Vanderbilt University VU TODAY
May 20, 2026

VU in the News

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Can the academy reform itself?
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is mentioned.
Axios Nashville: Economic angst is prevalent in Tennessee, new poll finds
The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited. John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted. Nashville Post, The Tennessean, and Nashville Banner published similar articles.

Publisher's Weekly: James Patterson pledges $10 million to launch literacy institute
James Patterson's $10 million commitment to launch the Patterson Institute for Early Adolescent Literacy at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development is featured. 

Forbes: China has outspent the U.S. on research for the first time. 3,375 American scientists are telling Congress to pay attention
Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation at Vanderbilt, is quoted.

Chalkbeat Philadelphia: Why the Philadelphia school district will phase out a special education program
Douglas Fuchs, research professor of special education, is quoted.

Nashville Business Journal: Vanderbilt University Medical Center has key ingredients for hantavirus vaccine
James Crowe, Ann Scott Carell Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, is quoted.

The Street: New study sounds the alarm on insurance company price gouging
Research from Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, is cited. 

Forbes: Meet the star-nosed mole — the fastest hunter on the planet
Research by Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences, is cited.

Inside Higher Ed: Tribal council in the lecture hall: Why higher ed loves ‘Survivor’
Kelly Goldsmith, E. Bronson Ingram Professor and professor of marketing, is mentioned.

The Globe and Mail: Doug Ford is right to expand Billy Bishop airport and bring it, and Toronto, to new heights
Richard Florida, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Management, authored this opinion piece.

The American Journal of Managed Care: Sex, gender have major implications on cardiovascular health in children, young adults
Anna Hemnes, Hugh J. Morgan Professor and professor of medicine, is quoted.

VU on the Air

WSMV, Channel 4, WPLN, and WBIR published coverage of the results of the latest Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide. John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, and Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, are quoted.

Marketplace interviewed Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, about his research on insurance price gouging.

WSMV, Channel 4, published coverage of Vanderbilt's new drone first-responder program that will provide aerial imaging to emergency personnel.

WPLN interviewed Melissa Kaufman, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor and professor of urology, about sex education for adults.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: How Brodie Johnston broke out of slump as Vanderbilt baseball in SEC Tournament​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Track and Field: Commodores compete at SEC Outdoor Championships​​​​​​​

Vanderbilt Hustler: Baseball: Four thoughts from Vanderbilt’s series victory against South Carolina

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans continue to express anxiety about the economy

Tucker Biddlecombe appointed senior associate provost for residential colleges and residential education, dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons

W.T. Grant Foundation award aims to close autism services gap for Latino families

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