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Thursday, February 06, 2020
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Janice Martin Foster graduated from Tulane Law in 1970, becoming the first black woman law graduate of the university. Fifty years later, after an illustrious career at Jones Walker, she will be inducted in the 2020 class of the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame.
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The daily lineups of more than 100 celebrated and rising authors have been announced for the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane. The book festival is free and open to the public with the exception of three keynote author sessions. General admission tickets for the keynote events are $10 and are now available. Students are admitted free with a valid ID.
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Music Rising at Tulane will hold a discussion titled “African American Women Affecting the Arts,” on Friday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Rogers Memorial Chapel on the uptown campus. Lauren E. Turner, of No Dream Deferred NOLA; Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes, of Ashe Cultural Arts Center; Kesha McKey, of KM Dance Project; Stephanie McKee-Anderson, of Junebug Productions; and Gia M. Hamilton, of the New Orleans African American Museum, will discuss their thoughts about the state of contemporary arts in New Orleans. The event is free. For more information, click here.
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Healio
Lu Qi, MD, PhD, Tulane professor of epidemiology and director of the Tulane Obesity Research Center, discusses a recent study that shows adults who take glucosamine supplements may be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Consumer Reports
Lydia A. Bazzano, MD, PhD, professor of nutrition at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, weighs in on studies on red and processed meats.
The Thirty
Leah Jacob, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Tulane, discusses why doing yoga is good for the skin.
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Tulane Today accepts, for consideration, news and event submissions that are of interest to the Tulane community. Items must be 80 words or less and contain contact information and a web link that will be included in the published announcement.
Submission deadline is noon three business days prior to publication date.
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