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New Scientist: ‘Sword Dragon’ ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout

Oct. 10, 2025—Neil Kelley, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted.

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Robert Barsky highlights Atlanta’s history and arts culture while giving back to the community

Oct. 8, 2025—For those experiencing writer’s block, or just looking for inspiration, journeying outside and spending time in nature may be the answer. The natural world has a cadence that helps us relax and refocus, allowing creativity to flow. This was the case for Professor of French and Comparative Literature Robert Barsky, who completed a solo bicycle...

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WPLN: Our HBCU We Never Knew and the arts center, artists, and scholars working to keep its memory alive

Oct. 8, 2025—Lanecia Rouse, Berg Global Artist-in-Residence, Kevin Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and professor of history of art and architecture, and Leah Lowe, professor of theatre, interviewed.

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The Atlantic: Are you a ‘heritage American’?

Oct. 8, 2025—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, quoted.

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Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy partners with Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute to launch the 2025/26 AmericasBarometer survey

Oct. 7, 2025—Vanderbilt University’s Center for Global Democracy is partnering with the University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies to carry forward one of the world’s leading surveys on democratic governance. Starting in October 2025, the Center for Global Democracy, with support from the Kellogg Institute, will conduct the 2025/26 round of the AmericasBarometer, which...

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Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, has died

Oct. 6, 2025—David A. Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, died on September 5, 2025, in Columbia, Tennessee, at the age of 90. Born in 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, Nunnally was a dedicated scholar and educator. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of the South in 1956. Later that same year, he married...

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New York Post: Europe caves to bullies on speech, Yes, Wikipedia can be fixed and other commentary

Oct. 6, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.

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Newsweek: ‘Yellowstone’ creator’s TV hub could ‘panic’ Hollywood—’the threat is real’

Oct. 6, 2025—Claire Sisco King, professor of communication studies, quoted.

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STAT: How this week’s Supreme Court case on conversion therapy could impact the regulation of medicine

Oct. 6, 2025—Tara McKay, associate professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted.

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The New York Times: How to save a book festival

Oct. 6, 2025—Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver and Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, quoted. Caroline Randall Williams, writer in residence of medicine, health, and society, mentioned.

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