Vanderbilt University VU TODAY
May 15, 2026

VU in the News

Roll Call: Congress has an approval problem. Does it matter?
John Sides, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, is quoted. 

The Washington Post: 5 graduation speeches with truly helpful tips for living your life
Arthur Brooks' 2026 Graduates Day speech is featured.

NBC News: A judge told Musk he wasn’t excused from trial. He went to China with Trump anyway.
Jeffrey Bellin, Lee S. and Charles A. Speir Professor and professor of law, is quoted. The Independent published a similar article quoting Bellin.

Food & Wine: Are your snacks fueling your brain fog? Science says they might be
Lealani Mae Acosta, associate professor of neurology, is quoted.

Poynter: Why experts say the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. 

The Chronicle of Higher Education: How bad is higher ed’s budget crunch?
Nicholas Zeppos, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus and adjunct professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Doctors rebuffed by courts in long Covid and disability fights
Marcus Dillender, assistant professor of economics, is quoted.

Kiplinger: Americans pay $150 billion more than they should on home and auto insurance, study says. Here's what you can do.
Research from Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, is quoted.

Medscape: Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing shows no clear benefit in gram-negative bacteremia
Research from Ritu Banerjee, professor of pediatrics, is cited.

Healio: Reduced PD solution bag use tied to significant cost savings, maintained clinical safety
Thiratest Leesutipornchai, nephrology fellow, is quoted.

Medscape: Restarting GLP-1s after stopping: How to counsel patients
Gitanjali Srivastava, professor of medicine, is quoted.

VU on the Air

WKRN, Channel 2, and WSMV, Channel 4, published coverage of author James Patterson making a $10 million commitment to launch the Patterson Institute for Early Adolescent Literacy at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development.

WTVF, Channel 5, interviewed William Schaffner, professor of health policy, about the spread of hantavirus and how the outbreak is being managed.

France 24 interviewed Warren Lowell, assistant professor of human and organizational development, about the decline in housing affordability and availability.

WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, about the impact of redrawing congressional districts in the middle of an election cycle.

KOIN interviewed Ashley Shoemaker, associate professor of pediatrics, about treatment options for people with hypothalamic obesity. 

Shaul Kelner, professor of Jewish studies, is featured in this episode of The World in Front of Me podcast about Bill Aaron photographing Jewish life in the Soviet Union.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: Diego Pavia, Candice Lee among Vanderbilt honorees by Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Tennessean: Vanderbilt baseball gets strong start from Connor Fennell, tops South Carolina

VU News Releases and Stories

From Nashville to the world stage: Dialogue Vanderbilt launches global SPHERE Fellowship

Engage with a statesman: Vanderbilt welcomes alumnus Lamar Alexander at coming events, podcast

Acclaimed novelist James Patterson funds launch of Institute for Early Adolescent Literacy at Vanderbilt

2026 Spring Staff Assembly celebrates radical collaboration at Vanderbilt and the university’s ‘astounding momentum’

Cody Crowell, BS’07, receives Pathfinder Award for championing Vanderbilt’s West Palm Beach campus

Vanderbilt graduate students advocate for science policy in Washington, D.C.

Vanderbilt Peabody College’s Nicole Joseph honored with major Mathematical Association of America award

IRIS at 25: Research made real, from classrooms to clinics

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