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NBC LX: U.S. ‘decades behind’ on legislation to fight online hate speech
Jun. 17, 2022—Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, quoted.
Tennessean: Tennessee Voices, Episode 287: Gray Sasser and John Geer, Vanderbilt University
Jun. 17, 2022—John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, featured.
WTVF, Channel 5: The Russia-Ukraine War and the upcoming midterm election
Jun. 15, 2022—Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed.
Associated Press: Experts: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric could galvanize extremists
Jun. 15, 2022—Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, quoted.
CleanTechnica: Now mobilizing against gun violence: Scientists & public health professionals
Jun. 15, 2022—Larry Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Professor of Public Policy and Social Science, research cited.
WTVF: Looking at the history of gun violence in the U.S.
Jun. 10, 2022—Laurie Woods, senior lecturer of sociology, interviewed.
Newport News Times: Who is smarter – dogs or cats?
Jun. 10, 2022—The research of Suzana Herculano-Houzel, associate professor of psychology, cited.
Associated Press: Vanderbilt draws $5M for center analyzing news, social media
Jun. 10, 2022—A $5 million gift from Suzanne Perot McGee, BS’86, Patrick K. McGee, BS’85, and their family to establish the McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies, featured.
Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab founders conduct first research on health effects of legal same-sex marriage
Jun. 9, 2022—NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Leaders of Vanderbilt’s LGBTQ+ Policy Lab have provided the first comprehensive evidence on the effects of access to legal same-sex marriage. Their efforts revealed that marriage access impacted the LGBTQ+ community positively in multiple ways. The first-of-its-kind study, published last year, analyzed aspects of both marriage and health in same-sex households following the full...
Homeroom: Announcing the first-ever chief economist at ED
Jun. 8, 2022—Lesley Turner, associate professor of economics, mentioned.