Research News
How to bridge political divides — from two friends on opposing sides
On paper, law professor Samar Ali and public affairs strategist Clint Brewer seem to come from opposing backgrounds. But their friendship shows why political polarization in the US isn't as intractable as we might think. In an enlightening conversation, they talk about how to address deepening divides in the US and around the globe.
Faculty News
Michael Newton Named to Independent International Panel
The Independent International Panel on Arbitrary Detention, 7-members tasked with recommendations for deterring practice of hostage diplomacy.
Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator News
VPA Engages Washington on “How to Fix Flying”
Reception, briefings, and meetings on Capitol Hill map a new approach on "How to fix flying" and regulating the airline industry.
Faculty News
What is Private Environmental Governance?
New book co-authored by Michael Vandenbergh offers a guide to innovative approaches for private environmental governance.
Faculty Podcasts
Excited Utterance is a podcast focusing on scholarship on evidence law and proof. The podcast aims to provide a weekly virtual workshop in the world of evidence throughout the academic year. More broadly, the podcast has four goals:
1) distribute evidence scholarship to a broader audience;
2) provide a biweekly forum on evidence scholarship;
3) demonstrate a new, more efficient medium for academic discourse; and
4) serve a democratizing function in the legal academy.
Hosted by J.B. Ruhl, the Climate at Vanderbilt podcast reports on faculty, students, research, and programs at Vanderbilt University focused on climate change. Faculty at Vanderbilt conducting research on climate change come from a broad array of disciplines, including engineering, public health and medicine, earth sciences, religious studies, law, biological sciences, history, business, and anthropology. Vanderbilt also offers an innovative undergraduate major in climate studies. Listen to this podcast to learn more about how Vanderbilt is working on the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Voluntary Household Actions Contribute 40% of Cumulative Emissions Reductions under the IIJA and IRA
A new paper from Vanderbilt scholars quantifies the significance of individual behavior in recent environmental legislation in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Faculty in the News
Hall-Hartman Awards
Each year, several Vanderbilt Law professors are honored with Hall-Hartman Awards for outstanding teaching during the previous academic year. The awards recognize faculty whose teaching is deemed outstanding in each of the three first-year student sections and for large and small upper-level elective courses and are based on the results of a student poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Bar Association.
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