VUMC News and Communications

June 16, 2008

Early heat wave calls for precautions for children

With temperatures already hitting the mid-90s, it\’s important to keep a close eye on children, especially those who are active outside. "This is the time that we tend to see more heat-induced illnesses because kids are out of school and more active outdoors,"said Rebecca Swan, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 16, 2008

President names Jennifer Pietenpol to National Cancer Advisory Board

President George W. Bush has appointed Jennifer A. Pietenpol, director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Pietenpol, the B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology at Vanderbilt-Ingram, will serve a six-year term through March 9, 2014.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 12, 2008

Celebrations mark opening of Vanderbilt research building, Langford Auditorium

Events from scholarly presentations to a concert will mark three major events at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 17: the dedication the new $110 million Medical Research Building IV; the renovation of L.C. Langford Auditorium; and the unveiling of a sculpture by world-renowned artist Frank Stella.
May 29, 2008

Fifteen Students Chosen for Vanderbilt Medical Scholars’ Summer Program

15 high school students have been selected for Vanderbilt’s Young Scholars Medical Program.
May 28, 2008

Swim season opens up safety concerns

Memorial Day week is a time for medical experts to remind families to use extra caution with children swimming in area lakes and pools. From May through August, the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\’s Hospital at Vanderbilt can expect to see dozens of children injured or killed in accidents involving the water.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 27, 2008

Vanderbilt neurosurgeons and neurologists host live surgical Webcast, 4 p.m. CST May 28

Vanderbilt University Medical Center neurosurgeons and neurologists will be online live on Wednesday, May 28, hosting a one-hour Webcast to demonstrate a four-stage innovative technique used for deep brain stimulation (DBS).

By VUMC News and Communications
May 23, 2008

U.S. Sen. Corker to Hold Health Care Roundtable at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, May 27

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn), who has dealt with the issue of health insurance as a businessman, as mayor of Chattanooga and as Tennessee's Commissioner of Finance and Administration, will hold a roundtable on health care at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville on Tuesday, May 27.
May 20, 2008

Country group Rascal Flatts honored for Children’s Hospital work

Country music supergroup Rascal Flatts has been honored for their unflagging support of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The multiplatinum-selling band was presented with the Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Country Music and Home Depot during Sunday Night\'s 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 14, 2008

Bluebird on the Mountain series launches fourth season; May show to spotlight Tony Haselden, Georgia Middleman and Billy Kirsch

In what has become a summertime tradition in Nashville, the popular Bluebird on the Mountain concert series begins its fourth season at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory. This year\'s series opens with a show featuring performances by Tony Haselden, Georgia Middleman and Billy Kirsch. The 2008 series ñ which includes six concerts ñ runs from May 17 to Oct. 11 and will showcase nearly two dozen of Nashville\'s finest singer-songwriters.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 13, 2008

Video: "Fixing Medicare: The Phony Crisis and the Real Crisis"

Larry R. Churchill, the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, discusses the reasons why Medicare is prone to crises and which reason we need to pay attention to, at the May 7 "Thinking Out of the Lunchbox."
May 9, 2008

Quarter midget race to benefit Vanderbilt LifeFlight

The Music City Quarter Midget Racing Association will hold a charity race on Saturday, May 31, to benefit Vanderbilt LifeFlight\'s transport program.
May 8, 2008

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Vision Disorder Linked to Cell’s ‘Power Plant’

Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria ñ the "power plants" of cells ñ contributes to a person's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vanderbilt investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ONE.
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