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Wednesday, March 04, 2020
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Chad Steele, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, is one of 68 scientists worldwide to be named a 2020 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
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Nicholas Mattei, assistant professor of computer science at Tulane, will spend the next year as an Alan I. Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow, promoting meaningful dialogue about the role of artificial intelligence on society.
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The Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit, the longest-running student-organized environmental law conference in the country, will be held Friday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 7, from 8:40 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Tulane Law’s John Giffen Weinmann Hall. The summit, which features 24 panels, a citizen workshop and two keynote addresses, will examine environmental issues impacting the Gulf Coast and the globe. The event is free. For more information, click here.
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The Newcomb Art Museum is hosting a gallery talk on the Black Masking Indian traditions on Saturday, March 7, from noon to 1 p.m. The talk will feature Giz Hartley Aguillard, flag boy of The Wild Tchoupitoulas group. The event is free. For more information, click here.
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Associated Press (YouTube)
Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, vice president for research at Tulane, comments on the university’s research efforts regarding coronavirus.
MPR
John Barry of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine discusses the history of five pandemics along with response efforts and lessons learned from them.
WWL-TV
Tulane has taken precautions on student travel as the coronavirus spreads.
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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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