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May 28, 2025

VU in the News

The New York Times: Meta’s fate now rests with a judge
Sruthi Thatchenkery, assistant professor of strategy, is quoted. 

Bloomberg: Meta’s future lies with judge as FTC antitrust trial ends
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Reuters: US drops COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Fortune, USA Today, Forbes, Washington Post, Daily Mail, and Physicians Weekly also published articles quoting Schaffner.

Prevention: Scientists may have discovered what microplastics do to the human brain
Jo Ellen Wilson, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

The Wall Street Journal: Why some people are microdosing popular weight-loss drugs
Gitanjali Srivastava, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt makes pair of moves
The appointment of Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst to professor and senior associate dean for academics at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing is featured.

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt ALS lab grows, shares findings
Jennifer Perfilio, program manager for the Vanderbilt ALS Research Center, is quoted. 

The Mirror: Alzheimer's warning for people who spend too much time sitting down
Angela Jefferson, professor of neurology, is quoted.

Jacobin: Big tech wants to become its own bank
Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at Vanderbilt University's Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, is quoted.

Medscape: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: What’s an extreme athlete to do?
Jessica Duran, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted.

OncLive: Bispecific antibodies gain ground in Frontline follicular lymphoma management
Vivek Patel, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted.

StudyFinds: How traffic jams make Americans more likely to hit the drive-thru
Research from Panka Bencsik, C. Family Dean's Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, is cited.

Earth.com: Ketamine treatment may now last months instead of weeks
Zhenzhong Ma, research assistant professor of pharmacology, and Lisa Monteggia, Lee E. Limbird Professor and professor of pharmacology, are quoted. Ege Kavalali, William Stokes Professor and professor of pharmacology, is mentioned.

VU on the Air

NPR interviewed Ryan Lee, assistant professor of neurological surgery, about the symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Marketplace interviewed Natasha Halasa, Craig-Weaver Professor and professor of pediatrics, about how new preventative measures for RSV have led to a major drop in RSV hospitalizations among infants.

CBS News interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about the revised FDA COVID vaccine recommendations.

The Vanderbilt Poll — Nashville is cited in this FOX 17 coverage of how license plate readers have helped law enforcement make multiple arrests in Mt. Juliet.

The Vanderbilt Poll — Nashville is cited in this WKRN, Channel 2, coverage of two hit-and-run crashes that have renewed the push for license plate readers in Nashville.

VU Athletics

USA Today: SEC baseball championship score: Highlights from Vanderbilt's win over Ole Miss​​​​​​​

Sports Illustrated: Vanderbilt earns No. 1 overall seed in 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament​​​​​​​

Tennessean: While celebrating SEC Tournament, Tim Corbin was already pointing to NCAA regional | Estes​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Vanderbilt baseball to host 2025 NCAA Tournament regional at Hawkins Field​​​​​​​

Tennessean: How Vanderbilt baseball's freshmen including Austin Nye led to SEC tournament championship​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Ethan McElvain: Rewriting the script​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Baseball: Four thoughts from Vanderbilt’s SEC Tournament victory

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt honors Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos with official portrait unveiling

Six recognized with 2025 Vanderbilt alumni awards

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