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Illustration of clinicians and biostatisticians working collaboratively on research
June 17, 2026

Biostatistics faculty elected to leadership posts in top statistics societies

Three Department of Biostatistics faculty have won new leadership roles and honors in the American Statistical Association and the International Statistical Institute

Karen Keady speaks into a handheld microphone while holding a presentation remote in a brick-walled event space; another attendee sits in the background.
June 17, 2026

Vanderbilt Health advances nursing innovation and workforce well-being in ‘Strong by Design’ State of Nursing address 

She highlighted several systemic and financial programs designed to improve departmental collaboration between frontline staff and operational teams, and better support workforce well-being and professional growth.  

A woman speaks at a microphone before an audience, with a projected presentation titled “ALS at Vanderbilt” behind her. Blue, white, and gold balloon arrangements flank the presentation area.
June 17, 2026

Vanderbilt ALS Research Center receives $11 million in funding from Tennessee General Assembly

The investment marks a major public commitment to research on the life-altering neurodegenerative disease.

Young child seated in a pink medical chair beneath a farewell sign reading “WE WILL MISS YOU Madi” and “WE LOVE YOU TO NEW YORK AND BACK!” with Broadway- and New York-themed decorations.
June 17, 2026

A village of care: How pediatric teams helped Madi find her way home

How coordinated, compassionate care helped one child overcome extraordinary medical challenges.

Stylized blue anatomical illustration of two kidneys connected to the central blood vessels.
June 17, 2026

Team’s post-op kidney injury risk model could aid prevention

The machine learning-derived model was 88% accurate in ranking preoperative patients according to risk for postoperative acute kidney injury.

Conceptual biotechnology scene showing gloved laboratory workers, test tubes, a pipette, and overlaid medical graphics including DNA-like molecular structures, human anatomy icons, a heartbeat waveform, charts, and a digital human figure.
June 16, 2026

Department of Medicine names Evan Brittain, Kathryn Dahir to research leadership positions

The new research leadership structure “will allow the Department of Medicine to support a breadth of research with an eye to funding diversification, recruitment in strategic areas, and mentorship of trainees and faculty in all forms of research,” said department Chair Anna Hemnes, MD.