Vanderbilt University News

Frances E. Likis, DrPH, NP, CNM, of Nashville, TN, received the 2009 Kitty Ernst Award, one of the most prestigious honors awarded by the American College of Nursea Midwives , during ACNM's 54th Annual Meeting & Exposition in Seattle, WA.

Whether it's over health care, climate change or most other big Washington battles this year, Congress keeps debating the same underlying issue: Is the federal government getting too big and intrusive? The subject bitterly divides Republicans from Democrats, and the public's mood seems ambivalent.

Jean Cheveallieris a landscape architect with Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc.

He says he grew up surrounded by interesting people doing exciting things. He also says the best father-son bonding moments of his life came over bowls of sashimi with David Bowie.

A Harvard administrator has been named vice chancellor and chief financial officer at Vanderbilt University.

When writer-director Duncan Jones visited town for SIFF recently, we didn't want to ask about his famous father, David Bowie, or how the song "Space Oddity" might bear upon Moon , which opens Friday at the Harvard Exit and Metro .

Three men were listed in critical condition Saturday following a car crash in the Palmyra area, during which they were thrown from a vehicle that overturned several times.

Jerome Barrett will go on trial in a couple weeks for his alleged role in the 1975 death of a Nashville Girl Scout, but he was in court on Tuesday seeking to clear his name for his conviction in the death of a Vanderbilt University student.

NNSDO UPDATE: 2009 Convention NNSDO IN PHILADELPHIA: WHERE OUR HISTORIC PAST MEETS OUR HISTORY-MAKING FUTURE We hope staff development educators are making plans to attend the NNSDO Convention, July 9-12, 2009, at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, PA.

Kidney transplant patients have a weaker response to influenza immunization than healthy individuals, especially in the first six months after receiving a transplant, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.

Sgt. Mark Chesnut is in critical condition and will spend the night sedated in the Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said Dr.

A Kentucky woman says she rented a car for her son not knowing he intended to drive to Mississippi to help his cousin escape from prison.

A prison escapee on the run from Mississippi shot a veteran Metro police officer multiple times during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 on Thursday afternoon, police say.

A sample of suspected swine flu is displayed in late April by a technician at the Washington State Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline, Wash.

The sheriff of Chester County has died. The funeral for Sheriff Mark Davidson is scheduled for noon Saturday at The Pentacostals of Henderson.

After the Thursday afternoon shooting a caravan of police and fire vehicles escorted Sergeant Mark Chesnut to Vanderbilt University Hospital where doctors rushed him into surgery.

A 22-year Metro Police veteran called in his own shooting after a traffic stop became violent.

Jobs is now back at work. The hospital says Jobs went through the same process anyone else does for a transplant.

If an organ transplant candidate is flexible and owns his own jet, Tennessee can be an attractive place to get a liver.

Hank O'Neal, author/photographer, takes 24-year journey through Harlem. New book & CD hightlight history of renowned neighborhood and musicians who lived in and loved Harlem.