Wednesday, March 09, 2022
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will serve as the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Tulane Environmental Law and Policy Summit, which will be held Friday, March 11, through Saturday, March 12. The governor will speak on Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Tulane Law’s Weinmann Hall. He will discuss Louisiana’s climate initiatives and its recently adopted Climate Action Plan. In-person attendance will be limited; however, the governor’s speech will also be available via Zoom.
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More than 20 School of Architecture alumni from the Class of 1980-81 wrote and published My Dinner with Lawrence, a book that imagines what architects, both new and established, would serve at a dinner party based on the architect’s style and era. The book’s title honors the late John W. Lawrence, former School of Architecture dean and a leading figure in the New Orleans preservation movement. Read More
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On this episode of On Good Authority, we sit down with writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin to discuss the inspiration behind his debut novel We Cast a Shadow and his most recent collection of short stories The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You. An award-winning author, Ruffin has used fictional storytelling to raise awareness about race issues in America and highlight the people of New Orleans and the city’s culture. He is one of more than 100 authors taking part in the inaugural New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University this week. Listen Now
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Tulane University Libraries will host the next installment of its Lunch Tray Series on Friday, March 11, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. It will feature Mona Lisa Saloy, Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professor of English at Dillard University, current Louisiana Poet Laureate, author and folklorist. Through her works, Saloy has documented the significance of Black Beat poets, the African American toasting tradition, New Orleans speech and more. For more information and to register, click here.
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The Department of Theatre and Dance at the School of Liberal Arts will present Sophokles’ Antigone from Tuesday, March 15, through Sunday, March 20, in the Albert Lupin Memorial Theater inside the Dixon Performing Arts Center (150 Dixon Annex – Building #69) on the uptown campus. Antigone is a tragedy about the daughter of former king Oedipus learning that her deceased brother must remain unburied by royal decree. The play is directed by Ryder Thornton, Tulane theatre professor, and includes an original score by local musician Brendan Connelly. Tickets for Tulane students, faculty and staff are $14. Tickets for other patrons are $21. For more information, click here. To buy tickets, click here.
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Health News Digest
The Tulane Brain Institute was awarded a $14 million grant by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to examine under what conditions estrogen therapy may increase or decrease risk for women developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
WGNO
Dr. Rebecca Metzinger, associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the School of Medicine and chief of ophthalmology at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, is profiled as a finalist in WGNO’s Remarkable Women series.
The 74 Million
In an article about lessons learned by a small school in Minneapolis, a Tulane study is cited that found teachers’ top stressor during the pandemic is feeling inadequate to address students’ learning loss. Tulane researchers also found that teachers experienced trauma and mental health issues at rates similar to or higher than those of healthcare workers.
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