Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health to be a leader in a landmark study of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting the health of a million or more people. The NIH will provide $71.6 million over five years to VUMC, making this the largest research grant the Medical Center has ever received from any source.
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Vanderbilt University’s David Williams II, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director, has been appointed by new Metro Nashville Public Schools Director of Schools Shawn Joseph to co-chair his transition team.
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Sandra Barnes, a Vanderbilt sociologist whose work examines resilience and community in urban settings, has been named assistant vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced July 1.
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The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning distributed more than $46,000 in grants and awards this spring as part of its Innovation Programs initiative.
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The Tang Teaching Museum is featuring Mel Ziegler’s multiyear project “Flag Exchange,” with 50 weathered American flags and the colorful stories behind them, through Jan. 1, 2017.
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Does retirement feel out of reach? It did for one Vanderbilt employee until she met one on one with a Fidelity guidance consultant.
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Over the past few weeks, LinkedIn, MySpace and Tumblr announced that millions of user accounts have been compromised. VUIT strongly recommends that you proactively change your passwords for these services.
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A public telescope night at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory on July 18 will pay tribute to the late Williamson County civic leader and amateur astronomer Tommy Murdic.
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One mother tells her story of the steps that can lead to accidentally leaving a baby in a car; and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers hot vehicle safety tips.
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Summer is here, and the United States is bracing for the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus. A Vanderbilt researcher is working on one way to stop the spread of the disease – by revving up the mosquito’s taste buds.
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