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The New York Times: Is the urban shift toward Trump really about Democratic cities in disarray?

Dec. 13, 2024—John Sides, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, is quoted.

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Tennessean: Attacks against transgender Tennesseans cause harm, Sen. Yager, not health care | Opinion

Dec. 13, 2024—Malcom Getz, professor of economics, emeritus, authored this opinion piece.

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The Conversation: Noam Chomsky at 96: The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence

Dec. 13, 2024—Robert Barsky, professor of French and comparative literature, authored this piece.

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The New York Times Magazine: America’s hidden racial divide: A mysterious gap in psychosis rates

Dec. 13, 2024—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, is quoted.

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Nashville Post: Vanderbilt awarded $46M for virus research

Dec. 13, 2024—Cristina Martina, research assistant professor of chemistry, quoted. Jens Meiler, Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry, mentioned.

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BBC: The awkward parallels between the Biden and Trump convictions

Dec. 13, 2024—John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, quoted.

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Center for Global Democracy extends the work begun by LAPOP Lab

Sep. 18, 2024—The College of Arts and Science has launched the Center for Global Democracy, a premier social science institute dedicated to pioneering research and innovation in democratic politics around the world. Noam Lupu, professor of political science, directs the new center. Public support for democracy and trust in democratic institutions is eroding across many parts of...

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Michelle Young: Modeling ethical practices in Peruvian archaeology

Aug. 20, 2024—By Ann Marie Deer Owens When Vanderbilt archaeologist Michelle Young travels to the Peruvian Andes to study  ancient Indigenous societies, her itinerary is filled with much more than field surveys and excavations. “I put a priority on forging local partnerships based on communication and mutual respect with the Quechua-speaking and mestizo (mixed Indigenous-European) communities in...

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Analyzing Evolutionary Trade-Offs in Immune Systems: Computational Biology with Reese Martin

Aug. 6, 2024—By Nick McCoy, Evolutionary Studies undergraduate communications assistant  Reese Martin has always been drawn to biology and exploring the behaviors of different organisms. During his childhood, he dug in anthills, and now he observes the life history traits of flower beetles and other taxa. Martin’s new first-author paper, “Pleiotropy Alleviates the Fitness Costs Associated With...

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