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The Guardian: Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian

Oct. 24, 2025—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, co-authored this opinion piece.

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MSNBC: Trump’s war on ‘woke AI’ will stifle innovation — and free speech

Oct. 24, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, and Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, senior research fellow at the Future of Free Speech Project, co-authored this piece.

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Gravitational Waves Explained by Vanderbilt’s Top Experts | College of Arts and Science

Oct. 24, 2025—A&S astrophysicists are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection, and the discoveries they have made since. Watch the experts explain what a gravitational wave is, and why even after a century, Einstein’s theory of relativity still rings true.

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MSNBC’s The Best People with Nicolle Wallace:

Oct. 22, 2025—Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, interviewed.

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Time: Colleges need to change. Trump’s plan would only make them worse

Oct. 22, 2025—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, co-authored this opinion piece.

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The Conversation: Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the prehistoric ecosystem

Oct. 22, 2025—Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of biological sciences, co-authored this piece.

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What would a small black hole do to the human body? Robert Scherrer aims to answer that

Oct. 21, 2025—Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small black hole tried to pass through your body? An article by Professor of Physics Robert Scherrer in the International Journal of Modern Physics D poses and answers that very question. Scherrer set...

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Knoxville News Sentinel: What’s the Hatch Act? Why lawmakers, advocates say Trump shutdown messaging is illegal

Oct. 17, 2025—John Dearborn, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Dean’s Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of political science, quoted.

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Axios: Exclusive: OpenAI hires black hole physicist in broader science push

Oct. 17, 2025—Alex Lupsasca, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, featured.

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On the 10-year anniversary of the first gravitational wave detection, A&S astrophysicists lead the way in discoveries

Oct. 16, 2025—On September 14, 2015, at 4:51 a.m. Central Time, scientists witnessed something no human had ever seen before: two black holes colliding. These black holes, which were 29 and 36 times the mass of the sun, respectively, had been circling each other for millions of years. Their rotations became increasingly faster until they eventually collided...

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