VUMC News and Communications

January 17, 2013

Providers key to reform: Bredesen

More than 200 students, faculty and community members gathered Monday to hear former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen discuss his thoughts on meaningful health care reform, as part of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Centennial Lecture Series.

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January 17, 2013

Lee named to lead Kennedy Center UCEDD training efforts

Evon Batey Lee, Ph.D., has been named director of training for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). She succeeds Terri Urbano, Ph.D., MPH, R.N., professor of Clinical Pediatrics, who retired in December.

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January 17, 2013

New app takes emergency medicine information mobile

A Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine physician has created an application for smart phones and tablets to help emergency care providers stay on top of the latest research and newest treatment techniques.

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Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (right) and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Beth Fortune (center) greet Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell at the Jan. 9 reception. (John Russell/Vanderbilt)
January 10, 2013

Zeppos welcomes Tennessee legislators; lawmakers praise Vanderbilt’s impact on state

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos officially welcomed the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, including 50 new lawmakers, at a special reception held at the Tennessee State Museum Jan. 9.

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January 10, 2013

Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer revealed

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic “hotspots” linked to colorectal cancer.

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January 10, 2013

NCI report shows cancer death rates declining

Cancer death rates for most forms of cancer have continued to decline in the United States among men and women and all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

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January 10, 2013

MPH Global Health track addresses emerging needs

Vanderbilt University is working to train a health care workforce that will be more integrated and team-oriented than ever before. One of the educational programs addressing new needs is the Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program, which launched a new track in Global Health last year.
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January 10, 2013

Photo: Special visit

Singer Kelly Clarkson, center, surprised patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt during the holidays, with a special performance and room-to-room visits.
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January 10, 2013

Group again honors life-support program

For the third straight time, Vanderbilt’s heart and lung life-support program has received the ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).
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January 9, 2013

Update preferences now for AlertVU

All Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff should log in to AlertVU to make sure their contact information is complete and up-to-date so that they will receive critical information during emergencies.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 21, 2012

Low prenatal alcohol’s brain impact

Even relatively low levels of in utero alcohol exposure impact fetal brain development, and the effects last into adulthood, study finds.
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December 20, 2012

Upcoming Hazinski workshop to focus on innovation, tech transfer

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