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February 7, 2025

VU in the News

ABC News: Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power
Sharece Thrower, associate professor of political science, is quoted.

Newsweek: Is school closed tomorrow? Closures in 4 states for flu
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. 

Wall Street Journal: ‘The Licensing Racket’ review: There’s a board for that
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, and her new book, The Licensing Racket are featured.

WKRN: Metro Nashville high school student selected as finalist in national science competition
Matthew Wilson, Ruth King Scoville Professor and professor of medicine, and Jennifer Peek, graduate and doctoral student, are mentioned.

The Straits Times: If your child is glued to a screen, you’d better read this
Georgene Troseth, professor of psychology, emerita, is quoted.

Muscular Dystrophy News: Phase 2 trial shows DMD treatment ifetroban boosts heart function
Jonathan Soslow, associate professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

The Healthy: New research: This surprising medication could lower stroke risk up to 50%
Mulubrhan Mogos, assistant professor of nursing, is quoted.

The Brighter Side: New at-home urine test accurately detects prostate cancer
Jeffrey Tosoian, assistant professor of urology, is quoted.

The Lookout Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz native Pascal Le Boeuf wins Grammy, putting him in august company
Pascal Le Boeuf, visiting assistant professor of music, is featured.

VU on the Air

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Billy Teets, Director of the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, about how best to view the planet parade when several planets are visible in the sky simultaneously.

WKRN, Channel 2, cited the latest statewide Vanderbilt Poll in coverage about a bill that would allow for the sale of marijuana and marijuana products in Tennessee and allocate the tax revenue from those sales to state highways.

​​​​​​​Times Radio interviewed Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law Emerita, about Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency gaining access to the Department of Treasury's payment system.

​​​​​​​WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed Jennifer Andrews, associate professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, about a bill that would require blood donors to disclose whether they received the COVID-19 vaccine.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: What Mark Byington said about new Vanderbilt court-storming policy

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt University launches inaugural public programming in New York City

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