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August 19, 2015

Comment period open on proposed revisions to Faculty Manual

Faculty members are encouraged to view and comment on proposed changes to the Faculty Manual. The comment period is from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 5, 2015

Search is on for new travel agency to partner with Concur

Vanderbilt is conducting a search for a new travel agency that will provide top-level customer service to faculty, staff and students.

By VUMC News and Communications
Wrist Robot Vanderbilt
July 23, 2015

Tiny mechanical wrist gives new dexterity to needlescopic surgery

VIDEO» A Vanderbilt research team has successfully created a mechanical wrist less than 1/16th of an inch thick — small enough to use in needlescopic surgery, the smallest form of minimally invasive surgery.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Vanderbilt LifeFlight debuts new airplane

Vanderbilt LifeFlight is adding a new airplane that will provide emergency medical transportation for infants, children and adults located anywhere in the United States.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 23, 2015

Wear VU gear, get discount to Nashville Zoo Aug. 2

The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere and Vanderbilt Football are teaming up to host Commodore Fan Appreciation Day at the zoo from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 21, 2015

VUMC ranked among nation’s elite by ‘U.S. News & World Report’

“U.S. News & World Report” has again named Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the premier specialty care providers in the nation, as well as the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Nashville area and the top hospital in Tennessee.

By Doug Campbell
July 15, 2015

Health Coaching Certificate Program now enrolling for fall 2015

Vanderbilt's School of Medicine, School of Nursing, VUMC Nursing Service and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt will offer the popular health coaching certificate program again this fall.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 15, 2015

Follow these tips to avoid heat-related illnesses

Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging Middle Tennesseans to take extra precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses this week. Children and dogs are especially vulnerable.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 8, 2015

Vanderbilt researchers develop potential treatment to fight mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

In late 2013 the Caribbean had its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. Today there have been almost 1.2 million cases in 44 countries or territories, including 177 cases in 31 U.S. States.
By Nancy Humphrey
July 6, 2015

Updated faculty FAQ for VU/VUMC transition now online

A new, separate set of Frequently Asked Questions for faculty is online now.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 6, 2015

Faculty FAQs for VU/VUMC transition

New faculty FAQ sheet answers questions about the transition.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 29, 2015

Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks

Fireworks and the Fourth of July can be a dangerous mix. Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 22, 2015

Biochemistry professor Richard Armstrong remembered

Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, prominent biochemist, journal editor and mentor, died on June 18 after a brief illness. He was 66.
By Bill Snyder
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