China Xinhua News: Chinese AI firms make strides to keep pace with industry leaders
Xi Kang, assistant professor of strategy, is quoted.

TIME: What Made America’s Founders Perpetuate Slavery
Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, authored this piece.

Nature: How do you make salty water drinkable? The hunt for fresh solutions to a briny problem
Shihong Lin, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted. 

Reuters: Legal Fee Tracker: Lawyers' $170 million payday in limbo in credit card swipe fee case
Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Tennessean: How Vanderbilt LifeFlight revolutionized trauma care in Tennessee 40 years ago
John Morris, professor of surgery, is quoted.

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Voice of America interviewed Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, about the chances of President Biden deciding not to run for reelection. 

Alhurra interviewed Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, about the significance of Independence Day in the United States.

Tennessean: Golden State Warriors to hire former Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse as assistant