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February 19, 2025

VU in the News

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Universities must reject creeping politicization
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier co-authored this opinion piece. 

The Tennessean: Vanderbilt, Special Olympics Tennessee bid to host 2030 USA Games in Nashville
Vanderbilt and Special Olympics Tennessee's bid to host the 2030 Special Olympics is featured. The Nashville Post published a similar article.

Time: Social media fails many users. Experts have an idea to fix it
Research from Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, is cited. Tages-Anzeiger and The Arizona Republic also published articles quoting Mchangama.

Self: Life got you down? Experts suggest ‘lemonading’
Kerry Kinney, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, is quoted.

Daily Mail: Study reveals how micro black hole would implode your brain if you accidentally walked through one
Robert Scherrer, professor of physics, is quoted. IFL Science published a similar article.

The Hechinger Report: Districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds
Research from Dale Farran, professor of education, emerita, is cited.

Axios: DOGE's moves threaten fragile payments system
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted. 

Fast Company: Can exoskeletons change the farming industry?
Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is quoted.

Chicago Tribune: Dr. Cory Franklin: Should we be concerned about the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas?
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Islands also published an article quoting Schaffner.

Xinhua: Flu surpasses COVID as California's deadliest respiratory illness
Buddy Creech, Edie Carell Johnson Professor and professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

Nashville Post: EMF adds Belk to leadership team 
Brooklyn Belk, adjunct professor of law, is featured.

VU on the Air

WSMV, Channel 4, and WKRN, Channel 2, published coverage of Vanderbilt and Special Olympics Tennessee's bid to host the 2030 Special Olympics in Nashville.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Stephanie Wankowicz, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, about how federal grants support life-saving medical research.

Legal Talk Network's Modern Law Library podcast interviewed Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, about her new book, The Licensing Racket.

Targeted Oncology interviewed Olalekan Oluwole, associate professor of medicine, about his research on T-cell therapy treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

VU Athletics

Associated Press: Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes is AP women’s basketball player of the week​​​​​​​

NCAA: Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes headlines latest women's basketball starting five

Sports Illustrated: Cold opening fay in Nashville, No. 15 Vanderbilt Baseball freezes Air Force bats

Tennessean: Inside Mikayla Blakes' transformation from late bloomer to Vanderbilt NCAA record-setting scoring machine​​​​​​​

Tennessean: How Vanderbilt baseball prepared for its home opener a day earlier vs Air Force

Vandy247: Vanderbilt spring football position preview: Offensive line

Vanderbilt Hustler: Baseball: Vanderbilt completes two-game sweep of Air Force with 5-2 victory​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Men’s Basketball: Wildcat hunting in Lexington

VU News Releases and Stories

Sloan Foundation awards Vanderbilt’s Alexandre Tiriac prestigious research fellowship

Exploring Chile’s labor market outcomes amidst regional disparities in higher education access

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