nursing, Branscomb Quadrangle
11 a.m. — School of Medicine, Langford Auditorium

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A man wearing glasses interacts with a young child who is holding colorful balls beside a button-activated toy, in a clinical or educational setting.
May 9, 2013

NIH grants bolster autism research, treatment efforts

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have received grant awards from the National Institutes of Health as part of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) research program. The NIH announced grant awards of $100 million over five years to 11 centers nationwide, three of which feature projects from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigators, to further studies on autism treatment and intervention.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Three women stand together before a black curtain at a Nurses Week awards ceremony; the woman on the right holds a plaque.
May 9, 2013

Photo: Nursing awards

Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., executive chief nursing officer, left, and Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, dean of the School of Nursing, center, with Margie Gale, MSN, R.N., Employee Assistance Program nurse wellness specialist, who received of the Rebecca Clark Culpepper Education and Mentorship Award during the 2013 Nurses Week Awards and Recognition Ceremony last week in Langford Auditorium. Individual nurses, teams and supporters of nursing were acknowledged for their ongoing dedication to patients and families.

By Vanderbilt Health News