Science/Medicine

December 5, 2008

Video: The Big Bang Broth: Cooking Primordial Soup

Watch video of a Dec. 3 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box presentation.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 3, 2008

Video: Bill Frist at the Health Care Business Alliance

Watch video of Bill Frist speaking at the inaugural Health Care Business Alliance hosted by the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 15, 2008

Video: Forum on pediatric obesity

Watch video of an Oct. 15 forum on pediatric obesity, “Developing Unique Partnerships to Halt the Epidemic.”

By VUMC News and Communications
October 13, 2008

Vanderbilt ranked in top 20 universities in the national competition for federal research dollars

Vanderbilt University has attained the rank of 20th in the nation in the total value of federal science and engineering research grants awarded to campus researchers, according to an annual report compiled by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

By VUMC News and Communications
October 10, 2008

Jeff Balser named dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for Research for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Balser, who has served as interim dean since July 2008, becomes only the 11th dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine since its founding in 1875. In addition to his responsibilities as dean, Balser will be associate vice chancellor for Health Affairs, with continued oversight for medical center research.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 2, 2008

Video: “Neurobiology of Aggression”

Watch video of Craig H. Kennedy, PhD, BCBA and chair of the Special Education Department; Professor, Special Education and Pediatrics Director at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Behavior Analysis Clinic Peabody College speaking Oct. 2.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 2, 2008

Video: "Neurobiology of Aggression"

Watch video of Craig H. Kennedy, PhD, BCBA and chair of the Special Education Department; Professor, Special Education and Pediatrics Director at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Behavior Analysis Clinic Peabody College speaking Oct. 2.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 13, 2008

Video: "Fixing Medicare: The Phony Crisis and the Real Crisis"

Larry R. Churchill, the Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, discusses the reasons why Medicare is prone to crises and which reason we need to pay attention to, at the May 7 "Thinking Out of the Lunchbox."
April 23, 2008

Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: "Environment and Autism Etiology"

Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.
April 23, 2008

Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: “Environment and Autism Etiology”

Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 22, 2008

Video: "Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet"

Steve Squyres, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Mission, talks about his passion for the red planet and the amazing journey to build and launch the Rovers.
April 22, 2008

Video: “Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet”

Steve Squyres, lead scientist of the Mars Exploration Mission, talks about his passion for the red planet and the amazing journey to build and launch the Rovers.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 11, 2008

Video: "Grand Scientific Challenges in Energy"

Michelle V. Buchanan, associate laboratory director for physical sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, spoke at the Hall Engineering Lecture Series.