Year: 2011

Michael Burry Michael Burry, MD’97, studied economics and premedical training at UCLA before enrolling at Vanderbilt. He continued his medical education as a resident at Stanford University Hospital before leaving after his third residency year to found Scion Capital. Burry’s transition into the world of finance was eased… Read More

Editor GayNelle Doll Art Director and Designer Donna DeVore Pritchett Editorial Associate Editor and Production Manager Phillip B. Tucker Arts & Culture Editor Bonnie Arant Ertelt, BS’81 Class Notes and Sports Editor Nelson Bryan, BA’73 Photography and Imaging Director, Photography Services Daniel… Read More

A few weeks ago I received a telephone call from Frank Beck, BA’81, with an odd request: Could I help him find a photograph of his mother’s legs? It seemed that back when his mother, Jane Padgett Beck, BA’51, was a Vanderbilt sophomore or junior—Frank wasn’t sure which—a photograph involving… Read More

The Week That Lasts a Lifetime Alternative Spring Break was an incredibly meaningful experience for me as a student. Now that I am a professor [of informatics at the University of California, Irvine], I love watching our students get the same experience, and I am so glad ASB has… Read More

The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors announces nine new members, from a wide range of class years and professions. All are serving three-year terms, except where noted. Mark D. Arons, BA’80, of Fairfield, Conn., is a partner in the law firm of Millman Arons & Millman in Westport, where… Read More

The body count was piling up fast. Two hit the ground first. Then three, four and five went down in quick succession. Onlookers soon lost count as the heap of squirming uniformed men just kept growing. Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching is celebrating 25 years of excellence in teaching and learning with events Sept. 8 and 9. Read More

Vanderbilt students will participate in more than 50 service projects in the Nashville community during their second annual 9/11 Weekend of Service. Read More

In my address to the Class of 2011 in May, welcoming them into the global family of Vanderbilt alumni, I asked them to consider what it means to be a Commodore as they prepare to engage the wider world of commerce, family and society. For me, being a Commodore begins… Read More

Bacteria can influence the sexual behavior of their Nasonia hosts.Like all species of animals and plants, we humans are unwitting hosts to our own set of bacterial travelers. We carry thousands of different species of microbes, which scientists refer to as “the human microbiome.” In fact, only one among every… Read More

Career Ladder series workshop deals with customer service skills. Read More

Vanderbilt employees can receive a 20 percent discount on LASIK surgery at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. Read More

Qian Vermund Vanderbilt researchers are partnering with the Chinese government and a large volunteer organization to test combination methods for reducing the spread of HIV—the AIDS virus—among gay men in China. Thirty years into the global HIV pandemic, it is apparent that no single strategy will stop the spread… Read More

Try asking any Monday morning quarterback about blown fourth-down play calls in the NFL and you are guaranteed passionate opinions. In most fourth-down plays, an NFL team will punt or try for a field goal. But occasionally, teams decide to do something that is viewed as risky: attempt a fourth-down… Read More

(iStockphoto) Did you know that Vanderbilt employees who participate in the retirement plan are eligible for free retirement counseling? During your session, you will meet one-on-one with a licensed retirement planning counselor for an in-depth consultation regarding your retirement planning needs. You can discuss the financial questions that matter… Read More

Millions of 13-year cicadas emerged in Nashville in May, emitting sound levels at 85 to 88 decibels and clogging up cooling systems all over campus.And on the subject of bugs—Nashville’s largest brood of cicadas emerged in May and hung around for five or six weeks, blanketing the campus like thousands… Read More

Targets for a new class of insect repellent could include backyard bugs and agricultural pests, says researcher Patrick Jones. Imagine an insect repellent that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET—the active ingredient in most commercial mosquito repellents—but also works against all types of insects, including… Read More

The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health & Wellness is offering an eight-week outdoor boot camp. Read More

Topics to include communication, challenging behaviors and daily routines. Read More

The Vanderbilt men’s and women’s golf teams will host the Mason Rudolph Championship Sept. 23-25 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn., and they need your help. Volunteers are needed for a number of different things, from scoring to hospitality. Play begins at 7:30 a.m. each day,… Read More