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March 28, 2018

Deerfield Management, Vanderbilt University announce launch of Ancora Innovation

Deerfield Management and Vanderbilt University announced March 28 the launch of Ancora Innovation, LLC (“Ancora”), a Deerfield company that will support Vanderbilt’s innovative life science research and leverage Deerfield’s expertise in accelerating state-of-the-art drug development.

By VUMC News and Communications
fragile, falling apart old book being positioned for scanning by gloved hands
March 23, 2018

Wond’ry exhibit takes digital humanities into three dimensions

A new exhibit at the Wond’ry showcasing the work of Vanderbilt’s Slave Societies Digital Archive will feature some unusual pieces of digital preservation: 3D-printed replicas of significant artifacts.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2018

Vanderbilt’s Gavin Price receives NSF CAREER Award

The National Science Foundation has awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Grant to Gavin R. Price, assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College.

By VUMC News and Communications
Patrick J. Kennedy (left) and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt)
March 14, 2018

Silence, denial keeps America steeped in opioid addiction, Kennedy says

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy advocated for better treatment of mental health issues and spoke candidly about his struggles during a Chancellor’s Lecture Series discussion on Tuesday.

By VUMC News and Communications
close up of mans arm as he receives chemotherapy infusion
March 14, 2018

Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University expand partnership to develop novel treatment approaches for cancer

New agreement will pursue therapies targeting MCL1 (myeloid cell leukemia 1), which is highly prevalent in many difficult-to-treat cancers.

By Bill Snyder
March 12, 2018

Lisa Monteggia to lead Vanderbilt Brain Institute

Leading neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia has been named the Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente announced today.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2018

Nine new endowed chair recipients honored

Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored during a celebration at the Student Life Center Feb. 28.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 23, 2018

Mark Seidenberg delivers Educational Neuroscience talk April 6

The lecture will focus on the need to look closely at linguistic differences between language used in the home and in schools.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 15, 2018

Linda Sealy receives 2018 AAAS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement

Professor Linda Sealy has won the AAAS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement for her continued efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM Ph.D. programs.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 1, 2018

‘Gun Violence Prevention: A Community Conversation’ Feb. 14

A panel discussion on gun violence prevention, along with a moderated public debate, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 18, 2018

Mathis named chief compliance officer for UW Medicine in Seattle

James Mathis, JD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Chief Compliance Officer, has accepted a new position as Chief Compliance Officer for UW Medicine, the academic health system of the University of Washington in Seattle. Mathis will depart VUMC on Jan. 22.
By John Howser
December 20, 2017

Statement from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By VUMC News and Communications
November 20, 2017

Battery-switching device promises more road time for Tesla, Leaf drivers

A device out Vanderbilt's engineering school reconfigures modules in electric car battery packs to be online or offline – depending on whether they’re going to pull down the other modules.
By VUMC News and Communications
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