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March 6, 2026

VU in the News

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Welcome to academe’s age of cutthroat competition
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted. 
The Chronicle of Higher Education: The self-flagellating president
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Christopher Loss, associate professor of public policy and higher education, are quoted.

San Francisco Chronicle: A ‘Southern Ivy’ university is setting up a campus in S.F. What will that look like?
Vanderbilt's plans for a San Francisco campus are featured.

Axios Nashville: Vanderbilt poll finds bipartisan support for AI regulations
The Vanderbilt Unity Poll is cited. John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted. The Center Square, The Nashville Ledger, Nashville Post, and Main Street Nashville published similar articles.

Bloomberg: Prediction markets picked Texas Democratic primary winner but missed on GOP race
Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, is quoted.

Women's Health: What to know about ‘immune amnesia’ and rising measles cases
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

CNN: Six federal scientists run out by Trump talk about the work left undone
Laura Stark, associate professor of medicine, health, and society, is quoted.

Bloomberg: How to fireproof a neighborhood
Hussam Mahmoud, Craig E. Philip Professor and professor of civil and environmental engineering, is quoted. 

The Nashville Ledger: VU’s Hudson is Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient
Billy Hudson, Elliot V. Newman Professor and professor of medicine, is featured. Naji Abumrad, professor of surgery, emeritus, is mentioned.

VU on the Air

The RWorld Talk podcast interviewed Thomas Steenburgh, Ralph Owen Dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management and professor of management, about Vanderbilt's plans to open a campus in West Palm Beach and why West Palm Beach was chosen as a campus expansion location.

WSMV, Channel 4, 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, is quoted.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed Cara Suvall, clinical professor of law, about the negative impacts of a proposed bill that would move some foster children to juvenile detention centers.

VU Athletics

The Athletic: Vanderbilt’s Shea Ralph earns The Athletic’s women’s basketball Coach of the Year

Sports Illustrated: Vanderbilt soccer coach receives contract extension: The Anchor​​​​​​​

Tennessean: Vanderbilt women's basketball embracing joy and intrigue in SEC tournament​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Baseball: Vanderbilt ends four-game losing skid, downs Troy 4-1

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt Peabody College faculty launch study on youth-led community safety efforts in Nashville

From lab to impact: Faculty helping faculty commercialize research discoveries

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