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View this email in your browser Tulane Today Thursday, April 4, 2019 NEWS Adding life to years In 1985, people over age 65 accounted for 11 percent of the U.S. population. By 2030, that number is expected to nearly double to 20 percent. With this booming population comes the need for new medical advances. Tulane researchers are uncovering the science behind aging and learning how to add life to years. Read More Business Model Competition announces finalists Three finalists have been announced in the 2019 Tulane Business Model Competition. This year’s finalists, including Tulane’s own RentCheck, will compete on April 8 for $25,000 and a spot in an international competition in May. Read More FEATURED EVENTS Crawfest is calling Crawfest brings 20,000 pounds of mudbugs and more to the LBC Berger Family and Newcomb Quads on Tulane’s Uptown campus on Saturday, April 6. Open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. rain or shine, the annual festival also features arts vendors and two stages of live music. View All Events EVENTS April 4 11th Annual Science and Engineering Alumni Awards Celebration Before Anthropology: Enlightenment Science and the Category of the Human “Land Without Borders” film screening “Buyer & Cellar” April 5 Globalization and Culture in Israel conference MARI Brown Bag Talk Series: Macroregional Perspective on Early Urbanism in Formative Central Mexico The Racial Capitalism of Blockchain: Between Human-Computer Flourishing and Computational Slavery   IN THE NEWS Washington Post A certification in culinary medicine is available for clinicians through the Goldring Center at Tulane University. New Orleans Advocate Dr. Penny M. Heaton, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, will be the keynote speaker at Tulane University’s Immersion Days, happening April 9-10. WalletHub Ask the experts about low-interest credit cards: Freeman Professor Amanda Heitz. WWNO Tulane University hosts second annual indigenous symposium.   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. Submit Your News Submission Guidelines & Form | Archive | Subscribe  2019 | Tulane University Communications & Marketing