In the Media
NBCLX: Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
Jul. 8, 2022
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, interviewed.
Fox News: Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia, but experts warn next steps may have serious consequences
Jul. 8, 2022
Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.
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.
WORT-FM: Whose Independence Day?
Jul. 6, 2022
Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, interviewed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The US Sun: Why are bugs attracted to light?
Jul. 1, 2022
Laurence Zwiebel, professor of biological sciences, quoted.
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.