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November 19, 2025

VU in the News

BBC: Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, is quoted. The New York Times [1] [2], Bloomberg [1] [2], and Politico published similar articles.

The Tennessean: Is college worth it? Are campuses too polarized? What Vanderbilt's national poll says
The Vanderbilt Unity Poll is cited. Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, is quoted.

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt School of Engineering lands $30M gift
Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is quoted.

USA Today: Indiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at wrong door
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

NBC News: Novo Nordisk to offer select doses of Ozempic, Wegovy at a steep discount
Stacie Dusetzina, professor of health policy, is quoted.

Deseret News: Western states help small businesses thrive
Cindy Kam, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, is quoted.

Healthline: As Canada loses measles elimination status, experts warn U.S. could be next
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Everyday Health and The Week also published articles quoting Schaffner.

The Straits Times: Epstein vote shatters Trump’s aura of invincibility
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted.

VU on the Air

WPLN published coverage of the results of the latest Vanderbilt Unity Poll. 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.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Brian Shirts, associate professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, and Tuya Pal, professor of medicine, about the importance of genetic testing.

WPLN interviewed John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, about the Tennessee District 7 special congressional election.

Oxford Tea Talks interviewed Eric Johnson, Bruce D. Henderson Professor and professor of strategy, about how artificial intelligence is transforming business, education, and society.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Assessing Vanderbilt soccer’s title hopes: The Anchor​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Junior Sherrill: Freak of nature

VU News Releases and Stories

Deans Melissa Rose and Pamela Jeffries reappointed to extended terms beginning July 2026

Vanderbilt University Unity Poll: Americans say college should teach 'how to think,' not 'what to think'

Vanderbilt: A community of possibility

Mark Lipsey, Vanderbilt Peabody professor emeritus, awarded most prestigious prize in criminology

Nearly 2,000 attendees bring Vanderbilt’s Sesquicentennial year to a close with Brandi Carlile and Alabama Shakes at The Pinnacle

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