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March 28, 2025

VU in the News

Nashville Banner: Money matters
The 2025 Vanderbilt Economic Impact Report is featured. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted. Nashville Post published a similar article.

The Washington Post: Their jobs vanished. These historians want to ensure their stories don’t.
Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, is quoted.

Popular Science: Scientists discover why horses are such exceptional athletes
Gianni Castiglione, assistant professor of biological sciences, is quoted.

Yahoo! Life: Vitamin A can boost immunity, lower cancer risk and support vision health. Should you take a supplement?
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

BBC: Why are tech stocks so volatile?
Robert Whaley, Valere Blair Potter Professor and professor of finance, is quoted.

Nashville Pride: Vanderbilt names technology visionary, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, as first dean of the College of Connected Computing
The appointment of Matthew Johnson-Roberson to dean of the College of Connected Computing is featured. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver and Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, are quoted.

Nature: AlphaFold is running out of data — so drug firms are building their own version
Stephanie Wankowicz, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, is quoted.

Cardiovascular Business: AHA still working to find more patients with severe aortic stenosis who may require care
Brian Lindman, associate professor of medicine, is quoted.

Brighter Side of News: Lifesaving at-home urine test detects prostate cancer with 94% accuracy
Jeffrey Tosoian, assistant professor of urology, is quoted.

Nashville Scene: Sam Altman, Marsha Blackburn to headline Vandy national security summit
The Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats is featured. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted.

Chapter 16: Find the healers
Yolanda Pierce, Divinity School Dean and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Religion and Literature, is featured.

Cardiovascular Business: Strokes more likely for U.S. heart transplant recipients following policy change
Research from Aaron Williams, assistant professor of cardiac surgery, is quoted.

Hoodline: Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen ranked as fifth most effective Democrat by the Center for Effect Lawmaking
Research from the Center for Effective Lawmaking is cited. Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science, is mentioned.

Genetic Literacy Project: From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
Antonis Rokas, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences, is quoted.

China Daily: Chinese team develops breakthrough vaccine molecule
John Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is mentioned.

Mercado & Consumo: The latest findings on consumer behavior
Kelly Goldsmith, E. Bronson Ingram Professor and professor of marketing, is quoted.

Medscape: Coaching boosts GLP-1 effectiveness in managing weight loss
Ruth Wolever, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, is quoted.

VU on the Air

ABC interviewed Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, about how the leak of classified information on Signal affects national security.

BBC's Science in Action interviewed Gianni Castiglione, assistant professor of biological sciences, about the genetic evolution of horses.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Kelsey Gastineau, assistant professor of pediatrics, about how doctors can help prevent gun violence.

News 5 Cleveland interviewed Sandip Zalawadiya, associate professor of medicine, about wireless heart monitors.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Does Vanderbilt have the next two-way star?​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Every Vanderbilt player on 2025 MLB opening day rosters from Sonny Gray to Kumar Rocker

Tennessean: Vanderbilt football, Clark Lea land Joey Quinn, class of 2026 defensive end​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Victoria Varano: The extra mile

VU News Releases and Stories

Cognitive neuroscientist Laurie Cutting wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award

School of Medicine Basic Sciences’ Monteggia and Tyska named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Legislative gridlock did not stop lawmaking

Episode 4: Behind the brain science of addiction with Erin Calipari

WATCH: Students from the Class of 2025 strengthen bonds in special ways

Live. Learn. Lead. Symposium 2025 highlights leadership, resilience and community

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