The Innovation Institute, which is located at Thirteen15, the new residential and retail development on Tulane’s downtown campus, was dedicated on Thursday, June 16. The institute's mission is to bring to the market the ideas and discoveries of Tulane faculty, researchers, staff and students, as well as local innovators, to fuel innovation in the Gulf South. To view the video from the dedication, click here. To view photos, click here.
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Laura Rosanne Adderley, associate professor of history in the School of Liberal Arts, was named as a finalist for the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, presented by the Campus Compact coalition of universities. Adderley was nominated by the Tulane Center for Public Service for her community-based initiatives rooted in public humanities. Read More
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Suri Duitch (middle), School of Professional Advancement dean, will serve as the newest member of the New Orleans Workforce Development Board. Members of the board provide oversight and guidance to city workforce development measures and assess program effectiveness in partnership with the mayor. Read More
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The Summer Lyric Theatre will present “Bandstand” on Thursday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Dixon Hall. Set in 1945, “Bandstand” is about Private First Class Donny Novitski, who is also a singer and songwriter, and his return home after the war. He eventually joins a group of fellow veterans for a national swing band competition. “Bandstand” follows Novitski and the group’s journey through complicated relationships, the demands of the competition and the challenging after-effects of war. The show will run through Sunday, June 26. For more information, click here. To purchase tickets, click here.
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Health
Dr. Myo Thwin Myint, associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, discusses how recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation can affect youth mental health.
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NPR
Karissa Haugeberg, associate professor of history at the School of Liberal Arts, discusses the history of the anti-abortion movement pre- and post-Roe V. Wade.
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List 23
“We have a greater understanding of the pathology of the disease in the brain that may (infect) individuals with neurological problems or during infection, as well as those who continue to experience these neurological difficulties,” says Tracy Fischer, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, of a study that shows COVID-19’s impacts on the brain.
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Higher Ed Dive
In a question-and-answer interview, Douglas Harris, chair of the economics department at the School of Liberal Arts, explains the findings of a study that examined how the pandemic affected high school graduation and college entry rates.
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