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April 11, 2025

VU in the News

The Christian Science Monitor: After Gaza protests, more colleges try out an old-fashioned ideal: Civility
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted. 

Nashville Business Journal: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: AI is integral to national security
The Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats is featured. Bloomberg [1] [2], The Record, Nextgov, Washington Times, Times of India, Seeking Alpha, and Investing.com also published articles featuring the summit.

Time: Invasive strep infections are rising in the U.S.
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Forbes and Today also published articles quoting Schaffner.

Inc.: 12 crypto companies to watch in 2025
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Reuters: Catholics prepare for an unusual Easter, with Pope Francis out of view
Bruce Morrill, Edward A. Malloy Professor and Distinguished Professor of Theology, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Tennessee lawmakers mull raising standard for school shooting threats after rash of arrests
Beth Cruz, lecturer in law, is quoted.

Nashville Pride: Vanderbilt poll: Mayor O’Connell keeps earning high marks; Nashvillians align on issues, but not always on solutions
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, and Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, are quoted. The Vanderbilt Poll — Nashville is cited.

The Conversation: Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy
Ethan Thorpe, climate governance fellow, Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, and Zdravka Tzankova, associate professor of the practice of climate studies, authored this piece.

Ars Technica: Revolt brews against RFK Jr. as experts pen rally cries in top medical journal
Kathryn Edwards, professor of pediatrics, emerita, Jeremy Jacobs, assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, and Garrett Booth, professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, are quoted.

Tennessee Ledger: Poll: Food insecurity still high across state
Cristin Fritz, assistant professor of pediatrics, is quoted. The Vanderbilt Child Health Poll is cited.

Teknovation.biz: Ten university teams beat the S&P 500 Total Return Index in 2024
Willis Hulings, associate professor of the practice of managerial studies, is quoted.

Medscape: The era of compounded GLP-1 drugs is over. What now?
Gitanjali Srivastava, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Honolulu Civil Beat: Hawaiʻi is failing special education students. Federal cuts could make it worse
Meghan Burke, professor of special education, is quoted.

Best Colleges: Vanderbilt’s West Palm Beach campus gains steam with major donations
A major gift for Vanderbilt's West Palm Beach campus is featured.

VU on the Air

The Bloomberg Law Podcast interviewed Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, about the Trump administration cutting back on cryptocurrency enforcement.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Bennett Landman, Stevenson Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, about how the Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation uses artificial intelligence for medical advancements and data solutions.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Christian Crannell, assistant professor of surgery, about Vanderbilt doctors being the first doctors in the Southeast to perform a kidney transplant with organ preservation technology.

The Daily Beast's The New Abnormal podcast interviewed Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, about how authoritarianism affects higher education.

OncologyLive interviewed Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, associate professor of medicine, about his research into the safety and efficacy of cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Vanderbilt Volleyball learns 2025 SEC schedule: The Anchor, April 11, 2025​​​​​​​

Sports Illustrated:​​​​​​​ Everything Vanderbilt OC Tim Beck said after spring practice​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Vanderbilt basketball adds commitment from TCU transfer point guard Frankie Collins | Reports​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Women’s Golf: Commodores place second at 36-hole Tennessee Spring Challenge

VU News Releases and Stories

Provost launches Discovery Bridge Funding Program

Episode 5: Impact of micro-investments in school children with Felipe Barrera-Osorio

New science building to house collaborative space for three Vanderbilt schools and colleges

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