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January 21, 2026

VU in the News

Forbes: When institutions lose their bearings
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier authored this piece. The New York Times published an article quoting Chancellor Diermeier.

Associated Press: US flu activity fell for a second week. But experts worry the season is far from over
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. The Hill also published an article quoting Schaffner.

Salon: Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD?
Bradley Malin, Accenture Professor and professor of biomedical informatics, is quoted.

Fortune: Stablecoins will shake up the $900 billion remittance market—setting up a fight between crypto firms and legacy brands like Western Union
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

The Washington Post: What Trump’s proposed 10 percent cap on card rates could mean for you
Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, is quoted. BBC and Bloomberg Law published similar articles.

STAT: Bariatric surgery beats GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes across income levels, study says
Jason Samuels, assistant professor of surgery, is quoted.

The New York Times: Trump’s E.P.A. has put a value on human life: Zero dollars
W. Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted. 

The Tennessean: Vanderbilt nonviolence center invites reflections on MLK, James Lawson
Taure Brown, director of the James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements, and Alyssa Adams, program coordinator, James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements, are quoted.

The Philadelphia Tribune: Voting Rights Act under Supreme Court scrutiny
James Blumstein, University Distinguished Professor of Law, is quoted.

Fort Worth Report: Fort Worth interfaith communities gather to honor MLK, advocate for social justice
Stacey Floyd-Thomas, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor and professor of ethics and society, is quoted.

VU on the Air

Research from the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is cited in this Scripps News coverage of how President Trump's credit card interest rate caps would affect banks.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: Where Vanderbilt women rank in college basketball polls after beating Michigan​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Vanderbilt women's basketball, Shea Ralph schedules home-and-home with UConn​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Jordyn Oliver: From the court to the clipboard

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