Community & Giving Archive

Kaille Meguiar, DO, MPH, left, Greta Ford and Rowan Bailey pose for a photo during the handprint ceremony as part of the Hyundai Hope on Wheels event. (photo by Susan Urmy)
August 12, 2025

Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant to advance research on long-term mental and cognitive health of pediatric cancer survivors

Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded more than $2 million in funding to pediatric cancer researchers at Monroe Carell since 2007.

Annette Schaffer Eskind
July 16, 2025

Longtime Vanderbilt supporter Annette Eskind dies

Among the Eskind family’s many contributions were the establishment of the comprehensive Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic and the Annette Schaffer Eskind Chair at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center.

July 11, 2025

Buying a new license plate could save a life — if enough people buy them

A portion of the funds will go to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation and fund statewide education and outreach for organ donation.

July 9, 2025

Nashville’s voice doctors: where medicine meets Music Row – gallery & video

Artist rendering of the gym area for the new inpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit at Monroe Carell. (courtesy Blair + Mui Dowd Architects)
July 1, 2025

Community comes together to bring inpatient rehabilitation to Tennessee children

Currently, children in Tennessee must travel out of state, often hours away from home, to receive the intensive rehabilitation care they need, creating significant hardships and burdens on families.

June 24, 2025

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt researcher featured at congressional science fair 

The science fair exhibited research projects, including Lamb’s, that are funded by the NIH, with topics ranging from inflammation to congenital heart conditions, cancer clinical trials and personalized medicine.