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April 13, 2026

VU in the News

LiveNow from FOX: What is Hib? Doctors sound alarm on deadly bacterial disease
Kathryn Edwards, professor of pediatrics, emerita, is quoted. 

Axios Nashville: Adding 1,700 steps per day could reduce your disease risk, study finds
Evan Brittain, professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Conversation: As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse
Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor and professor of philosophy, authored this piece.

Food & Wine: A sip instead of a shot? The debate over vaccine beer is heating up
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Verywell Health also published an article quoting Schaffner.

The New York Times: Was phrenology real? Ask the lump on your forehead.
Paul Stob, professor of communication studies, is featured.

The Asia Business Daily: The true hero behind the advancement of human civilization: Not the steam engine or electricity, but "coffee"
Edward Fisher, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology, is quoted.

The Conversation: In his efforts to remake federal architecture, Trump repudiates the ‘republican ideals’ that have long informed it
Kevin Murphy, Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Professor and professor of history of art and architecture, authored this piece. 

VU on the Air

I've Had It interviewed Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, about the decline in President Donald Trump's approval rating.

News Channel 9 interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about how tuberculosis is spread.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Takeaways from Vanderbilt football’s second spring scrimmage

Vanderbilt Hustler: Men’s Tennis: Vanderbilt sweeps Alabama in season finale​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Track and Field: Vanderbilt dominates at Crimson Tide Invitational and Joe Walker Invitational

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