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August 7, 2026

VU in the News

The Wall Street Journal: Doctors don’t want patients to read test results with AI. They’re doing it anyway.
Bradley Malin, Accenture Professor and professor of biomedical informatics, is quoted. 

Newsweek: Overlooked body function may predict faster Alzheimer’s, study finds
Research from Panpan Zhang, assistant professor of biostatics, Omair Khan, senior biostatistician, Dandan Liu, associate professor of biostatistics, Deepak Gupta, associate professor of medicine, Kimberly Pechman, imaging staff scientist, Katherine Gifford, adjoint associate professor of neurology, Bennett Landman, Stevenson Professor, University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and University Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Timothy Hohman, professor of neurology, and Angela Jefferson, professor of neurology, is cited.

Nashville Post: Health Care Notes: Vanderbilt receives $2M to study fatal disease
Jonathan Soslow, professor of pediatrics, is quoted.

Forbes: New drug prevents Covid-19 infections after exposure—what you should know
William Schaffner, professor of health policy, is quoted. New York Post, Healthline, and Yahoo! Health also published articles quoting Schaffner.

Newsweek: Look at progressive Democrats’ chances in November
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, is quoted. Tech Times also published an article quoting Geer.

Nashville Scene: Hot Topic: Examining the factors impacting Nashville’s temperature
Ashley Carse, associate professor of human and organizational development, is quoted.

Everyday Health: Avoiding these 3 things in midlife could give you 13 more dementia-free years
Amalia Peterson, assistant professor of neurology, is quoted. 

Axios Nashville: Martha Ingram, the first lady of Nashville arts, dies at 90
Nicholas Zeppos, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus and adjunct professor of law, is quoted.

Popular Mechanics: Strange holes in ancient sloth bones may rewrite human history
Tom Dillehay, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor and research professor of anthropology, is quoted.

Medscape: Hypertension and heart disease linked to white matter microstructure changes in older adults
Research from James LeFevre, PhD candidate, is cited.

VU on the Air

WKRN, Channel 2, interviewed John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, about how heavy campaign spending could shape Tennessee’s election results.

The Vanderbilt Poll — Statewide is cited in this WPLN coverage of incumbent congressman Andy Ogles losing the GOP primary to Charlie Hatcher, despite the backing of President Donald Trump.

VU Athletics

Tennessean: This overlooked quality could be a key to Vanderbilt football's success

Tennessean: Bryce Cowan evolved as Vanderbilt football leader when he 'refused to be blocked'

VU News Releases and Stories

Vanderbilt mourns the loss of leader, benefactor and friend Martha Rivers Ingram

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