Reporter Aug 30 2013 Archive — Page 1 of 1
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August 29, 2013
Shortage forces suspension of routine tuberculosis testing
Due to a national shortage of the tuberculosis (TB) test solution Tubersol, Occupational Health will temporarily suspend routine annual skin tests, effective Sept. 1, said Patricia Kinman, MSN, FNP-BC, manager of the Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic -
August 22, 2013
Gore, Bernard receive research awards at Faculty Assembly
"Vanderbilt's Nobel Prize," the Earl Sutherland Prize for achievement in research, was awarded to John Gore at the Fall Faculty Assembly, while Gordon Bernard received the Thomas Jefferson Award for distinguished service to Vanderbilt. -
August 22, 2013
Zeppos: Faculty discussions happening now will set university’s course
Chancellor Zeppos addressed faculty and presented annual awards at the Fall Faculty Assembly. -
August 22, 2013
Antipsychotic drug use in children for mood/behavior disorders increases type 2 diabetes risk
Prescribing “atypical” antipsychotic medications to children and young adults with behavioral problems or mood disorders may put them at unnecessary risk for type 2 diabetes, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows. -
August 22, 2013
New committees appointed to help with strategic planning
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has appointed additional faculty to contribute to the campuswide strategic planning effort that an executive committee began over the summer. -
August 15, 2013
Dates set for lead shielding inspections
Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences is offering free annual inspections of lead-lined aprons, vests, skirts/kilts, thyroid collars, gonadal shields, gloves and vinyl-type mobile shielding every Thursday, from Oct. 3 to Dec. 12, from 3:30 to 9 p.m.