May 27, 2026

VU in the News

USA Today: University commencement isn't the place for politics | Opinion
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier authored this opinion piece.

Nashville Post: Vanderbilt's Candice Storey Lee named athletic director of year
Candice Storey Lee, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director, is featured.

Salon: These states are fighting prediction markets. The Trump admin is furious
Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor and professor of law, is quoted. The Banker also published an article quoting Yadav.

The Washington Post: 6 rashes and infections you can get from the beach
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. Smithsonian Magazine and Men's Health also published articles quoting Schaffner.

The Conversation: How natural selection helps design antennas, cancer treatments and adhesives
Owen Jones, professor of law, authored this piece

Nature: Robots run this laboratory in Japan — and are changing how scientists work
Yan Zeng, research assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is quoted.

Axios Nashville: How Nashville residents build community with their neighbors
Research from Rachel Donnelly, assistant professor of sociology, is cited.

HuffPost: Doctors warn these overlooked factors could explain why you're always constipated
Stephanie McAbee, assistant professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Nashville Ledger: Economic woes frame Vanderbilt poll results
The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited. 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.

The Economic Times: Faking death, tentacle traps, spider tails: Inside the minds of the world's most cunning snakes
Research from Kenneth Catania, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences, is cited. The Economic Times published an additional article citing research from Catania.

Reuters: Experimental treatments could help US Ebola patient
James Crowe, Ann Scott Carell Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, is mentioned.

The Washington Examiner: One child, one vote: End education without representation
Thomas Lehrman, adjunct professor of law, co-authored this piece.

The New York Times: The American Revolution was also fought in India and Spain
Jon Meacham, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Professor and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science, authored this piece.

People: Kyle Busch died of sepsis. An expert explains the condition and why it is so deadly (Exclusive)
Todd Rice, professor of medicine, is quoted.

Healio: Study shows limits of rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing
Ritu Banerjee, professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

Clinical Lab Products: Liquid biopsy predicts immunotherapy response in breast cancer, study shows
Justin Balko, professor of medicine, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Lawyers raise alarm on Tennessee executioners' medical qualifications
Stokes Peebles, Elizabeth and John Murray Professor and professor of medicine, is quoted.

Nashville Post: Susannah Rose named Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics director
The appointment of Susannah Rose, associate professor of biomedical informatics, to Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics director featured quoted. Keith Meador, Anne Geddes Stahlman Professor and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted.

The Tennessee Tribune: Vandy AD gets singular honor
Candice Storey Lee, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director, is featured. Shea Ralph, women's basketball head coach, Clark Lea, E. Bronson Ingram Chair and football head coach, Mark Byington, H. Carter and Family Men's Basketball Head Coach, Darren Ambrose, soccer head coach, and Tim Corbin, baseball head coach, are mentioned.

VU on the Air

STAT's First Opinion Podcast interviewed Deva Sharma, assistant professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, about the negative effects of requesting directed donor blood transfusions.

WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed Billy Teets, Director of the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, about The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory's summer programming.

WSMV, Channel 4, interviewed Derek Gloudemans, research engineer, about why AI and autonomous vehicles have issues navigating construction, traffic, and severe weather.

WPLN interviewed William Lee, associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology, about how women can navigate menopause.

Automated Podcast interviewed Matthew Johnson-Roberson, dean of the College of Connected Computing and University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, about why physical AI is not growing at the same rate as language models.

VU Athletics

Sports Illustrated: Clark Lea shares feelings on nine-game SEC football schedule

Tennessean: Vanderbilt women's basketball to play Belmont at Bridgestone Arena

Tennessean: Vanderbilt men's basketball to host Memphis on Nov. 10

VU News Releases and Stories

Four new trustees elected to Vanderbilt Board of Trust for 2026

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