In the Media
Forbes: Revealed: The ‘Next Hubble’ space telescope that will photograph another Earth, cost $11 billion and launch in the 2040s
Nov. 4, 2021
(Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics, is quoted.)
The Verge: Astronomers call for a massive new space telescope to find the next Earth
Nov. 4, 2021
(Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics, quoted.)
New York Daily News: Shooting ourselves in both feet: As we obsess over the Alec Baldwin accident, the Supreme Court gets set to hear a case that could blow a hole in America’s gun safety laws
Oct. 31, 2021
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Chair of Sociology, authored.)
The Tennessean: Inside Franklin election issue: Poll workers caught errors, secretary of state advised hand count
Oct. 29, 2021
(John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, quoted.)
The Tennessean: Garth Brooks remembers Charley Pride and the song they shared ‘You thank your lucky stars’
Oct. 25, 2021
(Alice Randall, writer in residence of African American and Diaspora Studies, quoted.)
WPLN: Nashville’s first post-emancipation free Black neighborhood honored with ceremony and new research
Oct. 24, 2021
(Angela Sutton, research assistant professor of communication studies, interviewed.)
El Confidencial (Spain): Red October in the US: unions launch a wave of strikes due to lack of labor
Oct. 24, 2021
(Dan Cornfield, professor of sociology, quoted.)
The Tennessean: Why 200 years later, Vine Street Christian Church’s progressivism is still an ‘ongoing process’
Oct. 23, 2021
(Teresa Smallwood, teaching staff in religious studies, quoted.)
Los Angeles Times: A remarkable shift in attitudes leaves U.S. even more divided on race
Oct. 22, 2021
(John Sides, professor of political science, quoted.)
The Indianapolis Star: Indiana Sen. Scott Baldwin responds to record showing he is an Oath Keepers member
Oct. 21, 2021
(Amy Cooter, senior lecturer in sociology, quoted.)