In the Media
Inverse: The future of cosmology is 239,000 miles away — but closer than ever
Aug. 23, 2021
(Karan Jani, research assistant professor of physics and astronomy, quoted.)
Religion News Service: For atheists, the idea of aliens seems real. Religious people doubt it.
Aug. 23, 2021
(David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, quoted.)
The Washington Post: Highly religious Americans are less likely to believe intelligent life exists on other planets, survey says
Aug. 19, 2021
(David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, quoted.)
USA Today: ‘It’s just rubbish’: Experts doubt Taliban’s promises on women and girls
Aug. 19, 2021
Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, quoted.)
The Tennessean: Former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker: Afghan government bound to fall without U.S. support
Aug. 17, 2021
(Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, quoted.)
The New York Times: Afghanistan, Vietnam and the limits of American power
Aug. 17, 2021
(Jefferson Cowie, James G. Stahlman Chair in American History, quoted.)
WTVF: Vanderbilt professor says crisis in Afghanistan could have impact on American credibility
Aug. 16, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed.)
Religion News Service: Afghan government collapses and Taliban on verge of controlling country
Aug. 16, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.)
The Conversation: In Afghanistan, the US again gets to choose how it stops fighting
Aug. 13, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, authored.)
National Geographic: Ice Age mammoth’s life story reconstructed in stunning detail
Aug. 12, 2021
(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted.)