Tulane University researchers Tony Hu, the Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation at Tulane, and David Coy, the director of the Peptide Research Lab at Tulane University School of Medicine, have been named Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors, a prestigious distinction honoring the nation’s brightest and most impactful innovators.
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New Orleans area startups are staffing up and attracting more investment funding despite headwinds from higher interest rates, inflation and pessimism over the national economy, according to Tulane’s 2023 Greater New Orleans Startup Report. Read more on the Tulane News website.
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The School of Liberal Arts has been awarded a $225,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to host a year-long seminar beginning next fall on the Tulane campus. The seminar series is being co-organized by Professor of English and Gender and Sexuality Studies Kate Baldwin, Associate Professor of History Karissa Haugeberg, and Newcomb Institute Administrative Associate Professor Clare Daniel. Read more on the School of Liberal Arts website.
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Students in the Music Science and Technology Minor will present their fall concerts tonight and Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at Dixon Hall on Tulane’s uptown campus. Over the two nights, around 60 students will present work they created in such courses as Composition for Electronic Media, Computer Applications in Music and Digital Signal Processing. The work ranges from songwriting and electronic dance music to compositions for custom designed synthesizers and samplers, interactive applications and surround sound. Hosted by the Tulane School of Liberal Arts and the Newcomb Department of Music, the two concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, visit the event WaveSync page.
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A Studio in the Woods presents a Hurricane Ecology Walk with David Baker Friday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. on the grounds of A Studio in the Woods, 13401 Patterson Road. Baker, an ecologist, will lead the walk, which will focus on the forest’s response to hurricanes and how increasing storm frequency is changing the forest. The event is free, but registration is required. To sign up, visit the event webpage.
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Tulane has filled its coaching vacancy with Troy’s Jon Sumrall, who, like his predecessor, has posted consecutive season with more than 10 wins. The 41-year-old Sumrall has gone 23-4 at Troy in the past two seasons, winning back-to-back Sun Belt Conference championships. He’ll take over a program that also won 23 games — along with an American Athletic Conference title — in the past two seasons.
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