Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture to be Oct. 8

Isla P. Garraway, MD, PhD, associate professor of Urology and director of research at UCLA, will deliver the lecture. View...

Nighttime event shines light on community support for Children's Hospital

Once again, the community pulled together, gathering on the streets adjacent to Children's Hospital to show support for the hundreds of children receiving care at the hospital. View...

Children's Hospital enhanced helipad scheduled to reopen

It's been three years since a helicopter carrying some of the most critically ill and injured pediatric patients has landed atop Children's Hospital. View...

False positives are a big problem in drug testing. This VUMC research offers a partial solution.

In an award-winning study appearing in Clinical Chemistry, Jennifer Colby, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and her husband, Jake Hughey, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Biological Sciences at VUMC, identify 13 previously unknown drug compounds that cause false positive screenings for amphetamines, buprenorphine (an opioid), cannabinoids and methadone. View...

Learn more about 2020 benefits options at Open Enrollment labs and webinars

The Human Resources team will host several opportunities in the coming weeks for employees to learn more about Open Enrollment and what's new this year as well as learn how to make changes to your plans and ask questions. View...

Nobel laureate Thomas Sudhof to deliver today's Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Thomas Sudhof, MD, whose studies of synaptic formation and transmission are advancing understanding of brain disorders including autism, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 3. View...

Farmers' Market is on hospital plaza today

Vendors are on the north end of the Medical Center Plaza, and among the offerings are local meats, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, seafood, honey and flowers. The market will take place every Thursday through Oct. 31. View...

Stories from this week's VUMC Reporter are available now

Stories from this week's edition of the VUMC Reporter are now posted. View...