January 3, 2024

VU in the News

Forbes: Why is TikTok parent ByteDance moving into biology, chemistry and drug discovery?
Douglas Schmidt, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Computer Science, is quoted. 

The Tennessean: COVID-19, flu and RSV cases are filling up Tennessee clinics and hospital ERs
Tyler Barrett, professor of emergency medicine, is quoted.

The Economist: American pollsters aren’t sure they have fixed the flaws of 2020
Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, is quoted.

Newsweek: Cancer patients' 'violent' chemo symptom relieved via unlikely source
Steven Townsend, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, is quoted.

The Wall Street Journal: Big tech braces for wave of antitrust rulings in 2024
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, is quoted. Newsmax and Communications Today also published articles quoting Allensworth.

CNBC: Prosecutors say they will not pursue second Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Business Insider: Weight-loss drugs will remain out of reach for millions in 2024 as employers and insurance companies reduce coverage
The research of Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy; Khrysta Baig, Department of Health Policy Ph.D. candidate; and Ashley Leech, assistant professor of health policy, is cited. 

The Tennessean: In Tennessee, experts talk the 'winter blues' and when to reach out for help
Aaron Brinen, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

The Rogersville Review: Vanderbilt Poll gauges TN opinions on hot topics like abortion, gun laws, Trump and Biden
The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited. John Geer, senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, are quoted.

FXBG Advance: Poll: Virginians want General Assembly to support access to early childhood education
The research of Cynthia Osborne, professor of leadership, policy and organizations, is cited.

ANI: "Very inspiring": Astrophysicist Karan Jani praises India for successful launch of XPoSat
Karan Jani, Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean's Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Teachers, consider these three research-based ideas to help your students
H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education and founding director of the Initiative for Race Research and Justice; Dena Lane-Bonds, assistant director for the Initiative for Race Research and Justice; Laura Fittz, graduate research associate and doctoral student in the Department of Teaching and Learning; Bryant Best, graduate research associate and doctoral student in the Department of Teaching and Learning; Ira Murray, associate director of research and development of the Initiative for Race Research and Justice; and Ashley Best, project manager for the Initiative for Race Research and Justice, authored this opinion piece.

CNN: Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. AFP, Fox News and Headline and Global News also published articles quoting Schaffner. 

VU on the Air

CBS News interviewed Lisa Fazio, associate professor of psychology and human development, about how misinformation affects the brain.

Marketplace interviewed Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy, about increases to prescription drug prices.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Joseph Gigante, professor of pediatrics, about an increase in children being hospitalized for complications from the flu.

WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed Rosevelt Noble, Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, about Vanderbilt's partnership with Ida B. Wells Elementary School that provides reading and mentoring programs to students. 

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Tyler Barrett, professor of emergency medicine, about serious complications from the flu.

WKRN, Channel 2; WSMV, Channel 4; and CBS News Sacramento interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about the rise in respiratory viruses across the U.S.

VU Athletics

Golfweek: Vanderbilt's Tillie Claggett, Florida's Ian Gilligan capture 2023 Patriot All-America titles

Tennessean: How Vanderbilt women's basketball can make first NCAA Tournament since 2014​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Bold predictions for Vanderbilt Athletics in 2024

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