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January 30, 2026

VU in the News

The Tennessee Tribune: Pioneering family lauded at MLK event
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted.
The New York Times Magazine: In Minnesota, America’s federal system is coming apart
Jefferson Cowie, John L. Siegenthaler, Jr. Professor and professor of history, is quoted. 

MS NOW: How Trump’s comments about Alex Pretti being armed could impact gun culture
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, is quoted.

The Guardian: On Polymarket, ‘privileged’ users made millions betting on war strikes and diplomatic strategy. What did they know beforehand?
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes: Super agers’ genetic edge keeps their minds sharp
Research from Alaina Durant, statistical genetic analyst, Angela Jefferson, professor of neurology, Logan Dumitrescu, assistant professor of neurology, Derek Archer, assistant professor of neurology, Timothy Hohman, professor of neurology, and Leslie Gaynor, assistant professor of medicine, is cited. ZME Science published a similar article.

Time: Since lung cancer is so deadly, why don’t more people get screened?
Kim Sandler, professor of radiology and radiological sciences, is quoted.

AARP: Caregiving for frontotemporal dementia: What families need to know
Ryan Darby, associate professor of neurology, is quoted.

MedPage Today: Study suggests some tap water may raise blood pressure
Research from Rajat Das Gupta, postdoctoral research fellow, is cited.

The Free Press: The American people fact-checked their government
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this piece.

Law360: Judiciary panel gets earful on legal financing, subpoenas
Brian Fitzpatrick, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Current Affairs: Ban prediction markets
Research from Joshua Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, and TzuFeng Huang, graduate student, is cited.

VU on the Air

More Perfect Union interviewed Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, about price gouging at sports stadiums.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: How Tyler Nickel developed "unbreakable" confidence for Vanderbilt basketball​​​​​​​

Tennessean: How two Vanderbilt basketball freshmen, including Chandler Bing, assisted Kentucky win

VU News Releases and Stories

Warm Up & Recharge at Vanderbilt: Community warming center is open

Vanderbilt launches new season of Quantum Potential podcast

Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy becomes U.S. home for the Comparative Study of Election Surveys

Two Vanderbilt alumni selected for prestigious Schwarzman Scholars program

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