School of Medicine

August 18, 2016

Program helps Ph.D. students find non-academic careers

In 2013, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) received one of 10 grants from the National Institutes of Health called BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) to help train scientists for a variety of diverse careers.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 17, 2016

New center will examine addiction at molecular level, develop treatments

Vanderbilt University researchers from diverse scientific disciplines are joining forces to help crack the stubborn mysteries of addiction through the new Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research.

By Bill Snyder
August 5, 2016

VUSM welcomes inaugural class of Medical Innovators

Last week, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP) welcomed three students in its inaugural class.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 4, 2016

VUSM student’s research poster lauded at international meeting

A Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) student recently received international recognition when his poster presentation at a major infectious diseases conference was voted the best from among 600 presenters and 1,500 attendees.

By Kathy Whitney
August 4, 2016

White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey

Family members, friends and faculty gathered in Light Hall on July 29 to support the new Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) class during the school’s annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony.

By Kathy Whitney
July 21, 2016

Memorial service offers chance for sharing, reflection

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) held a Memorial Service for Recent Victims of Violence in America and the World on Wednesday to give faculty, staff and students an opportunity to reflect and share their thoughts and feelings about recent national events that have resulted in violent and senseless deaths.

By Kathy Whitney
July 21, 2016

Osheroff to direct Academy for Excellence in Education

Neil Osheroff, Ph.D., has been named director of the Academy for Excellence in Education. He succeeds Lillian Nanney, Ph.D., who served as director since the Academy’s inception in 2007.
By Kathy Whitney
July 14, 2016

Influx of major NIH grants fuels growth of research enterprise

During the past two weeks, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have brought in a number of new research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that together achieve $137 million in new funding. The funding is a trans-institutional accomplishment of the Schools of Engineering and Medicine and the College of Arts and Science.
By Bill Snyder
July 11, 2016

Robert Vantrease, artist and 64-year employee of VUMC, dies at 89

Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, an award-winning artist who retired in 2013 after 64 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died July 7. He was 89.
By Wayne Wood
July 11, 2016

Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, artist and 64-year employee of VUMC, dies at 89

By Wayne Wood
June 30, 2016

Open-source instructions for focused ultrasound provide cancer research boost

Vanderbilt University’s William Grissom and Charles Caskey are throwing open doors with a do-it-yourself, open-source software and hardware guide to enabling existing imaging machines with focused ultrasound technology.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 2, 2016

‘Young Scientist’ showcases high schoolers’ research at Vanderbilt

High school students performing advanced research at Vanderbilt have the opportunity to share their findings with the scientific community through a journal of their own.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 19, 2016

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Building a Better ‘Bridge’ to the Ph.D.

The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, which supports minority STEM graduate students, is the subject of a feature story in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
By VUMC News and Communications