At Tulane’s Unified Commencement Ceremony, held on May 20, Commencement honors will be awarded to Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis, “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom, Jr., and AI pioneer Rosalind Picard. Davis and Picard will receive honorary degrees, and Odom, who will serve as the ceremony’s keynote speaker, will receive the President’s Medal.
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The School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) has launched two new undergraduate degrees in its Business and Leadership Studies Program: the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior and Management Studies and the Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources. Both degree programs are online and aligned with industry standards to prepare students for rewarding careers in business or human resource management. Read more on the SoPA website.
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Joel Griffin, Newcomb-Tulane College graduate and a native of Madison, Connecticut, grew up eating a variety of New England staples, including the lobster roll. When he moved to attend Tulane, he noticed the dish wasn’t available, so he launched Joel’s Lobster Rolls. Read more on the Newcomb-Tulane College website.
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The School of Liberal Arts, the Middle East and North African Studies, and the Department of French and Italian, will host a film screening of Abdellah Taïa’s Salvation Army, followed by a Q&A with Taïa on Monday, April 24, at 5 p.m. in Stone Auditorium of the Woldenberg Art Center. Taïa is the first openly gay writer and filmmaker from Morocco and is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in the Muslim world. Salvation Army is Taïa’s award-winning 2013 film adaptation of his 2006 autobiographical novel of the same title. The Q&A will be moderated by Chenise Calhoun of the Department of French and Italian. Following the Q&A, a reception and the opening of artist Camille Farrah Lenain’s exhibit “Made of Smokeless Fire” will take place at 7 p.m. in Newcomb Hall on the 3rd floor, with music by guitarist and composer Mahmoud Chouki. The exhibit will explore LGBTQIA+ identities within Muslim culture in France. Visit the event Wavesync page for more information and to RSVP.
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Healio
Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology at the School of Medicine, explains that hypertension control, already diminishing, was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses effective ways to help patients decrease their blood pressure.
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ABC News
“We’re going to see many more communities that are going to disappear,” Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Vokes Geology Professor at the School of Science and Engineering, says in an article about how climate change has driven away the community of Isle de Jean Charles.
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Popular Mechanics
Two Tulane researchers reveal how the Mayan calendar works in a new study.
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