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May 21, 2025

VU in the News

The New York Times: Biden did not get prostate cancer diagnosis before last week, spokesman says
David Penson, Paul V. Hamilton, M.D. and Virginia E. Howard Professor and professor of urology, is quoted. 

Newsweek: What GENIUS Act means for crypto investments
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Class actions may be the surprise answer to universal injunctions
Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Nashville Business Journal: Scott and Sandi Borchetta donate to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt School of Medicine Dean and president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is quoted. Nashville Post published a similar article.

Reuters: Novavax shares jump after long-awaited FDA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. WebMD, Forbes, Healio, and Medscape also published articles quoting Schaffner.

U.S. News & World Report: Gen Z supports free speech – except when they take offense
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece.

Healio: Is there a need to separately define preclinical and clinical obesity?
Gitanjali Srivastava, professor of medicine, is quoted. 

Cure: What patients should know about a melanoma diagnosis
Douglas Johnson, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Portland Press Herald: National Endowment for the Humanities’ life-changing work in jeopardy | Opinion
Kevin Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and professor of history of art and architecture, authored this piece.

Nature: When the government cancels your research grant, here’s what you can do
Lisa Fazio, associate professor of psychology and human development, authored this piece.

MedPage Today: 'Inside-out' approach to lung biopsy matches transthoracic needle method
Robert Lentz, associate professor of medicine, is quoted.

UNILAD: Scientists discover sitting for hours actually shrinks the brain in disturbing new study
Angela Jefferson, professor of neurology, is quoted. Medical News Today published a similar article.

The Atlantic: Trump’s plan to cap drug prices doesn’t exist
Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy, is quoted. 

DefenseScoop: DOD leadership asks for Cybercom 2.0 relook
Lt. Gen. Charlie "Tuna" Moore, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Political Science, is quoted.

The Hill: Congress should put us on year-round standard time, not DST
Beth Malow, Burry Professor and professor of neurology, is mentioned.

Education Week: How Trump’s policies are already upending special education
Meghan Burke, professor of special education, is quoted.

VU on the Air

NPR interviewed Jefferson Cowie, James G. Stahlman Professor and professor of history, about the Trump administration's plans to reshape history through executive orders.

WSMV, Channel 4, and WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt School of Medicine Dean and president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about  a $5 million gift for the neonatal intensive care program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital.

WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed Mark Williams, professor of the practice of law, about proposed legislation that would give the federal government full control of AI regulation.

FOX 17 interviewed David Hyde, assistant professor of computer science, about the negative impacts and weaponization of deepfake images.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Daniel Barocas, William L. Bray Professor and professor of urology, about the importance of prostate cancer screenings.

Medscape interviewed Brian Rini, Thomas F. Frist, Sr. Professor and professor of medicine, about the effects of androgen deprivation therapy on prostate cancer.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Vanderbilt freshman invited to USA training camp: The Anchor, May 21, 2025

Sports Illustrated: Three Vanderbilt Baseball players selected for All-SEC teams

Tennessean: Inside Vanderbilt baseball's offensive surge and how it could continue in SEC tournament​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Where Vanderbilt ranks in college baseball polls after sweep of Kentucky

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