February 14, 2025

VU in the News

The New York Times: Judge to hear arguments over Musk’s access to sensitive Treasury data
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Time: The race to explain why more young adults are getting cancer
Cathy Eng, David H. Johnson Professor and professor of medicine, is quoted.

PolitiFact: U.S. education system doesn’t rank worst in the world, and cost isn’t highest
Sean Corcoran, associate professor of public policy and education, is quoted.

The New York Times: Trump tests legal limits in pushing out federal employees
David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is quoted. Government Executive also published an article quoting Lewis.

Nashville Post: On the Move: Feb. 13, 2025
The appointment of Katie Crawford, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of History, to interim director of Robert Penn Warren Center is featured. Timothy McNamara, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, is quoted.

CNN: Do you need a measles booster? Here’s what experts say
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Healthline also published an article quoting Schaffner.

The Jerusalem Post: Your Investments: Judicial qualification and financial security
Terry Maroney, Robert S. and Theresa L. Reder Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Inside Over: AI and social, Vance dismantles the EU: “America will never accept your rules”
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, is quoted.

Health: Your fitness tracker might be making you extra anxious. Here are 4 signs you need a break
Erin Connors, assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology, is quoted.

Semana On: Trump intensifies crackdown on immigrants and puts Brazilians in the crosshairs
Jonathan Hiskey, professor of political science, is quoted.

Medscape: Sickle cell trait widely misinterpreted as cause of death
Michael DeBaun, J.C. Peterson, M.D. Professor and professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

BabyCenter: What pediatricians do when their own babies get sick
Diana Metropoulos, assistant professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

Medscape: Lesions in common brain circuit a cause of psychosis?
Stephan Heckers, William P. and Henry B. Test Professor and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

VU on the Air

Reboot Chronicles interviewed Chancellor Daniel Diermeier about research and innovation at Vanderbilt.

The National Desk interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about negative effects of vaccine hesitancy.

WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show interviewed Jefferson Cowie, James G. Stahlman Professor and professor of history, about the history of white Americans fighting the federal government over civil rights legislation.

CBS News interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about a new measles outbreak in West Texas.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Todd Rice, professor of medicine, about the severe flu outbreak in Tennessee.

VU Athletics

Baseball: Vanderbilt’s bats gear up for the 2025 season

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt alumnus Aneesh Sohoni named CEO of Teach for America

Reducing the risk of “forever chemicals” in Tennessee’s drinking water

Episode 2: Lauren Sudeall, law professor and director of Vanderbilt’s Access to Justice program

From art to antibodies

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