Tulane plans to transform a section of the parking lot at University Square, located at 200 Broadway Street, into first-class NCAA regulation tennis courts that will serve as training ground for the university’s tennis teams and will be open to the New Orleans community.
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Don’t fret if you are not able to make 10,000 steps a day. Walking at least 50 steps up the stairs, or taking more than five flights of stairs, each day could reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by 20%, according to new research by Dr. Lu Qi, HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and professor at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Read more on the Tulane News website.
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Student-athletes Sion James, junior on the men’s basketball team, and Kaia Todd, junior on the women’s track and field team, have been named the 2023 Stephen Martin Scholars, which honors alumnus Stephen Martin, who broke the color barrier in the Southeastern Conference when he played his first baseball game for Tulane in 1965. The scholars represent the highest level of character and leadership while being academically driven and civic-minded. Read more on the Athletics website.
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Serena Chaudhry (left), assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the School of Medicine, and Ashley Weiss (right), vice chair of child and adolescent psychiatry at the school, lead CALM: Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health, the outreach and advocacy arm of the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic-New Orleans. CALM will host “In My Mind,” an event bringing awareness to psychosis and treatment, on Friday, Oct. 6, at the New Orleans Jazz Market. Read more on the School of Medicine website.
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BIO on the BAYOU, the premier biotechnology conference for the Gulf South region, returns to New Orleans on October 3 & 4, 2023 – with programming held at Tulane’s Tidewater building and the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center. The event brings together senior executives and top decision-makers from the corporate, investor, foundation, government, and academic sectors to collaborate and accelerate the advancement of treatments, tests, and cures. The conference is free to attend but registration is required.
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Do you have an idea on how to solve a medical or healthcare problem? Then register for Tulane University Innovation Institute’s Open MIC (Medical Innovation Challenge) Night on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. at Chapter IV Restaurant (1315 Gravier St.). The goal of Open MIC Night is to encourage participants to innovate and think of creative solutions to complex problems. Ideas can take the form of a drug, medical device, procedure, app or other creative solution. The event features a 3-minute pitch contest that is evaluated by experts. Participants have a chance to win funding and can be eligible for future funding. Visit the Innovation Institute website for more information and to register.
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As part of a season of public concerts in partnership with Tulane, New Orleans Friends of Music will welcome pianist Danny Driver to Dixon Hall today at 7:30 p.m. Driver is a renowned artist who has performed with orchestras and at music festivals across the globe. Visit the event Wavesync page for more information, and visit the New Orleans Friends of Music website to purchase tickets.
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eSchool News
Julia Lang, professor of practice and associate director of the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane, co-authors an article that examines ChatGPT as the ultimate educator’s toolkit. Lang says AI offers numerous potential benefits, including early interventions to identify at-risk students and its ability to provide real-time feedback to students and teachers.
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