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A suited older man speaks with reporters and camera operators in an indoor hallway, while a woman takes notes and another person holds a microphone and smartphone.
August 23, 2016

Discussing Precision Medicine

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), center, speaks with members of the media during a visit last week to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), where he hosted a roundtable discussion on Vanderbilt’s prominent role in President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

By Vanderbilt Health News
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander speaks with three Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members in a bright facility lobby; one wears a white lab coat, and other visitors and staff stand in the background.
September 24, 2014

Alexander’s visit highlights efforts to confront Ebola

Don’t panic over Ebola. But don’t ignore it, either. That was the take-home message for U.S. citizens from a “mini-hearing” held by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday with researchers and health officials from Vanderbilt and the State of Tennessee.

By Bill Snyder
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander speaks with three Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members in a bright facility lobby; one wears a white lab coat, and other visitors and staff stand in the background.
September 24, 2014

Alexander’s visit highlights efforts to confront Ebola

Don’t panic over Ebola. But don’t ignore it, either. That was the take-home message for U.S. citizens from a “mini-hearing” held by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday with researchers and health officials from Vanderbilt and the State of Tennessee.

By Bill Snyder
William Cooper, M.D., speaks into a microphone while seated at a Senate committee hearing table, with a nameplate reading “Dr. COOPER.”
February 27, 2014

U.S. Senate hearing explores ADHD treatment concerns

William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee regarding psychotropic medications and treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

By Christina Echegaray
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander speaks with four graduates at a Vanderbilt School for Science and Math ceremony. The graduates wear green, red, blue, and black academic regalia outside a brick building.
May 16, 2013

School for Science and Math graduates urged to ‘find the good’

During his remarks to the third graduating class of the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) on Saturday, May 11, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., didn’t give an address — he told a story instead.

By Bill Snyder
Capitol dome
February 14, 2013

Zeppos urges Congress to prioritize research universities and academic medical centers

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos spent Feb. 12 and 13 in Washington, D.C., meeting with congressional leaders and making the case for federal investments in science and engineering research and education.

By Vanderbilt Health News