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October 12, 2016

Performance will address addiction and recovery Oct. 15

The contemporary dance company Nashville in Motion and the Peter Moon Band will present “Fix: What’s Your Monkey?” beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 in Ingram Hall. The rock show addresses addiction and recovery through dance, comedy and drama.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 12, 2016

Vanderbilt nursing and law students to staff free health fair for older adults Oct. 29

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students will staff a free health fair for older adults on Saturday, Oct. 29, as part of their Enhancement of Community and Population Health class. Vanderbilt Law School students also will participate and answer questions about power of attorney issues.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 10, 2016

New faculty: Kenny Tao uses optical coherence tomography to improve delicate eye surgeries

Kenny Tao, a new assistant professor of biomedical engineering, brings his innovations in the field of optical coherence tomography and his wry sense of humor to Vanderbilt’s laboratories and classrooms.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2016

My Southern Health: Facts you need to know about anxiety in children

Anxiety in children can be hard to detect. Learn how to tell the difference between normal nervousness and true anxiety.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 6, 2016

Basic science, extraordinary impact

The discoveries that can change the course of human health forever often begin in the tiniest places: in molecules and cells, at the most fundamental intersection of physics, chemistry and biology. Understanding how these cellular and molecular processes work is the focus of basic biomedical research at Vanderbilt.

By Liz Entman and Melanie Moran
October 6, 2016

Johnson set to deliver next week’s Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture

Kevin Johnson, M.D., M.S., Senior Vice President for Health Information Technology, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Chair of Biomedical Informatics and professor of Pediatrics, will be the keynote speaker at the 15th annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture.

By Kathy Whitney
October 6, 2016

Madhur lands NIH New Innovator Award

Meena Madhur, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine, has received an NIH New Innovator Award, which is designed to support exceptionally creative, early-career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 6, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event takes place Oct. 11

Flulapalooza 6 will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11, and will offer staff, students and volunteers free flu shots. The event will take place in a large tent erected between Light Hall and Veteran’s Administration (VA) Hospital from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 29, 2016

Flulapalooza mass vaccination event quickly approaching

Flulapalooza is only a couple of weeks away and the deadline to submit an exemption request from receiving the influenza vaccine is quickly approaching.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 28, 2016

Celebration honors nine endowed chair recipients

Nine faculty members who hold endowed chairs were honored and donors were thanked during a festive celebration Sept. 26 at the Student Life Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 26, 2016

Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Lecture is Oct. 11

Dr. Kevin B. Johnson will deliver the 15th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The event will begin at noon in Light Hall, Room 208.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 22, 2016

Dance Marathon kickoff event rescheduled for Sept. 28

Dance Marathon's kickoff event—originally scheduled for Sept. 17 but postponed due to inclement weather—has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 19, 2016

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt begins construction on four-floor expansion

Construction is underway at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a planned four-floor expansion that will advance the size and scope of the hospital’s comprehensive array of specialty and subspecialty pediatric health care programs.
By Christina Echegaray
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