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April 2, 2025

VU in the News

The Palm Beach Post: Fundraising for Vanderbilt downtown West Palm campus aims to make 'big dent' in $300M goal
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted.

The Tennessean: Alice Randall discusses Fisk University, Black women's role in country music's history
Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, is featured. 

Forbes: Measles outbreak: More than 420 cases in Texas as Colorado reports first infection since 2023
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Reuters and CNN also published articles quoting Schaffner.

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt University names NYC lead
The appointment of James Kellerhouse to assistant vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and executive director of operations and engagement for Vanderbilt University's New York City campus is featured. Darren Reisberg, vice chancellor for administration, is quoted.

The Conversation: Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization
Sara Safransky, associate professor of human and organizational development, and Madeleine Lewis, doctoral student, co-authored this article.

New Scientist: Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole
Alex Lupsasca, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.

Boston Globe: From the Ivy League to Elon Musk's DOGE, meet the 28-year-old Mass. native turning the lights out at USAID
David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is quoted. 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Vanderbilt Law School
A $6.8 million to Vanderbilt Law School to launch the Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic is featured.

Atlanta Black Star: ‘Bring it on!’: Donald Trump’s desire for a third term backfires as movement for Barack Obama’s return gains steam
The Vanderbilt Unity Poll is cited.

Medscape: Movement to standardize non-opioid postsurgery pediatric pain management gains ground
Andrew Franklin, associate professor of anesthesiology, is quoted.

VU on the Air

WPBF published coverage of Vanderbilt's West Palm Beach campus fundraising efforts.

The National News Desk interviewed Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, about how difficult it is to prove premeditation in murder cases.

ABC interviewed Jefferson Cowie, James G. Stahlman Professor and professor of history, about how the resurgence of authoritarian politics is influencing populism in the U.S.

The Courthouse News Service Sidebar podcast interviewed Sharece Thrower, associate professor of political science, about presidential power and stretching executive authority.

The Infectious Disease Society of America interviewed Anna Person, professor of medicine, about the consequences of cuts to HIV-related funding.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Three takeaways from Vanderbilt’s walk-off win​​​​​​​

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt's Byington named Skip Prosser Man of Year

Vanderbilt Hustler: Baseball: Commodores top Hilltoppers 5-4​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Women’s Tennis: No. 16 Vanderbilt downs Ole Miss and No. 6 LSU

VU News Releases and Stories

New report could help school districts sustain principal pipeline initiatives

Blending passions: how Vanderbilt alumnus Alex Astrella merges film and therapy to advocate for the neurodiverse community

New tool maps how states govern early childhood programs

Exploring the world, one fellowship at a time

First View launches to support first-generation, first-year students

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