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August 13, 2025

VU in the News

Reason: The university presidents who want to fix universities before they get fixed
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted. 
Bloomberg: Trump rightly buttresses SCOTUS ruling against racial preferences
Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted. 

NBC News: Medicare Part D premiums are likely to go up next year. Here's why.
Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy, is quoted.

CNN: Shooters may have mental health problems in common, but that’s not what’s behind violent attacks, experts say
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, is quoted.

Nashville Business Journal: Vanderbilt's New York campus gets green-light from state attorney general
The New York State attorney general's approval of Vanderbilt's Chelsea campus lease is featured. Real Estate In-Depth, Mirage News, and Episcopal News Service published similar articles.

The New York Times: How liberalism went to die on the Texas-Arkansas border
John Sides, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Tennessee teachers weigh in on pay, culture, cell phones and more in new survey
Research from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance is cited.

CNN: Fast walking is a key to longevity, research shows
Wei Zheng, Anne Potter Wilson Professor and professor of medicine, is quoted. 

PolitiFact: It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

Medscape: Influenza, not antiviral treatment, may drive neuropsychiatric risk in kids
James Antoon, assistant professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

MedPage Today: Alan Tan on circulating tumor DNA in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Alan Tan, associate professor of medicine, is featured.

VU on the Air

WPLN interviewed Molly Miller, professor of earth and environmental sciences, emerita, about vulnerabilities in Nashville's geology.

WSMV, Channel 4, published coverage of the New York State attorney general's approval of Vanderbilt's Chelsea campus lease.

CBS News interviewed Brett Benson, associate professor of political science, about how artificial intelligence can negatively affect global politics.

WVLT interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about West Nile Virus cases in Tennessee.

VU Athletics

Vandy247: Vanderbilt football: Commodores hope new faces in new places drive improvement on offensive line​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Five transfers to watch for Vanderbilt football in 2025​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Meet the Vanderbilt football transfer who is like a 6-foot-8 Diego Pavia

VU News Releases and Stories

TERA welcomes new executive director

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