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(Vanderbilt University)
September 27, 2012

Sequel to record-breaking vaccination event scheduled

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center faculty, staff, students and volunteers will once again have the opportunity to be part of a mass flu vaccination plan that last year more than doubled the current world record for the total number of vaccinations given in an eight-hour period.

By Nancy Humphrey
Vanderbilt LifeFlight's Marsha Roberts, Randy Hughes, Leah Smith, Kevin Mobley and Bric Baker show the pink flight name badges and shirts that LifeFlight staff will wear during the month of October. (Vanderbilt University)
September 26, 2012

LifeFlight goes pink for breast cancer awareness

By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2012

Vanderbilt Heart colleagues release “Walk the Walk” to promote Oct. 6 Nashville Heart Walk

By Kathy Whitney
VUMC exterior
September 17, 2012

Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network serving more of Middle Tennessee

By John Howser
(Vanderbilt University)
September 13, 2012

Family mass vaccination exercise set for Sept. 29

Vanderbilt employees with children between 4 and 14 are being invited to participate in a free four-hour Family Mass Vaccination exercise on Saturday, Sept. 29, at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.

By Nancy Humphrey
Joan Steitz (Yale University)
September 10, 2012

Yale University’s Joan Steitz awarded 2012 Vanderbilt Prize

By Bill Snyder
August 30, 2012

Event celebrates Vanderbilt endowed chair holders

Twelve Vanderbilt University faculty members were honored for extraordinary contributions to their respective fields during an Aug. 28 celebration of endowed chair holders at the Student Life Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 29, 2012

A message from Chancellor Zeppos on the state of the university

By VUMC News and Communications
August 16, 2012

Initiative aims to boost healthy vending options

Over the next two years, Vanderbilt’s Health Plus is partnering with Vanderbilt’s retail director to bring more healthy food options to the Medical Center.
By Nancy Humphrey
August 2, 2012

Camp Hope helps young burn patients on road to recovery

Spirits and self confidence soared as thirty former patients of the Vanderbilt Burn Center gathered July 25-28 for Camp Hope, a free, annual event for burn survivors ages 6 to 16.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2012

Doctors see rise in tick-borne illnesses and other insect-related infections

By VUMC News and Communications
July 24, 2012

Vanderbilt-led team to develop ‘microbrain’ to improve drug testing

Creating a device out of human cells that simulates brain chemistry is the goal of a $6.4 million grant which is part of major new federal initiative to develop a series of “organs on a chip” designed to improve the drug development process.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 24, 2012

Children’s Hospital nurse in Colorado theater when shooting begins, aids victims

Mia Bransford, R.N., EMT, a nurse in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was attending a family reunion and was at the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colo., last Friday just after midnight to enjoy the new Batman movie.
By Wayne Wood
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