April 27, 2026

VU in the News

Financial Times: Starbucks, Nashville and the new corporate geography
Richard Florida, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Management, authored this piece.

Science News Explores: Light pollution could be supercharging your pollen allergies
Lin Meng, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Geofencing case shows surveillance tech should be closely tracked
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, authored this piece.

Women's Health: Getting outside could combat loneliness
Aaron Brinen, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

WKRN: ‘There’s a need for this’: Tennessee approves bill to study psychedelic drug for PTSD, addiction
Katherine Schafer, assistant professor of biomedical informatics, is quoted.

Everyday Health: Two diarrhea-causing germs are on the rise in the U.S.
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted.

Casino.org: ‘The whole world has become a casino’: Trump’s new warning sparks fear for prediction markets
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted.

Medscape: Apolipoprotein B outperforms traditional targets for lipid-lowering therapy
The research of Jinyi Zhu, assistant professor of health policy, is cited.

Outside: Can a healthier gut mean better fitness and performance? New research suggests a link that only appears in men
Caitlyn Mooney, assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery, is quoted.

VU on the Air

Freakonomics Radio interviewed Matthew Schrag, associate professor of neurology, about ethical concerns in previous Alzheimer's research and the exploration of future treatments.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: Former Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia to attend Baltimore Ravens rookie minicamp, per report

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