Daily Archives: November 2, 2020
“Tough guy” actor gets tender care at VUMC
Actor Hemky Madera has played a villain on “Weeds” and “Queen of the South”; he says his VUMC health care team members are heroes. Continue reading
“Discover”: New momentum in Alzheimer’s disease prevention
Flexner Deans’ Lecture: “Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes A Difference” is Nov. 16
Former Vanderbilt Prize winner Amon dies at 53
Angelika Amon, PhD, a pioneering cell and molecular biologist and winner of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, died Oct. 29 from cancer. She was 53. Continue reading
Education Development Program workshop on Implementing Clinical Teaching Models set for Nov. 10
Vanderbilt mourns loss of Biostatistics pioneer Federspiel
Charles Foster (Chuck) Federspiel, PhD, a beloved member of the Vanderbilt University faculty for 61 years and founding director of the Division of Biostatistics, died on Oct. 19. He was 91. Continue reading
Resilience amid COVID: Caring for ourselves as we care for others
Caring for ourselves and for one another will be fundamental to the people of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the coming weeks as COVID-19 is surging, and over the year as the enterprise adapts further to changes while expanding locally and reg… Continue reading
Black Lives Day of Commitment makes an impact
Sponsored by the Office for Diversity Affairs and the Department of Dermatology at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, the event was held to honor lives lost to racism, provide information about the health disparities facing the African American commun… Continue reading
VUMC Enterprise Cybersecurity warns of increased threat of cyberattacks
VUMC Enterprise Cybersecurity (VEC) has received credible intelligence regarding the potential for an increased threat of cyberattacks in the coming days that are specifically directed toward the U.S. health care sector. Continue reading