Alumni-covid19
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Peabody alumna launches COVID-19 resource page to help small nonprofits
Laura Love, BS’93, established the Get Grounded Foundation in 2015 with the goal of offering crucial seed money to help small Colorado nonprofits focusing on at-risk youth launch innovative ideas or programs. When COVID-19 hit, she recognized a void her organization was uniquely positioned to fill. Read MoreJun 12, 2020
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A classical singer pivots during pandemic to bring cheer through parody
When Chris Mann, a Vanderbilt alumnus with a degree in opera, started making music parody videos and posting them online, he struck a positive chord with millions of people also struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreMay 19, 2020
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CEO A.J. Kazimi, MBA’94, is ramping up production of vital COVID-19 drugs
A.J. Kazimi is chief executive officer of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, which is ramping up production of a vital drug needed to treat pneumonia resulting from COVID-19. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Engineering alum leads DENSO’s effort to donate face shields to Tennessee hospitals
Britt Autry, vice president of DENSO, is spearheading an effort to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to Tennessee hospitals in need. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Vanderbilt grads are ‘Feeding the Front Line’
Vanderbilt Peabody College alumni Allie Golden, BS'18, Jacqueline Gottuso, BS'18, Andrea Liberman, BS'19, Ben Schecter, BS’18, and Josh Ulino, BS'18, have started the nonprofit Feed the Front Line to support local restaurants while providing meals for health care workers. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Buddy Creech, BS’95, MPH’06: Leading COVID-19 treatment trials
Buddy Creech, director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, is helping lead some of the NIH-funded treatment trials of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Alex Jahangir, MMHC’12, coordinates Nashville COVID-19 response
As chairman of Metro Nashville’s Board of Health, Alex Jahangir is coordinating the city’s COVID-19 response and providing leadership that has likely saved lives. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Alumni help Fuel the Fight
As the coronavirus pandemic forced stay-at-home orders around the country, Woody Klemmer, BA’13, and his coworkers spent the morning of March 20 seeking a way to help. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Andy Beshear, BA’00: Leading Kentucky through COVID-19 response
Gov. Andy Beshear is receiving praise for how he is leading Kentuckians through the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Dr. Liza Weavind, MMHC’14, is on the frontlines at VUMC
Dr. Liza Weavind, professor of anesthesiology and surgery and associate division chief of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, is on the frontlines of caring for patients affected by COVID-19 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Katie McGinnis, MPH’17: Caring for orphans during COVID-19
Katie McGinnis is the director of psychosocial service for Family Legacy, a large nonprofit that serves 15,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia. Her team is providing developmentally appropriate COVID-19 disease education resources and have even left their own families to move into the residential care facility for the duration of their lockdown (at least three months) to provide counseling and psychosocial services to the 650 children who live full-time at the facility. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Kim Le, BA’98, thanks health care workers through art
Kim Le, a storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation, writes and draws notes of appreciation to those at the frontlines. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Richard Hatchett, BA’89, MD’95, helps lead global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccine
As CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI), Richard Hatchett is playing a lead role in the global effort to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Flip Biddelman, BS’09: Feeds hospitality workers in New York City
Flip Biddelman is using his restaurant Gertie as a part-time soup kitchen for laid-off hospitality workers in New York City. Read MoreMay 15, 2020
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Missy, BS’99, and Scott Tannen, BS’99, donate mattresses in fight against COVID-19
Missy and Scott Tannen, founders of Boll & Branch, have donated mattresses and pillows to emergency medical operations in the fight against COVID-19 in New York. Read MoreMay 15, 2020