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May 7, 2025

VU in the News

Reuters: How Trump unleashed executive power
Sharece Thrower, associate professor of political science, is quoted. 

Poynter: Trump’s interactions with the press pool are ‘unprecedented’. History explains why.
Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, is quoted.

NBC News: FDA names oncologist Vinay Prasad as its new vaccine chief
Buddy Creech, Edie Carell Johnson Professor and professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

Forbes: Measles Updates: Texas outbreak eclipses 700 cases
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Well+Good and VOI also published articles quoting Schaffner.

CNN: Trump judges pump brakes so far on Alien Enemies Act deportations to El Salvador
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes: Why stablecoin issuers could displace Japan and China as the biggest buyers of U.S. Treasury securities
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Forward: Trump’s cuts are a war on Jewish literature, thought and history itself
Allison Schachter, Winkelried Family Professor and professor of Jewish studies, is mentioned. 

Imaging Technology News: Radiology leader brings sustainability in healthcare into spotlight
Reed Omary, professor of radiology and radiological sciences, is featured.

Silicon Republic: Where diet meets disease: A new frontier in obesity and cancer research
Kathleen Mitchelson, postdoctoral research fellow, is featured.

MedPage Today: Most babies protected against RSV during first season immunization was available
Natasha Halasa, Craig-Weaver Professor and professor of pediatrics, is featured.

Drug Topics: Treating OUD with buprenorphine improves pregnancy outcomes
Stephen Patrick, adjoint professor of pediatrics, and Sunaya Krishnapura, MD candidate, are quoted.

VU on the Air

CBS News interviewed Brent Evans, associate professor of leadership, policy, and organizations, about collections resuming on defaulted federal student loans for the first time in five years.

Skeptic's Michael Shermer Show interviewed Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, about how free expression is evolving amid political and cultural tension.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: Vanderbilt baseball to add Jacob Faulkner of Princeton as grad transfer for 2026 season​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Why '12-year-old demon' Connor Fennell angers opposing coaches, dominates for Vanderbilt baseball​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Updating Vanderbilt in college baseball polls: Commodores ranked ahead of Tennessee after Alabama series

Vanderbilt Hustler: Three up, three down: Vanderbilt topples the Crimson Tide

VU News Releases and Stories

CLASS OF 2025: Julia Red Wing uses challenges as a charge to create better health care

CLASS OF 2025: Duaa Faquih leads with empathy and action

CLASS OF 2025: Military veteran Ryan Thomas builds work/life balance

CLASS OF 2025: Jacqueline Tubbs is striving for a greater cause

New era of education innovation with Peabody faculty administrative promotions, inaugural leader of Peabody Leadership Institute

Sharon Shields, senior associate dean of Peabody College, named Peabody Distinguished Alumna

Open Space: Vanderbilt alumni propel a vision for space travel that’s accessible and sustainable

Southeast Venture Showcase highlights innovation across the region

Vanderbilt and AllianceBernstein showcase neurodiversity-inclusive innovation for the workplace

WATCH: VU Staff Q&A Series – Connor Vandiver & Natalie Figlio, University Ceremonies & Events

Vanderbilt awards endowed chairs to 33 faculty members

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