Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 311 of 390

L-r: Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Richard McCarty, Kevin B. Johnson, Celia S. Applegate, David G. Blackbourn, Sergio Fazio, Tony K. Stewart, Haydar A. Frangoul, William O. Cooper, R. Jay Turner, Steven A. Webber, MacRae F. Linton and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine Jeff Balser. (Vanderbilt University)
January 21, 2013

Endowed chair celebration honors nine Vanderbilt faculty

The extraordinary academic achievements of nine Vanderbilt University endowed chair holders were recognized during a Jan. 17 ceremony at the Student Life Center.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Rows of wooden produce bins display assorted fresh vegetables, including peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, leafy greens, eggplants, onions, beans, and squash.
January 17, 2013

Superfoods: Eat more, lose weight

By Vanderbilt Health News
Large theater-style room repurposed as a temporary care area, with numerous hospital beds, patients, medical equipment, and ceiling-mounted screens.
January 17, 2013

This was not a drill

The movie theater at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was one of three areas turned into a temporary patient unit to care for dozens of children exposed to carbon monoxide at a Nashville school earlier this week.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and Vanderbilt School of Nursing Dean Colleen Conway-Welch stand together at an event.
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.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Evon Batey Lee, Ph.D., wearing a purple top and layered beaded necklaces against a warm brown background.
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.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A hand holds a smartphone displaying the Upshot app home screen, with options for latest articles, October’s articles, sign-up, and information about keeping up.
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.

By Vanderbilt Health News