The official poster for the inaugural Book Festival at Tulane University is designed by Emma Fick, local author, artist and illustrator. Posters are currently available for presale and will also be available to purchase in Pedersen Lobby, located in the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, during all three days of the festival.
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The School of Professional Advancement and Operation Restoration have joined the Ready for Pell initiative aimed at strengthening emerging postsecondary education in prison programs. The restoration of Pell Grants for learners who are incarcerated begins in the 2023-24 academic year. Read More
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The School of Social Work will team up with Access Health Louisiana, a network of health clinics, to develop, implement and disseminate innovative, evidence-based self-care models that address healthcare worker retention, burnout and overall well-being. Read More
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The inaugural New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University officially opens on Thursday, March 10, with bestselling authors, thought-provoking panels and a lot of fun through Saturday, March 12, all on Tulane’s uptown campus. Highlights include An Evening with John Grisham, in conversation with Jenna Bush Hager, Thursday at 5 p.m.; Race and the American Soul with Imani Perry and moderator Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Thursday at 6 p.m.; the New Orleans Cooking Symposium with local chefs, Friday at noon; Family Day at the Fest, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and a Closing Musical Symposium with Ben Jaffe, Adonis Rose and Tom Sancton, and musical performances by the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and other acts, Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Attendance is free. For more information, visit bookfest.tulane.edu.
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WWL-TV
Cheryl Landrieu, co-chair of The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane, discusses the activities and events lined up for the festival, such as panel discussions, cooking demonstrations, music and Family Day. The festival will be held Thursday, March 10, through Saturday, March 12.
CBS News
“This time around it confirmed the lesson from 1918: you tell the truth,” John Barry, distinguished scholar at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says of what was learned from the 1918 flu pandemic and what the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced.
Phys.org
Keith Clay, professor and chair in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the School of Science and Engineering, has published research examining the genomic bases of the invasive Phragmites australis, also known as the common reed.
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