Wayne Wood Archive — Page 113 of 116

October 9, 2014

Breast reconstruction awareness efforts recognized at BRA Day

Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) day will be observed by Vanderbilt’s Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

By Wayne Wood
Illustration of an owl beside the title “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine.”
October 2, 2014

Exhibit explores link between ‘Potter’ magic and medicine

A traveling exhibit, “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine,” debuted this week in the History of Medicine Room at the Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Wayne Wood
People exercising on rows of treadmills inside a brightly lit recreation center, with large windows overlooking leafless trees.
October 2, 2014

Vanderbilt named Middle Tennessee’s healthiest employer

Vanderbilt University was recognized recently by the Nashville Business Journal as the Healthiest Employer in Middle Tennessee in the division for employers with more than 500 employees.

By Wayne Wood
A service member carrying a rifle walks across a dusty airfield toward a parked Black Hawk helicopter, while another helicopter flies in the background.
September 11, 2014

Skin cancer risks higher for soldiers serving abroad

Soldiers deployed to tropical and sunny climates are coming home with increased risk factors for a threat far from the battlefield: skin cancer.

By Wayne Wood
August 7, 2014

Impact of philanthropy drives faculty members

For Vanderbilt faculty members Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., Hal Moses, M.D., and Paul Sternberg Jr., M.D., the lessons about the importance of giving came early.

By Wayne Wood
A man in a dark jacket appears to check or attach equipment to a seated blonde woman’s lower leg while another person observes; the scene is indoors.
August 7, 2014

VU lands award for promoting healthy lifestyles

Vanderbilt earned a 2014 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award for the second year in a row.

By Wayne Wood