Reporter May 10 2019 Archive — Page 1 of 2
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May 9, 2019
Team Hope collects 35 pounds of medication at ‘Take Back Day’ event
About 35 pounds of over-the-counter and prescription medication were collected on April 12 at a Drug Take Back event hosted by Team Hope, in collaboration with the Tennessee Poison Center and Vanderbilt University Police Department. -
May 9, 2019
Discussing collaboration
Adam Habib, PhD, MPhil, vice chancellor and principal, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, right, talked about how research university leaders need to reassess the role of collaboration and partnerships. -
May 9, 2019
Rehab technique may boost supply of donor lungs
A new regeneration technique could potentionally add to a limited supply of donor organs for an increasing population with end-stage lung disease. -
May 9, 2019
VUIIS, Fine Arts Gallery team to replicate ancient artifacts
VUIIS has partnered with the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery to scan and create replicas of ancient Mesoamerican artifacts for a hands-on experience in the gallery’s upcoming exhibition. -
May 9, 2019
New trans-institutional program to focus on genetic variations, disease
A new program at Vanderbilt will help researchers determine more precisely how genetic variations contribute to disease and what potentially can be done to put them right. -
May 8, 2019
Commencement 2019
Vanderbilt University's 2019 Commencement ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. Friday, May 10. -
May 8, 2019
Kidney transplant patient, brother share 40-year journey
In 1979, Patsy Williams and her brother, Barry Ford, made a decision that has given her many more years of life. Ford gave Williams his kidney at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. They recently gathered for a luncheon to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Williams' transplant, along with dozens of their closest friends and family. She is thought to have lived longer with her transplant than anyone else who received one at Vanderbilt.