VUMC News and Communications

May 1, 2008

Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks announces recipients of 2008 Community Grants

Grant recipients were announced this week for the 2008 Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks Community Grant Program.
April 29, 2008

Lawn mower safety urged by Children’s Hospital experts

Lawn mower-related injuries are among the most horrific seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. They are devastating to families, and doctors say they see them each spring.
April 23, 2008

Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: "Environment and Autism Etiology"

Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.
April 23, 2008

Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: “Environment and Autism Etiology”

Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 22, 2008

Video: "Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet"

Steve Squyres, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Mission, talks about his passion for the red planet and the amazing journey to build and launch the Rovers.
April 22, 2008

Video: “Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet”

Steve Squyres, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Mission, talks about his passion for the red planet and the amazing journey to build and launch the Rovers.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 21, 2008

Autism Researchers Use Earth Day Symposium to Focus on Environmental Factors Influencing Autism Vulnerability

Confronted with evidence that one in six children are battling some type of developmental disorder, the nation\'s leading autism researchers seek to discover the impact of environmental agents on autism risk.
April 21, 2008

Jeff Balser Named Interim Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for Research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named interim dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
April 18, 2008

Vanderbilt Burn Expertise to Assist Federal Battlefield Injuries Project

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of three clinical sites testing new products to replace burned skin as part of a massive federal grant program announced Thursday. The collaborative effort is expected to boost treatment options for soldiers injured in war zones.
April 15, 2008

New method of measuring insulin promises improvements in diabetes treatment

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body\'s insulin-producing cells in real time.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 11, 2008

Video: "Grand Scientific Challenges in Energy"

Michelle V. Buchanan, associate laboratory director for physical sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, spoke at the Hall Engineering Lecture Series.
April 11, 2008

Video: “Grand Scientific Challenges in Energy”

Michelle V. Buchanan, associate laboratory director for physical sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, spoke at the Hall Engineering Lecture Series.
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