Reporter Aug 8 2014

August 7, 2014

Impact of philanthropy drives faculty members

For Vanderbilt faculty members Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., Hal Moses, M.D., and Paul Sternberg Jr., M.D., the lessons about the importance of giving came early.

By Wayne Wood
August 7, 2014

PM&R residency program gains ACGME approval

Vanderbilt’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) will welcome its first class of residents next summer. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved the new residency program to begin in July 2015.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2014

Conn lands Javits Neuroscience Investigator award

Vanderbilt University’s P. Jeffrey Conn, Ph.D., has won a Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for discoveries that could lead to new treatments for anxiety, schizophrenia and other brain disorders.

By Bill Snyder
August 7, 2014

Health coaching certificate program to debut

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing Service, and the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing have come together to sponsor a health coaching certificate program starting this fall.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2014

VU lands award for promoting healthy lifestyles

Vanderbilt earned a 2014 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award for the second year in a row.

By Wayne Wood
August 7, 2014

VUMC oncology programs recognized 

Becker’s Hospital Review has named Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the “100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs.”

By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2014

Frontiers in Biochemistry lecture series starts Aug. 22

The Vanderbilt University community is invited to attend “Frontiers in Biochemistry,” a new seminar series that will be held at noon on Fridays in 214 Light Hall beginning this month.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2014

Wilkerson Center opens Lebanon clinic

Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center opened a Hearing and Speech Clinic last week at 1670 Main St., Suite 130, in Lebanon, Tennessee.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2014

Novel treatment strengthens bones in genetic disease

An enzyme therapy may prevent skeletal abnormalities associated with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan
August 7, 2014

Nursing students shine at pin ceremony

More than 300 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students were recognized for completing their programs of study during a pinning ceremony held Sunday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in downtown Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2014

Medical Scholars Program sees success

Applicants to the Vanderbilt Medical Scholars Program, a yearlong, in-depth research experience, have been successful in obtaining both internal and external research funding this year.
By Jessica Pasley
August 7, 2014

Study tracks new end-stage renal disease therapy

Researchers in Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology conducted a Phase 3 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new drug to treat patients with end-stage renal disease.
By Kathy Whitney
August 5, 2014

Technique brings spinal cord neural signaling into focus

Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science have achieved the first conclusive non-invasive measurement of neural signaling in the spinal cords of healthy human volunteers.
By Bill Snyder
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