In the Media
Science Magazine: Ancient DNA reveals diverse origins of Caribbean’s earliest inhabitants
Jun. 4, 2020
(Jada Ben Torres, associate professor of anthropology and director of the Laboratory of Genetic Anthropology and Biocultural Studies, quoted.)
The Hill: How to solve the vacancies problem that looms over federal government
Jun. 4, 2020
(David Lewis, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science, authored)
The Wall Street Journal: For African-Americans, a painful economic reversal of fortune
Jun. 3, 2020
(William Collins, Terence E. Adderley, Jr. Professor of Economics, quoted)
U.S. News and World Report: A hazardous moment for Black health
Jun. 3, 2020
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)
WKRN: Vanderbilt researchers create virtual self-screening tool for COVID-19
Jun. 2, 2020
(T.S. Harvey, associate professor of anthropology, and Thomas Scherr, research assistant professor of chemistry, interviewed)
The Washington Post: An undercurrent of the protests: African Americans are struggling more economically from this pandemic
Jun. 1, 2020
(William Collins, Terence E. Adderley, Jr. Professor of Economics, is quoted)
Nashville Scene: In light of a global pandemic, so-called preppers don’t look extreme after all
May. 28, 2020
(Lijun Song, associate professor of sociology, quoted)
NPR: Trump And Biden Wage An Uneven Virtual Campaign
May. 21, 2020
(John Sides, professor of political science, interviewed)
The Guardian: ‘All the psychoses of US history’: how America is victim-blaming the coronavirus dead
May. 21, 2020
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)
The Washington Post: Under Trump, Democrats and Republicans have never been more divided — on nearly everything
May. 21, 2020
(Larry Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Professor of Public Policy and Social Science, authored)