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Vanderbilt's tuition tops $50,000
Date: 11/7/2009 2:31:31 PM
 (5 hours ago)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The cost of a Vanderbilt education has reached new heights. Vanderbilt University was one of dozens of private colleges that nudged into the $50,000-a-year price bracket this year, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education ...
Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel
Date: 11/6/2009 8:06:10 AM
 (11/6/2009)
This posh high-rise across the street from Vanderbilt University maintains an air of quiet sophistication, which makes it the most luxurious West End hotel. European tapestries and original works of art adorn the travertine-floored lobby. In addition ...
'Beating Heart' Bypass Surgery May Be Riskier
Date: 11/5/2009 2:12:25 PM
 (11/5/2009)
I'm not the type that likes to sit at home, I like to be at work," Aylor said. Fortunately for Aylor, only one month after his heart bypass surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., he was able to return to work. "I'm ...
Carbon Monoxide Leak Reported At Vandy Dorm
Date: 11/2/2009 4:00:22 AM
 (11/2/2009)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Three Vanderbilt University students had to be taken to the hospital Sunday night due to a carbon monoxide leak at an off-campus University dorm. Firefighters evacuated Bragg Residence Hall at about 8 p.m. The sick students were ...
Maple Street shooting investigation continues
Date: 11/6/2009 8:52:06 PM
 (23 hours ago)
Following the shooting, Jankovsky was transported via LifeFlight helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He died in surgery. Neighbors, at the time the shooting occurred, said the shooter was Jankovsky’s son-in-law.
Seasonal flu vaccine could run short, CDC says
Date: 11/2/2009 11:55:48 PM
 (11/2/2009)
William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. "It's going into noses and arms as we speak," he said. "Last year we threw away 27 million doses. This year, it's going to be all used up."
Flu Vaccine Benefits Moms and Babies
Date: 11/1/2009 3:25:45 AM
 (11/1/2009)
William Schaffner, infectious disease specialist and chair of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. "This is powerful information for obstetricians and pregnant women to have," said Schaffner, who moderated a ...
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Date: 10/28/2009 11:54:34 PM
 (10/28/2009)
William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University doctor whose hospital in Nashville , Tenn., was involved in the research. "There are relatively few downsides to trying statins," which are cheap, relatively safe, and already among the most widely used ...
Survey: Death more likely in older H1N1 patients
Date: 11/5/2009 10:40:39 PM
 (11/5/2009)
Kathryn Edwards, a researcher at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said, "People over 65 are clearly getting infected." She said that she knows from the seasonal flu, which comes around every year, that when older people do get infected, they have ...
The Scriptures on sexuality
Date: 11/6/2009 4:48:43 PM
 (11/6/2009)
After graduating from high school in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, Dickens headed to Nashville to study at socially conservative Vanderbilt University. "I had always romanticized the South, and with 5,000 students, Vanderbilt was the perfect size ...
James Leon Overstreet, Jr.
Date: 11/3/2009 7:29:45 PM
 (11/3/2009)
James Leon Overstreet, Jr. Age 55 of Murfreesboro, TN and a Smith County, TN native died Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Mr. Overstreet was born November 27, 1953 in Old Hickory, TN., the son of the ...
CVS Caremark reels over contract losses
Date: 11/7/2009 8:12:08 AM
 (11 hours ago)
2 of 2) Nashville-area contract losses include the end of a Caremark contract with thousands of Vanderbilt University employees for their pharmacy benefits. Starting Jan. 1, the college will switch to Navitus Health Solutions, a Madison Wis.-
Murderer with 'aggression genes' gets sentence cut
Date: 11/2/2009 11:55:48 PM
 (11/2/2009)
No, says Nita Farahany , a legal scholar at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, who tracks the use of behavioural genetics in the courtroom. She says genes may provide a guide as to how someone is likely to behave, but they will never tell ...
Briefs: Nashville Christian School offers encore of musical
Date: 11/6/2009 8:13:19 AM
 (11/6/2009)
... Saturday, Nov. 7, in Vanderbilt University's Sarratt Cinema. Middle Tennessee's top high school and college poets, emcees and spoken word artists will convene for the annual State of the Word. This program is co-hosted by Youth Speaks Nashville ...
NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - Police Arrest Mom And Her ...
Date: 11/6/2009 10:43:38 AM
 (11/6/2009)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A 3-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy were severely beaten, and Friday morning ... Both children were treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and then placed in the custody of Department of Children's Services.
Ingram Barge gets new president
Date: 11/7/2009 2:57:10 AM
 (17 hours ago)
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and master’s degrees from the State University of New York and Vanderbilt University. Founded in 1946, Ingram Barge moves dry and liquid commodities along the Mississippi River ...
100 Oaks' progress forces some small business owners out
Date: 11/6/2009 10:39:28 PM
 (21 hours ago)
Lee Huang has owned Berry Hill Liquors on Thompson Lane for 21 years. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - While some businesses are taking advantage of Vanderbilt University's partnership with 100 Oaks Mall, the price of progress is sending others packing. Lee Huang ...
Vanderbilt medical center's new Critical Care Tower opens
Date: 11/6/2009 8:49:07 AM
 (11/6/2009)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrates the opening of its new 11-story, $169 million Critical Care Tower. The facility has ... Race issue arose in Nashville schools rezoning discussion Angry governor defends biofuel project TSU fields questions ...
Tennessee offers entrepreneurs a boost
Date: 11/6/2009 5:53:08 PM
 (11/6/2009)
... Jacobson, former vice chancellor for health affairs at Vanderbilt University; Dennis Bottorff, a venture capitalist and Tennessee Valley Authority board member; Eric Satz, the founder of now-defunct Plumgood Food; Nashville entrepreneur Michael ...
Students Oppose Nuclear Dumping in Tennesee
Date: 11/4/2009 4:36:46 PM
 (11/4/2009)
VANDERBILT AND BELMONT STUDENTS TEAM UP TO STOP BULK SURVEY FOR RELEASE AND END NUCLEAR DUMPING IN TENNESSEE NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Students at Vanderbilt University and Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. have spent two weekends braving the rain ...