Faculty News
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Microgrids Can Improve Energy Reliability in Tennessee. Will Regulators Let Them?
New Paper from Vanderbilt’s Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program examines opportunities and barriers to microgrids in the Volunteer State Read MoreMay. 25, 2023
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The Danger of Applying the Major Questions Doctrine to Major Risks
Study co-authored by Vanderbilt JD-PhD ’16 Elissa Philip Gentry and Vanderbilt’s W. Kip Viscusi examines the rationale of the Supreme Court’s COVID-era limitations on OSHA’s authority and what it means for future crises. Read MoreMay. 17, 2023
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Beth Cruz ’10 Named Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest
Cruz brings significant public interest law experience from Nashville Public Defender’s Office. Read MoreMay. 5, 2023
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Takeaways from Francesca Procaccini’s Harry Lee Waterfield Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs at Murray State
Procaccini’s lecture addressed the challenge of appropriate limits that respect the constitutional rights of teachers and students Read MoreMay. 4, 2023
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Five VLS Professors honored with Hall-Hartman Awards
Michael Bressman, Sara Mayeux, Francesca Procaccini, Daniel Sharfstein and Kevin Stack, as well as adjunct faculty member Alexis Hoag, received the awards Read MoreMay. 4, 2023
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Amicus Brief Submitted by Ingrid Brunk and William Dodge Cited in Concurring Opinion in Halkbank v. U.S.
Brunk is co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law. Dodge holds the John D. Ayer Chair in Business Law at UC-Davis. Read MoreMay. 1, 2023
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With U.S. Payments System at a Crossroads, New Paper Explores Path for Stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currency to Boost Financial Inclusion and Efficiency
Digital assets legal expert Yesha Yadav and senior payment policy experts Jose Fernandez da Ponte and Amy Davine Kim explore how digital asset technologies can ensure a globally competitive payments system in the U.S. Read MoreApr. 24, 2023
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Vanderbilt receives $1 million in cy pres funding for electric vehicle research to be led by Michael Vandenbergh and Tina Hartert
Two projects will examine the benefits of and barriers to widespread use of electric vehicles and potential public health impacts of EV adoption. Read MoreApr. 3, 2023
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A Novel Argument for the Right to Public Education
Study from Vanderbilt Law’s Matthew Patrick Shaw frames education as a Property Interest Read MoreMar. 30, 2023
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Innovative Academic Proposals Highlighted at ELI-Vanderbilt Law School 2023 Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Conference
The March 31 conference, to be held in-person and via webcast, will feature discussions on U.S. climate adaptation policy, algorithmic decision-making tools, and ESG mutual fund performance. Read MoreMar. 15, 2023