VUMC News and Communications

April 18, 2013

Study reveals broad dangers of trans fats

A new study by Vanderbilt investigators suggests a diet high in trans fatty acids (TFA) may contribute to death from any cause.

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Amanda Hachey and her father, Don, moments after she finished the Boston Marathon on April 15. (photo courtesy of Amanda Hachey)
April 17, 2013

Boston Marathoner reflects on experience; tragedy prompts response from Vanderbilt community

Amanda Hachey had just crossed the finish line at Monday’s Boston Marathon when she heard the first of two loud explosions. She reflects on her experience, while other members of the Vanderbilt community respond to the tragedy.

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April 17, 2013

The Power to Heal

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April 16, 2013

Autism Robot helps children

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John Lutz
April 12, 2013

Lutz named Vanderbilt University’s first vice chancellor for information technology

John M. Lutz, an information technology and financial management expert who most recently served as president of IBM Canada, has been named vice chancellor for information technology for Vanderbilt University.

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April 11, 2013

Photo: Second Look

During last week’s Second Visit Weekend, prospective School of Medicine student Isabella Bellon works with Dennis McWeeney, D.O., to ‘deliver a baby’ at the Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment.

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April 11, 2013

Initiative stresses safe patient handling techniques

Providing the best care for patients and their families also means making patient handling safety a priority.
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April 11, 2013

Photo: Discovery Lecture Collins

Sir Rory Collins, MBBS, co-director of the Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit at Oxford, talks about the need for large-scale population studies during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.
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April 11, 2013

Photo: It takes a village

Christmas Village, a three-day shopping extravaganza run by a volunteer board made up of Pi Beta Phi alumni, raised $336,000 for the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center from its 2012 event.
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April 11, 2013

Mayor Dean engages with Divinity students on community service

The strong value placed on community volunteerism is among the reasons Nashville has received extensive national press for its enviable quality of life, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean recently told Vanderbilt Divinity students.
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April 11, 2013

Moses receives AACR’s lifetime achievement in research award

Harold L. (Hal) Moses, M.D., professor of Medicine and Pathology, acting chair of Cancer Biology and director emeritus of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has received the 10th annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research.
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April 11, 2013

Newborn screening program championed at VU helps save boy

John Isaac Stone Seabolt was born Feb. 26, less than two months after a new state law went into effect encouraging the screening of newborn babies for “silent” heart defects.
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