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Cupcake-palooza: The Sequel
Apr. 5, 2011—Some sequels we wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole (but we aren’t haters, so we won’t mention any names). But THIS event was too good to not bring back, and if you attended Cupcake-palooza last year at Fido, we think you’ll agree. Like a good sequel should be, this event is bigger, badder and uses...
A legacy of lifesaving
Apr. 5, 2011—Cheryl Major, R.N., may have saved more babies than anyone in the state of Tennessee. Some of them she has saved in person as a neonatal nurse. Many more she has saved by providing lifesaving skills to others who care for fragile newborns. If you spend any time at all at the Monroe Carell Jr....
Call for Entries: House Organ Writing Contest
Apr. 5, 2011—For the 27th year, the July House Organ will be the Summer Reading Issue, filled with the winners of the House Organ Writing Contest—poems, short stories and nonfiction pieces contributed by Vanderbilt staff, faculty and students. Keep reading >>
Day on the Hill builds university relationships across Tennessee
Mar. 29, 2011—Vanderbilt’s 10th Day on the Hill offered state legislators the chance to learn about the wide-ranging impact of the university and the medical center on all 95 counties in Tennessee.
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center campers join Darius Rucker at ACM Awards
Mar. 28, 2011—A special performance at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards April 3 at 8 p.m. on CBS featuring country music star Darius Rucker and participants in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp will benefit the Kennedy Center.
VUMC taking steps, both big and small, to cut energy use
Mar. 25, 2011—by Leslie Hill in the VUMC Reporter Vanderbilt University Medical Center spends about $38 million per year on energy. That breaks down to $26 million on electricity, almost $9 million on steam and $3 million on water. As such a large consumer, and with Nashville Electric Service rates expected to rise 8 percent in October,...
Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt now enrolling peer models
Mar. 23, 2011—The Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt is now enrolling peer models for their Community Program starting July 1. The Mama Lere Hearing School is a state-approved preschool through kindergarten program. The mission is to teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen, read, sing and talk. The Community Program offers enrollment to...
Lawn mower safety urged by Children’s Hospital experts
Apr. 29, 2008—Lawn mower-related injuries are among the most horrific seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. They are devastating to families, and doctors say they see them each spring.
