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December 17, 2025

VU in the News

The New York Times: It wasn’t easy being a founding father of the American symphony
Douglas Shadle, associate professor of music, authored this piece. 

Women's Health: The next wave of weight-loss drugs is here—and it targets three hormones, not one 
Gitanjali Srivastava, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Reason: Trump's plan to reclassify marijuana would leave federal prohibition essentially untouched
Robert Mikos, LaRoche Family Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Women's Health: The truth about HRBS: Helpful sleep habit or overhyped biohack?
Beth Malow, Burry Professor and professor of neurology, is quoted.

Advocate: Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
Francesca Procaccini, associate professor of law, is quoted.

WebMD: Flu season's quiet start may be misleading
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

Commercial Appeal: Multiple doctors weigh in on Zach Edey's ankle injury, long-term outlook
Nicholas Strasser, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, is quoted. 

SCOTUSblog: WWWWD: What would Woodrow Wilson do?
Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, authored this piece.

MarketWatch: Store loyalty programs are taking your personal data and may use it to charge you more. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Research from Stephanie Nguyen, senior fellow at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, is cited.

VU on the Air

Lawfare's Scaling Laws podcast interview Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, about how AI affects free expression.

CBS News interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about the spread of measles in the U.S.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Ashley Shoemaker, associate professor of pediatrics, about a Vanderbilt clinical trial that aims to test a potential new treatment for hyperphagia associated with Prader-Willi syndrome.

KQED interviewed Rebecca Haw Allensworth, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor and professor of law, about the potential negative effects of a Netflix and Warner Bros. merger.

VU Athletics

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt's Clark Lea named Eddie Robinson coach of year

Tennessean: How many undefeated teams are in men's college basketball? Hi, Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Hustler: Men’s Basketball: Previewing Vanderbilt vs. Memphis

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