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Farmers' market
June 7, 2018

Farmers’ Market on VUMC plaza every Thursday through October

By Wayne Wood
December 20, 2017

Statement from Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By VUMC News and Communications
October 16, 2017

Vanderbilt’s Buntin, Denny elected to National Academy of Medicine

Vanderbilt University’s Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., professor of Health Policy and chair of the department, and Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine and Vice President for Personalized Medicine, are among 70 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced this week.

By Paul Govern
October 9, 2017

Join campus effort for Puerto Rico hurricane relief

The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) is collecting supplies to aid residents of Puerto Rico as it recovers from Hurricane Maria.

By VUMC News and Communications
Farmers' market
May 30, 2017

Farmers’ Market returns to plaza June 1

The Nashville Farmers’ Market at Vanderbilt University Medical Center  returns Thursday, June 1, and will be held every Thursday from 2 to 5:30 p.m. through Oct. 26.

By Wayne Wood
May 18, 2017

Biomedical Sciences graduates driven by pursuit of discovery

When Allison Norlander was visiting biomedical science graduate programs in 2011, she nearly crossed Vanderbilt off her list before she even visited. After six interview trips, she was worn out.

By Bill Snyder
May 2, 2017

Celebration honors 11 endowed chair holders

The extraordinary academic achievements of 11 faculty members named to endowed chairs were recognized during a celebration April 27 at the Student Life Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 27, 2017

School of Medicine students recognized with national awards

Two Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students were recently recognized with national awards for their accomplishments.
By Kathy Whitney
April 21, 2017

Wisecaver named Vanderbilt ‘Postdoc of the Year’

Accomplished postdocs and faculty "Mentor of the Year" honored at annual Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association and Shared Resources Symposium April 19.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 13, 2017

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine moves to eighth in NIH research funding

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) now ranks No. 8 in the nation among U.S. medical schools in total grant support provided through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The new ranking raises VUSM’s standing two spots from the No. 10 position it held last year.
By John Howser
April 6, 2017

Three students named Goldwater Scholars for 2017

Vanderbilt students Lauren Branscombe, Joshua Fleck and David Zhang have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. They are among a group of 240 scholars selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,286 mathematics, science and engineering students nationwide.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 23, 2017

New building expansion planned for Vanderbilt School of Nursing

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will soon break ground on a new 29,947-square-foot addition on the Vanderbilt campus. Construction is expected to begin in late spring 2017.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 7, 2017

Neul named new director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Jeffrey Neul, M.D., Ph.D., division head of Child Neurology and vice chair for Developmental Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, has been named the new director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. He will join Vanderbilt on Aug. 1.
By John Howser