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December 18, 2015

2015: The Year in Review

From national championship battles to breakthroughs in research, key appointments to beautiful #vandygrams, goodbyes to #VU2015 and hellos to #VU2019, take a look back at the year that was.

By Doug Campbell
ashtray full of cigarette butts
December 1, 2015

Higher cigarette taxes linked to fewer infant deaths

Higher taxes and prices for cigarettes are strongly associated with lower infant mortality rates in the United States, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan released Dec. 1 in the journal Pediatrics.

By Christina Echegaray
November 24, 2015

Next Steps at Vanderbilt takes huge leap forward thanks to federal grant

Tennessee’s first postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disabilities, Next Steps at Vanderbilt, will expand significantly thanks to new federal funding.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 19, 2015

Many groups, one mission: caring for children, families

At 6 feet 4 inches, Shea Weber towers over the tiny tots he visits at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, yet it is he who looks up to them.

By Kathy Whitney
November 18, 2015

Universities should lead in developing solutions to global challenges, chancellor says

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told a Global Action Summit audience that universities should be leaders in developing solutions to global challenges.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 18, 2015

Vanderbilt Children’s After-Hours Clinics hit new milestone in patient visits

By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2015

Greater Nashville Heart Walk

Overcast skies, misty rain and cool temperatures did not dampen the spirits of the 9,000 walkers who descended on Vanderbilt’s campus for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Greater Nashville Heart Walk, which was held Saturday, Oct. 3.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2015

VUMC poised to transform health care in region

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., started his annual State of the Medical Center Address last Thursday by affirming that many who work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) feel “called to do so,” often compelled by life-shaping experiences.
By Bill Snyder
October 1, 2015

Donation to bring computers to thousands of MNPS families

A few thousand families in the Metro Nashville Public Schools system will now have computers at home, thanks to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s donation of 3,800 lightly used computers.
By Nancy Humphrey
September 17, 2015

Nashville Lifestyles honors Children’s Hospital’s Rush

Meg Rush, M.D., executive medical director and chief of staff for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, was recently named among Nashville Lifestyles’ Top 10 Women in Business for 2015.
By Christina Echegaray
September 14, 2015

Governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center named

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has elected the members of the governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This independent board will immediately begin planning for VUMC to operate as a separate entity and will govern the Medical Center once its financial and administrative transition from the university is complete.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 9, 2015

Vanderbilt earns best-ever No. 15 ranking from ‘U.S. News & World Report’

Vanderbilt was ranked No. 15 on "U.S. News & World Report's" list of top national universities, its best-ever showing.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 3, 2015

New program set to explore effects of music on the mind

Vanderbilt University is seizing the opportunity to become a hub for music research in the heart of Music City.
By Matt Batcheldor