Reporter Oct 16 2015 Archive — Page 1 of 2
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October 15, 2015
APRNs mark 50 years of practice at VUMC
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) have practiced at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for more than 50 years, a landmark achievement for an institution that now has more than 780 APRNs. -
October 15, 2015
VUSN Alzheimer’s study to explore perception of pain
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a four-year $660,633 grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Aging to study how psychophysical responses to acute experimental thermal pain differ between older adults with and without Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). -
October 15, 2015
Photo: Kennedy Center celebration
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, fourth from left, recently met with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center leadership and Next Steps at Vanderbilt students to celebrate VKC’s 50th anniversary. -
October 15, 2015
Radiation Oncology’s Chakravarthy named ASTRO fellow
A. Bapsi Chakravarthy, M.D., professor and residency director of Radiation Oncology, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). She is one of 17 ASTRO members named to the 2015 class of Fellows. -
October 15, 2015
VUMC set to host inaugural Global Cardio-Oncology Summit
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hosting the first Global Cardio-Oncology Summit on Oct. 15-16, at the Hilton Nashville. The summit models a leading edge, interdisciplinary approach to cardio-oncology. -
October 15, 2015
Boo to the Flu to scare up vaccinations Oct. 28
Vanderbilt’s Boo to the Flu vaccination event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sarratt Cinema. -
October 15, 2015
Photo: Discovery Lecture
Ingeborg Hochmair, Ph.D., co-creator of the world’s first microelectronic multi-channel cochlear implant, discussed her pioneering work and future challenges for engineering and research during her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.