Spring 2014
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Mellon Grant Forms Humanities Alliance
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded Vanderbilt University more than $1.475 million to form the Mellon Partners for Humanities Education initiative, a partnership with Tennessee State University, Tougaloo College and Berea College. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Silicon Alley Alumni Tell All
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association’s New York City Chapter brought together 84 alumni and guests in February for a technology entrepreneurship panel featuring alumni involved with six tech startup companies. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Passages: Martha Stelling Christian, BSN’43
Martha Stelling Christian of Fripp Island, S.C., died Oct. 22, 2013. She was 92. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Stroop Effect
If you look at the word “red” written in green letters, it is significantly easier to say “red” than it is to say “green.” That is the essence of the Stroop effect, which was discovered in the 1930s by John Ridley Stroop as part of his doctoral thesis at George Peabody College for Teachers. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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May 9, 2014, Memorial Gym, by John Russell
Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony, which moved indoors this year because of rain, capped two days of activities for graduates and their guests. Read MoreJun 18, 2014
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Milestones of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center’s First 25 Years
In 1988, Dr. William Frist and Dr. Harold Helderman are named surgical and medical directors of the newly developed Vanderbilt Transplant Center, centralizing transplant programs within a single entity. Read MoreJun 17, 2014
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Flight Path: A highflying merger has put Doug Parker, MBA’86, at the controls of the world’s largest airline
Doug Parker, MBA'86, ascended to the top spot of the world’s largest airline following a 2013 merger between American Airlines and US Airways. His journey has been anything but a direct flight. Read MoreJun 15, 2014
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Where Aspirnauts Soar
Domonique Bragg and Cody Stothers were the first Vanderbilt students to participate in the university’s Aspirnaut educational outreach program. They’re also now the first students from that program to graduate. Read MoreJun 14, 2014
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Vital Organs
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and it is achieving feats that were, not so long ago, the stuff of fantasies. In 2013 a record 403 transplants were performed, making the program the 13th-ranked transplant center in the country. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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Rites of Spring Retrospective
The Rites of Spring festival has been held on Vanderbilt's campus since 1971. See some of the photos that capture its history, from the early days of political protest to the music acts of 2014. Read MoreJun 11, 2014
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Lost and Found
When Sidney DeLair, BA'75, arrived home for his father's funeral, his mother pulled out a worn silver pocket watch and handed it to him. He already had been told the story behind the watch many times, and he loved what it represented. Read MoreJun 10, 2014