University News and Communications publishes “VUToday,” a compilation of Vanderbilt mentions in the media, twice weekly. Read a selection of Vanderbilt news stories for the week of Oct. 30.
USA Today: Cyclist’s life-changing crash turns into life-saving science
Sinead Miller, research assistant professor of biomedical engineering and former pro cyclist, is working on a device that treats sepsis by clearing bacteria from the blood through a process that resembles kidney dialysis.
ABC News: What’s next in the Mueller investigation into Russian interference
The indictment of two Trump campaign advisers and the announcement of another’s guilty plea Monday marked a milestone in the special counsel’s ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.
CNBC: Amazon should buy these companies if it wants to get into selling drugs, say experts
Mark Frisse, Accenture Professor of the Vanderbilt Center for Better Health, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle: Freedmen’s Town could receive United Nations cultural designation
Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, is quoted.
Medscape: Landmark trials deliver evidence to rethink saline use
Recent studies suggest that hospitalized patients are better off when treated with crystalloid fluids rather than saline. Matthew Semler, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted. (Subscription required.)