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January 31, 2025

VU in the News

Today: A TB outbreak in Kansas is growing, as US rates rise too. What are the symptoms?
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Prevention, The 19th, and India Currents also published articles quoting Schaffner.

STAT: With little fanfare, Biden administration stacked vaccine advisory committee with new members
Helen Keipp Talbot, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Nashville Post: Health Care Notes: Vanderbilt Health to study unplanned care with $1.3M
Jin Han, professor of emergency medicine, and Michael Ward, associate professor of emergency medicine, are quoted.

Daily Mail: Researchers reveal common anxiety drug that lowers risk of stroke... and the ones that make you susceptible
Mulubrhan Mogos, assistant professor of nursing, is quoted. Medical Dialogues also published an article quoting Mogos.

The Trace: Gun sales are plummeting. Here's why
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, is quoted.

Association of Health Care Journalists: Clearing up confusion on drug price rules and revisions
Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy, is quoted.

Hankook Ilbo: “The variable in Korea-US relations is not ‘Trump’s America’ but Korea... Trump’s first priority is strengthening the border”
Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, is quoted. 

The Atlanta Voice: Heart disease still the leading cause of U.S. deaths
Keith Churchwell, adjunct associate professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Dispatch: Trump pushes a federal workforce shakeup
David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is quoted.

Association for Psychological Science: Resilience in Black Americans spans multiple levels of support
Velma McBride Murry, Lois Autry Betts Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Human and Organizational Development, is quoted.

Nashville Banner: What happens to Nashville kids going through, coming out of juvenile court
Beth Cruz, assistant dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest, is quoted.

Medscape: What drives anticoagulant choice in pulmonary embolism?
Research from William Stubblefield, assistant professor of emergency medicine, is cited.

Nashville Ledger: Health Care Council names 2025 fellows class
Alex Jahangir, professor of orthopaedic surgery, is mentioned.

Inventors Digest: White House honors America’s best
Larry Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, and Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, are mentioned.

Neurology Live: Multiple system atrophy agent ATH434 shows promising topline efficacy in phase 2 trial
Daniel Claassen, professor of neurology, is quoted.

Healio: Literature review shows no link between sickle cell trait, sudden death
Michael DeBaun, J.C. Peterson, M.D. Professor and professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

VU on the Air

WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed Josh Murray, associate professor of sociology, about Nissan's plans to cut jobs at its Smyrna, TN plant and how that might affect union activity.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, about President Donald Trump's first week in office and his executive orders.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about the spread of whooping cough and the importance of vaccination.

Urology Today interviewed Nicholas Kavoussi, assistant professor of urology, about artificial intelligence in kidney cancer diagnosis and treatment.

VU Athletics

USA Today: Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes sets NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 53 points

The Athletic: Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes breaks NCAA freshman scoring record with 53 points vs. Florida

Tennessean: Will Vanderbilt end 8-year March Madness drought after Tennessee, Kentucky wins? A look inside the numbers​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Tim Corbin adds Jordan Sheffield, Jayson Gonzalez to Vanderbilt baseball staff for 2025 season​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Men’s Basketball: Journey to the Sooner State​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Women’s Basketball: Avoiding a trap in the Swamp

VU News Releases and Stories

The countdown is on: Less than 100 days to Commencement 2025 at GEODIS Park

Vanderbilt observes MLK Day with keynote, march and service projects

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

To improve school climate and discipline, teacher diversity and experience matter

Frist ‘Food for Thought’ series returns, connecting art, academia and community

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