Tennessee Archives
Governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center named
Sep. 14, 2015—The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has elected the members of the governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This independent board will immediately begin planning for VUMC to operate as a separate entity and will govern the Medical Center once its financial and administrative transition from the university is complete.
Vanderbilt earns best-ever No. 15 ranking from ‘U.S. News & World Report’
Sep. 9, 2015—Vanderbilt was ranked No. 15 on "U.S. News & World Report's" list of top national universities, its best-ever showing.
Tennessee consortium aims to increase diversity in higher education
Sep. 4, 2015—Vanderbilt University is leading an effort with 10 other post-secondary institutions to increase the diversity of faculty, staff and executives in higher education in Tennessee.
New program set to explore effects of music on the mind
Sep. 3, 2015—Vanderbilt University is seizing the opportunity to become a hub for music research in the heart of Music City.
Symposium sheds light on potential of telemedicine
Aug. 27, 2015—For patients suffering from a stroke, the key to a positive outcome often hinges on how quickly they can receive a brain-saving medical intervention.
Children’s After-Hours Clinic opens in Brentwood
Aug. 27, 2015—Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has opened a fourth after-hours clinic in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Vanderbilt named ‘healthiest employer’ for sixth consecutive year
Aug. 21, 2015—Vanderbilt has been recognized by the "Nashville Business Journal" as the Healthiest Employer of Nashville in the division for organizations with more than 500 employees. The recognition marks the sixth time in the six-year history of the award that Vanderbilt has won.
Siri ‘butt dial’ to 911 brings rescuers to trapped victim
Aug. 14, 2015—A Vanderbilt patient who survived the unthinkable has brought a whole new meaning to the term “butt dialing” and believes that prayer, along with a little help from Siri, saved his life. Sam Ray, 18, was never a fan of Siri, the hands-free virtual assistant on Apple iPhones, until he found himself pinned under his...
Million Veteran Program data spurs research in pharmacogenomics of kidney disease
Aug. 13, 2015—A team of Vanderbilt and Nashville VA researchers, led by Adriana Hung, M.D., MPH, has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to use the Million Veteran Program (MVP) data to conduct diabetes research.
Grant enhances mental illness drug research efforts
Jul. 16, 2015—Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center aimed at developing potential new treatments for major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder got a big boost this week from The William K. Warren Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Year in Review 2014: Multiple national rankings recognized VUMC
Dec. 18, 2014—During the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center again placed highly in several of the various rankings conducted by U.S. News and World Report. • In the 2014-15 edition of “America’s Best Hospitals,” VUMC had 12 out of a possible 16 specialties either nationally ranked or designated as nationally high performing. In the magazine’s “Regional...
Green to direct Vanderbilt’s state government relations
Oct. 29, 2014—Tennessee government affairs veteran Nathan Green will join Vanderbilt University’s public affairs team Dec. 1 in the newly created position of assistant vice chancellor for state government relations.
