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In a recent message to the university community, President Michael Fitts affirmed that racism has no place at Tulane and announced several substantive initiatives to promote a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community.
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Hundreds of Tulane School of Medicine and LSU School of Medicine faculty, staff and students, along with essential personnel from nearby hospitals, gathered on Tulane Avenue for a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism.
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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane will host a free discussion titled “Race in America” with renowned national authors Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Kiese Laymon and Cleo Wade, on Wednesday, June 17, at 5 p.m. CT via Zoom. Michelle Miller, CBS News national correspondent and co-host of “CBS This Morning: Saturday,” will moderate the discussion.
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Lenore Benson Raborn and Robert Raborn met at Tulane in 1946, were married for 52 years and set up a trust for the benefit of Tulane. The remainder of the now $1.9 million trust will eventually go to the couple’s alma mater, including 60 percent to the School of Medicine and 40 percent to the School of Social Work.
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New Orleans Center for the Gulf South has partnered with The Water Leaders Institute and The Blue House NOLA to host Braid and Flow, a series of online events that address ecological and political dynamics of our time. This month’s Braid and Flow will focus on “Racialized Violence” and will take place Thursday, June 18, from 10 - 11 a.m., and Monday, June 22, from 6 - 7:15 p.m. CT via Zoom.
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Bruce Gibb, left, chemistry professor at Tulane, and Hank Ashbaugh, right, chemical engineering professor at Tulane, recently published a study that provides new insights on how to modify the stickiness of molecules called cavitands, allowing engineers to build materials like gels from the bottom up.
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Just Wanna Quilt will be holding a free, two-day Homemade Mask Summit hosted by the Newcomb Institute, the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking and the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the A.B. Freeman School of Business on Wednesday, June 17, and Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. via Zoom. The summit will feature conversations and interviews with scientists, sewing artists, entrepreneurs, medical professionals and artists. Click here for more information and to register.
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Renal & Urology News
Neil Baum, MD, professor of clinical urology at the School of Medicine, says the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for urologists to implement and improve telemedicine in their practices.
The New York Times
Several epidemiologists nationwide, including Tulane's Lydia Bazzano, MD, commented when they would send their children to school, camp or day care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
NBC News
Joshua Denson, MD, pulmonologist at Tulane, discusses how his approach to treatment for COVID-19 patients has changed since the start of the pandemic.
Mashable
Nick Spitzer, anthropology professor at Tulane and public radio show host, discusses how some musicians are playing live via online concert platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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