COVID-19
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May 15, 2020
Q&A: Self-control, choice, fear and desire for normalcy underpin behavior as economy re-opens
Consumer behavior expert, Kelly Goldsmith, PHD, delves into how conflicting motivations – a desire for normalcy and being safe – will play out as the economy begins to re-open in Nashville and Tennessee. -
May 15, 2020
Core principles guiding the COVID-19 response and beyond
During a first-ever virtual leadership assembly necessitated through social distancing, Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders answered questions about the Medical Center’s response to COVID-19 so far and what the future could hold. -
May 14, 2020
VUMC Farmers’ Market opening postponed
The VUMC Farmers’ Market, which usually opens in early June on the Medical Center plaza, will delay its opening due to the coronavirus pandemic. -
May 14, 2020
VUSM students highlighted in Forbes’ COVID-19 feature
Two Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students — Leah Chisholm and Kianna Jackson — were among the women highlighted in a Forbes feature “14 Women of Color Medical Students and Graduates Who Matched Share on Soon Joining the Front Lines Amid COVID-19.” -
May 13, 2020
A salute from the Tennessee National Guard
The Tennessee National Guard conducted a statewide flyover Tuesday, May 12, to salute medical professionals who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. -
May 12, 2020
Study to determine rate of novel coronavirus infection in U.S. children
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are leading a nationwide study to determine the rate of novel coronavirus infection in U.S. children and their families. -
May 11, 2020
Grateful kidney transplant patient donates masks to VUMC
“I was really excited to have the opportunity to do something for those who had done so much for me."