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Tulane engineering students win first place in design competition

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Tulane engineering students place first in design competition
February 5, 2021

The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Commander’s Palace for the upcoming New Orleans Entrepreneur Week and its first-ever IDEApitch Winter Showcase.

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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University partners with NOEW for first-ever IDEApitch Winter Showcase
December 2, 2020

Jennifer A. Doudna, who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is the subject in Tulane professor and author Walter Isaacson’s new book – The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Photo by Keegan Houser)

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Subject of Walter Isaacson’s new book is the 2020 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
October 20, 2020

Amid the current pandemic and destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Laura, authors Andy Horowitz, Jarvis DeBerry and Sandy Rosenthal will discuss if the current climate of disasters is a case of history repeating itself in Louisiana.

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Tulane to host virtual discussion on history of disasters in Louisiana from Hurricanes Katrina and Laura to COVID-19
September 10, 2020

New Orleans natives and best-selling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson will discuss their work during the current pandemic in a virtual discussion on Thursday, June 25 at 5 p.m. CDT.

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Tulane to host virtual discussion with best-selling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson
June 22, 2020

Renowned national authors Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Kiese Laymon and Cleo Wade will discuss “Race in America” in the next New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University virtual discussion on Wednesday, June 17 at 5 p.m. CDT.

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Tulane to host virtual discussion on “Race in America” with renowned authors Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Cleo Wade and Kiese Laymon
June 15, 2020

Sheba Turk will moderate a virtual discussion with Sarah M. Broom about Broom’s first and bestselling book, The Yellow House, a memoir about her family’s history in New Orleans, which won the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

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Tulane to host virtual discussion with Sheba Turk and bestselling author Sarah M. Broom on May 28
May 25, 2020

Tulane best-selling authors Walter Isaacson and John Barry will host a virtual discussion on Wednesday, April 29 at 5 p.m.

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Tulane University best-selling authors Walter Isaacson, John Barry to host virtual discussion on April 29
April 27, 2020

The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University has canceled its inaugural event for 2020, citing concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University cancels inaugural event
March 11, 2020

Leonard A. Lauder, who spent three decades as chief executive officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., has made a gift to establish The Leonard A. Lauder Professor of American History and Values. (photo courtesy of the The Estée Lauder Companies)

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Leonard A. Lauder funds Tulane University professorship on American history and values
March 9, 2020