June 14, 2024

VU in the News

Wall Street Journal: Harvard goes only halfway toward institutional neutrality
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier authored this opinion piece.

Chalkbeat: School voucher voter polls vary wildly in Tennessee as many legislative candidates skirt the issue
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted. Voice of America and The Arizona Republic also published articles quoting Geer.

Tennessean: Tennessee, other states with abortion bans see drop in doctor residency applicants
Kyla Terhune, professor of surgery, is quoted.

The Conversation:The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, co-authored this article.

STAT: Biden and Trump are fighting to claim credit for $35 insulin. It was actually a pharma giant’s idea
Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy, is quoted.

New York Times: What happens to gifted children
David Lubinski, professor of psychology and human development, and Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development and professor of psychology, are quoted.

Tennessean: Supreme Court upholds access to mifepristone: What the abortion pill ruling means in Tennessee
The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited.

Reuters: Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling
James Blumstein, University Distinguished Professor of Law, is quoted. 

Yomiuri: From Socrates to social media: A complete history of freedom of speech
"Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media," a book authored by Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, is featured.

The U.S. Sun: Americans can get $1,400 a month for two years of free money to spend on anything but you need to meet three criteria
Beth Shinn, professor of human and organizational development, is quoted.

Genetic Engineering & Biology News: “Obesity Paradox” of cancer immunotherapy response linked to immune checkpoint protein on macrophages
Jeffrey Rathmell, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is quoted.

United Methodist News: Stories abound after the death of the Rev. James Lawson
Yolanda Pierce, Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean, and Dennis C. Dickerson, professor of history, are quoted.
NBC Washington: Juneteenth celebrations in the DC area include festivals, fireworks and exhibits
Brandon Byrd, associate professor of history, is quoted.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: FBI raid thrusts antitrust claims against Atlanta landlords into spotlight
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, is quoted. 
Newsweek: New COVID variant: What to know about KP.3
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

VU on the Air

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Brian Christman, professor of medicine, about the code orange air quality index alert in Nashville.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, about the results of the Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide on the legality of in vitro fertilization.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: Bill Ligon, Vanderbilt basketball's second Black player, dies at 72

Tennessean: Where Vanderbilt baseball players, signees are playing summer ball in 2024

VU News Releases and Stories

Chancellor’s Cup awarded to Arts and Science’s Gilbert Gonzales and Owen Graduate School of Management’s Michael Lapré

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