In the Media
Associated Press: Ex-Gov. Haslam joins Vanderbilt as visiting professor
Sep. 4, 2019
(Former Gov. Bill Haslam, distinguished visiting professor of political science, highlighted)
The Conversation: Complex birdsongs help biologists piece together the evolution of lifelong learning
Sep. 3, 2019
(Nicole Creanza, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Ph.D. graduate students Cristina Robinson and Kate Snyder, authored)
Business Insider: Trump will likely survive his primary challenge from Joe Walsh — but history suggests that it could hurt him in the general election
Aug. 31, 2019
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted)
Tennessean: Franklin Masonic Hall to host first multicultural history symposium
Aug. 31, 2019
(David Ikard, professor of African American and diaspora studies, highlighted)
Gizmodo: The plan to use Fitbit data to stop mass shootings is one of the scariest proposals yet
Aug. 30, 2019
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)
Vox: Why it’s been so lucrative to destroy the Amazon rainforest
Aug. 30, 2019
(Marisa Luisa Jorge, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted)
Time: Climate change is likely to devastate the global food supply. But there’s still reason to be hopeful
Aug. 28, 2019
(Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, authored)
The Guardian: Bolivia: catastrophic wildfires devastate forest in echo of Brazil’s Amazon crisis
Aug. 27, 2019
(Carwil Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, quoted)
Bloomberg Businessweek: Making new elements doesn’t pay. Just ask this Berkeley scientist
Aug. 27, 2019
(Joseph Hamilton, Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics, quoted)
Los Angeles Times: Bones pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits show the perils of being a picky eater
Aug. 26, 2019
(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted)