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TODAY: They survived the parade shooting. What do they tell their kids now?

Jul. 8, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted.

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WORT-FM: Whose Independence Day?

Jul. 6, 2022—Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, interviewed.

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Associated Press: Uneasy US tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting

Jul. 6, 2022—Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, quoted.

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Oprah Daily: The Second Amendment Enshrines Anti-Blackness, Argues Writer and Legal Scholar Carol Anderson

Jul. 6, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted.

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Gothamist: For some New Yorkers, fear of mass shootings leads to public panic

Jul. 6, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted.

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USA Today: Highland Park parade shooting live updates: Gunman fired 70 rounds, planned assault for weeks, police say

Jul. 6, 2022—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted.

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Ph.D. Candidate Lantana Grub wins NDSEG Fellowship

Jul. 5, 2022—Second-year biological sciences Ph.D. student Lantana Grub has been named to the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG). The incredibly competitive program awarded just 165 of 3,142 applicants this year. The program supports students working toward doctoral degrees in science and engineering whose study has relevance to the...

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The US Sun: Why are bugs attracted to light?

Jul. 1, 2022—Laurence Zwiebel, professor of biological sciences, quoted.

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Tennessean: Slave Societies Digital Archive: What Vanderbilt’s new archive means for African history

Jul. 1, 2022—Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, and Daniel Genkins, Mellon Assistant Professor of History, are quoted.

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