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October 29, 2013

Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital urge caution to keep children safe this Halloween

Safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt want Halloween horrors to be caused by ghosts and goblins, not accidents and injuries.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 23, 2013

Vanderbilt’s greenhouse gas emissions down 19 percent since 2008

Overall greenhouse gas emissions from the campus and medical center have decreased from 2005 to 2012, even though Vanderbilt has seen significant growth in square footage, staff, students and research dollars.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 21, 2013

More than 4,000 trips already booked through Concur

More than 6,700 users have set up travel profiles. More than 4,125 trips have been booked, and travelers have received more than $2.6 million in reimbursements, 80 percent within three to five days of their report being approved.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 4, 2013

Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network to offer expanded options

When Vanderbilt University faculty and staff review their 2014 health plan options during Open Enrollment, they will notice a feature that reflects not only how Vanderbilt is taking care of its own but also leading the transformation of health care for the region.

By VUMC News and Communications
The study found that some children with mystery digestive symptoms may actually have undiagnosed alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.
October 4, 2013

Vanderbilt dietitian offers healthy tailgating tips

By VUMC News and Communications
September 28, 2013

VU achieves 60 percent increase in recycling

The amount of materials recycled at Vanderbilt rose from 3 million pounds to 5 million pounds last year—that’s a 60 percent increase.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 26, 2013

New Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center to open in January 2014

Vanderbilt faculty and staff will have a new resource for reaching their fitness goals—and a new way to “Go for the Gold”—when the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center opens to the campus community in January 2014.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 26, 2013

Blair School of Music hosts ‘A Conversation with Grammy-winning guitarist Peter Frampton’

The Blair Conversations Series returns Monday, Dec. 9, with Senior Lecturer Jen Gunderman conducting an informal on-stage conversation with rock legend Peter Frampton, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 26, 2013

Renowned Book of Revelation scholar to deliver Cole Lectures

Elaine Pagels, author of "Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation," will deliver the 2013 Cole Lectures at Benton Chapel Oct. 3 and 4.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 18, 2013

Free online course on data management for clinical research now underway

Vanderbilt University's latest offering on the online learning platform Coursera, "Data Management for Clinical Research," went live this week. More than 33,000 number of students have registered for the massive open online course or MOOC.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 12, 2013

Two named to National Academies’ advisory board

Vanderbilt University’s Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Heitman, Ph.D., have been appointed to the National Academies’ Board on Life Sciences, which advises the government and scientific community on a wide range of topics, from stem cell research to bioterrorism.
By Bill Snyder
September 10, 2013

Vanderbilt named No. 17 national university by ‘U.S. News & World Report’

"U.S. News & World Report" ranked Vanderbilt's undergraduate experience No. 17 among national universities. Vanderbilt jumped five spots, moving from 16th to 11th in the “great school at a great price” category.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 9, 2013

Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine expert offers five survival rules for teen drivers

By Wayne Wood
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