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January 15, 2025

VU in the News

Time: Experts argue it’s time for obesity to be defined beyond BMI
Sahar Takkouche, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted. 

NBC News: Trump and Biden officials begin talks on bird flu crisis
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. USA Today, Today, Prevention, Verywell Health, and Sun Herald also published articles quoting Schaffner.

CyberScoop: Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea
Lt. Gen. Charlie "Tuna" Moore, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Political Science, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: US Steel launches ‘longshot’ attack on union in merger fallout
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Tennessee bill would let students self-administer lifesaving seizure medication at school
Whitney Boon, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, is quoted.

Axios Nashville: Vanderbilt sets new world record for heart transplants
Kelly Schlendorf, associate professor of medicine, is quoted.

The American Prospect: Zuckerberg proves Meta is too big
Francesca Procaccini, assistant professor of law, co-authored this article.

The Tennessean: 'Emilia Pérez' star Selena Gomez didn't deserve backlash for her Spanish fluency | Opinion
Benigno Trigo, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish, authored this opinion piece.

Aktuálně: If it doesn't sell out to Trump, it's a promising move. Expert evaluates Zuckerberg's speech
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, is quoted.

The Tennessean: TN lawmakers don't know if most people want a school voucher expansion. Do you? | Opinion
The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited.

VU on the Air

NPR interviewed Daniel Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, about the OpenAI copyright infringement trial.

BBC Radio's Beyond Belief interviewed Amy-Jill Levine, Mary Jane Werthan University Professor and professor of Jewish studies, emerita, about her new book, The Pharisees.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Ashish Shah, professor of cardiac surgery, and Kelly Schlendorf, associate professor of medicine, about the Vanderbilt Transplant Center setting a world record for heart transplants.

WBUR interviewed David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, about president-elect Donald Trump's plans to change the civil service system.

VU Athletics

The Paul Finebaum Show: Hour 1: Clark Lea, Vanderbilt HC

Sports Illustrated: Vanderbilt Commodores listed among DI baseball’s best preseason teams

Tennessean: Vanderbilt football's Zaylin Wood to return for 2025, Steven Hubbard won't pursue 8th year | Report

Vanderbilt Hustler: Women’s Tennis: Vanderbilt takes on South Beach at Miami Spring Invite

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt University’s Ralf Bennartz to lead NASA mission to study ice clouds

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