Vanderbilt University announces 2020-2021 campus plan

Today, Incoming Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan Wente announced Vanderbilt's plan for the 2020-2021 academic year and their return to in-person classes. View...

58% have taken the VUMC Culture Survey. Have you?

The VUMC Culture Survey ends June 22, but there is still time for you to make your voice heard. View...

My daughter was born during a pandemic. She is going to get tired of hearing that story when she's older.

"I can already picture Natalie rolling her eyes when she's 16." View...

VIGH awarded $3 million for building research capacity in Nigeria and Mozambique

One of the grants will establish The Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV/Non-communicable Diseases Program to build capacity of Nigerian investigators to successfully implement high-quality clinical trials in HIV-associated non-communicable diseases. View...

C. diff captures blood cell cofactor to build defensive shield

Findings from VUMC scientists reveal a unique mechanism for the survival of the bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) -- the most common cause of health care-associated infections in the United States -- in the human gut and suggest novel strategies for weakening its defenses. View...

Robotic technology speeds arrhythmia gene classification

VUMC investigators have used high-throughput robotic technology to rapidly study and classify variations in a gene linked to heart rhythm disorders and cardiac conditions. View...

VUMC in the news: COVID experts featured at STAT News, The New York Times and more

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...

UPDATE: New blood drives dates announced and antibody testing available

For a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus. A list of upcoming dates and times for blood drives across VUMC locations can be found here. View...