Daily Archives: April 27, 2020
VUMC in the news: COVID experts featured at CBS, CNN and more
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading
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Vanderbilt LifeFlight to add ambulance at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
In May, Vanderbilt LifeFlight will place an ambulance at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) to help serve non-emergency patients discharged from the hospital and for non-emergency or emergency transfers from VWCH to Nashville area hospitals. Continue reading
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Study seeks to improve social competence in adults with autism
The specially designed theatre program will use well-established behavioral approaches alongside creative theatrical techniques designed to improve social and emotional abilities in people with autism spectrum disorder. Continue reading
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Vanderbilt Behavioral Health offers twice-daily self-care breaks via Zoom
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Polygenic scores identify those at high cancer risk
A team of Vanderbilt researchers constructed polygenic risk scores based on genomic variants associated with eight common cancers and concluded they could potentially be used for personalized risk assessments. Continue reading
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Nominations sought for the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar; deadline is tomorrow
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Scott Pearson receives Shovel Award from VUSM students
The award is given each year by the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating fourth-year class to honor one faculty member who had an exceptionally meaningful impact on their medical education. Continue reading
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Vanderbilt University Social Networks, Aging and Policy Study seeks LGBT volunteers for paid survey
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Box to be protected by multi-factor authentication starting April 29
To further support the work at home initiative and improve VUMC’s cybersecurity posture, VUMC Enterprise Cybersecurity is expanding the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enhance protection of VUMC systems and data. Continue reading
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