October 2, 2024

VU in the News

The Tennessean: Vanderbilt professor Keivan Stassun receives prestigious $800K MacArthur fellowship grant
Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is featured. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press and Forbes published similar articles.

Newsweek: Who won the Vance-Walz debate? We asked ChatGPT
John Koch, senior lecturer of communication studies, is quoted.

Education Week: Racism exists in schools. Here are strategies for addressing it
Rich Milner, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, is quoted.

Prevention: Free at-home COVID tests are here: How to get yours in 2024
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. AARP and HealthDay also published articles quoting Schaffner.

NBC News: Breast cancer rising among younger women and Asian Americans, report finds
Sonya Reid, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted.

Education Week: How did school discipline get dragged into the presidential election?
Richard Welsh, associate professor of leadership, policy, and organizations, is quoted.

Nashville Banner: Vanderbilt is home to a support center for mpox research in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Inga Saknite, adjoint assistant professor of dermatology, Eric Tkaczyk, assistant professor of dermatology, and William Schaffner, professor of health policy, are quoted. Benoit Dawant, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Electrical Engineering, is mentioned.

BBC: Blue plaque honours city's anti-slavery heritage
Richard Blackett, professor of history, emeritus, is mentioned.

Senior Voice: New tech for heart tests, bandages, ER monitoring
Ian Jones, associate professor of emergency medicine, and Neal Patel, professor of clinical pediatrics, are quoted.

Medscape: Doctors seek additional obesity training in wake of obesity patient boom
Gitanjali Srivastava, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Healio: Telehealth physical activity may improve function after laminectomy with or without fusion
Kristin Archer, professor of orthopaedic surgery, is quoted.

The Revealer: From the gay agenda to childless cat ladies
Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, authored this article.

Today's Medical Developments: Surgical robot project receives up to $12 million in ARPA-H funding
Research from Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Professor and professor of mechanical engineering, is quoted.

SAPO: "Our desire for calorie-rich food, stuff and status is backfiring on us" - Journalist Michael Easter
Kelly Goldsmith, E. Bronson Ingram Professor and professor of marketing, is quoted.

The Cheatham County Exchange: Health: Ensure your infant is sleeping safely
Kris Rehm, professor of clinical pediatrics, authored this article.

Drug Discovery World: Patients show 91% response to allogeneic CAR-T therapy
Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, associate professor of medicine, is quoted.

VU on the Air

NPR published coverage of the 2024 MacArthur Fellowship recipients. Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is mentioned.

Panamericana Televisión interviewed Deepak Gupta, associate professor of medicine, about his research on diets that help lower blood pressure.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Devang Pastakia, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, about a Tennessee teen's battle with brain cancer.

VU Athletics

Vanderbilt Hustler: Press Conference Notes: Clark Lea reflects on bye week and previews Alabama

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt co-authored study of multinational enterprises in China wins prestigious journal award

Toward inclusive math education: insights from Black students may support more effective teaching strategies

Lloyd spearheads study to strengthen teacher-student relationships and improve learning outcomes for students with challenging behavior

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