Missy Pankake
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Weird Science: Kit Parker’s Breakthrough Work on Artificial Hearts and Brain Injuries
Expect the unexpected when you walk into Kit Parker’s biophysics lab at Harvard. From cuttlefish skin camouflage to cotton candy machines used for wound dressings, his science is anything but ordinary. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Living the Dream: How One Doctor’s Journey Has Spurred a Virtuous Cycle of Giving
Dr. Tiara Aldridge was able to pursue a Vanderbilt education—and achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a physician—thanks in part to the Levy Scholarship. (JOE HOWELL) As a talented high school senior in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Tiara Aldridge, BA’10, MD’14, always dreamed of becoming a doctor one day. But… Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Math Master: Sylvia T. Bozeman, MA’70, Honored with National Medal of Science Committee Appointment
Bozeman's tireless efforts to encourage women from underrepresented groups to pursue graduate degrees in mathematics were recognized by President Obama when he appointed her to the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. The 12-member committee is responsible for identifying nominees for the president’s consideration in selecting recipients for the prestigious award. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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The Night Bear Bryant Came to Town: Football Coaching Legends at Vanderbilt
No doubt Bear Bryant is the most legendary figure ever to walk the sidelines at Dudley Field as a Vanderbilt assistant, but the list of former assistants includes a number of impressive names, notable for their achievements in college and professional football. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Commodore Comeback: Chris Marve, BS’11, Returns to Coach at Vanderbilt
Of the approximately 1,100 assistant coaches in major-college football, only three are Vanderbilt graduates. One of those three, Chris Marve, BS’11, has returned to coach at his alma mater. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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The 201st Chance?: Helping Those Leaving Prison to Overcome Reentry Barriers
Many people leaving prison face insurmountable barriers to obtaining basic necessities like housing, employment and driver’s licenses. Despite the types of offenses on their record, the length of time that has lapsed since their last offense, or overwhelming evidence that they have reformed, their criminal history often is the only thing that matters. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Strike the Slang: Bowling Team Learns Language of Culture
When your roster of 11 consists of student-athletes from four continents, you can’t always assume everyone is speaking the same language—so to speak. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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House Party: Move-In Day Selfie
Senior Bradley Faskowitz, a resident adviser in Murray House, snaps a selfie with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (center) and first-year students John Kim, Cortez Johnson and Jasper Lee during Move-In Day in August. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Stephanie Storey, BA’97: A Tale of Two Rivals
Storey, a self-described art fanatic who has worked as a writer and television, film and news producer in Hollywood for the past 15 years, embarked on a national book tour last spring to promote her debut novel. In April she stopped at the Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt Bookstore for a signing and reading—coincidentally on the same weekend that a film she helped produce, called Broke*, was screened at the Nashville Film Festival. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Olympia Ammon, BS’96: Connecting for a Lifetime
As vice president of development for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Olympia Ammon, BS’96, knows the impact that financial support can have on an organization. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Obituary: Robert Wallace Brockman, BA’47, MS’49, PhD’52
Robert Wallace Brockman, a research biochemist who devoted nearly four decades of his life to the understanding of cancer-cell resistance to chemotherapy, died April in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 91. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Obituary: Peggy Ann Brainerd Way
Peggy Ann Brainerd Way (VANDERBILT SPECIAL COLLECTIONS) Peggy Ann Brainerd Way, a scholar in pastoral care and the first woman appointed to a full-time position on the Vanderbilt Divinity School faculty, died July 9 in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer. She was 84. Way accepted a position… Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Readers’ Letters, Fall 2016
MEMORIAL HALL On Aug. 15, 1955, a young woman donned in academic regalia was ready to graduate from George Peabody College and become the first African American ever to do so. She deliberately sought out a classmate to take a picture of her standing on the steps of Confederate… Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Onward and Upward: Vanderbilt Barnard Residential College under Construction
Although generations of alumni may be lamenting the passing of the old Vanderbilt and Barnard residence halls along Alumni Lawn, there’s plenty of interest and excitement about the new facilities under construction. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Vanderbilt Vignettes: Legends Tour Provides Lesson on Vanderbilt History
Each fall students from Vanderbilt’s theatre department team up with members of the Student Alumni Board, an on-campus organization that fosters ties between current undergraduates and Vanderbilt alumni, to host the Legends Tour. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Back to Basics: Q&A with Dean Lawrence Marnett
In April, when the fiscal separation of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center was completed, Larry Marnett—the University Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacology and Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research—assumed a new role as the School of Medicine’s first dean of basic sciences, reporting directly to the provost. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Kentucky Commodore: John R. Hall, BE’55, Honored
enior Vanderbilt administrators, including vice chancellors David Williams, Susie Stalcup and Beth Fortune, attended a recent reception honoring emeritus Board of Trust Chair John R. Hall, BE’55. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Obituary: Art G. Demmas, BA’56
Art G. Demmas, legendary NFL referee and former Vanderbilt football standout from 1952 to 1956, died Aug. 6 in Nashville. He was 82. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Obituary: E. Melvin Porter, LLB’59
Civil rights leader E. Melvin Porter, one of the first African American graduates of Vanderbilt Law School and the first African American to be elected state senator of Oklahoma, died July 26 in Oklahoma City. He was 86. Read MoreNov 20, 2016
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Amanda Havard, BS’08, MEd’10: High-Tech Medicaid Management
Drawing on her passion for technology solutions, Havard launched Health:ELT in 2014 with her business partner and father, L. Cade Havard. Read MoreNov 20, 2016