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View this email in your browser Tulane Today Friday, April 12, 2019 NEWS The Vietnam Conflict and my path to a Tulane education “My experience at Tulane was amazingly unique, as I saw both sides of the Vietnam War coin. I had been wounded in combat alongside tough, courageous Marines. Twenty months later, I was at Tulane.” Read More Science and Engineering Alumni Awards honors three At the 11th Annual Science and Engineering Alumni Awards, honored alumni included Michael D. Chafetz, PhD, Stasia Widerynski and Warren R. Bourgeois, III, MD. Read More FEATURED EVENTS Art for Social Change Panel The Newcomb Art Museum will present a panel discussion exploring arts activism in New Orleans, particularly as it relates to mass incarceration and social justice. The panel takes place at 2 p.m. Saturday in Freeman Auditorium and features artists Carl Joe Williams, Sheila Phipps, Taslim van Hattum and Alex Stokes of The Blue House Civic Studio. View All Events EVENTS April 12 19th Annual Tulane Engineering Forum Tulane Entertainment and Sports Law Conference Tulane Athletics Spring Sale Latin American Writers Series: Interview with Achy Obejas April 13 On the Eve of Destruction: Couples Therapy CEU workshop April 15 Work in Progress Talk: Juan Carrillo González April 16 Transcending Barriers and Promoting Positive Change to Improve Health   IN THE NEWS Atlas Obscura Author cites academic work of professor William Balée that examines the human impact on the Amazon rainforest. NOLA.com An exhibit at the newly opened New Orleans African American Museum was produced in cooperation with Tulane University’s Amistad Research Center. The Appeal Political science professor Mirya Holman explains why so few sheriffs nationwide are women. The Athletic The impending American Athletic Conference media rights deal affected Tulane’s search for a new men’s basketball head coach.   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