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Jay Kolls, MD, the John W. Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine at Tulane, along with other researchers at the School of Medicine, designed a synthetic protein that acts as a decoy to intercept and neutralize COVID-19 before it can latch onto an enzyme, ACE2, and infect healthy cells.
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A $20 million National Science Foundation grant establishes the Louisiana Material Design Alliance, which includes Tulane along with four other local universities. Researchers will design complex alloys and polymers specifically for 3D printing. Tulane's Jihun Hamm will lead the university’s work in the alliance.
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Renowned authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson will interview each other about their current works during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as their previous books in a free virtual discussion titled “Home and Away” hosted by The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane on Thursday, June 25, at 5 p.m. CT via Zoom.
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A study conducted by Ehab Meselhe, a professor in the Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering, demonstrates the efficacy of upper river diversions as an option to improve river management and reduce the volume of water flowing through the spillway.
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Ricardo Cortez of the Department of Mathematics and Julie Alvarez of the Department of Psychology received the Dean’s Hero Award, which recognizes School of Science and Engineering faculty who have demonstrated exemplary service.
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The John W. Deming Department of Medicine will host a Medicine Grand Rounds titled “A Pragmatic Approach: Preventing, Evaluating and Managing Cognitive Decline and Dementia” featuring Demetrius “Demetri” Maraganore, MD, the Herbert J. Harvey Jr. Chair in Neurosciences at the School of Medicine. The event will be held Wednesday, June 24, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom and the School of Medicine Facebook page. For more information, click here.
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The New York Times
Jesse Keenan, professor of real estate at the School of Architecture, discusses his research into the effects of climate change and rising sea levels on 30-year mortgages.
CNN
A letter co-authored by School of Medicine's Mairi Noverr suggests that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could help prevent the worst effects of coronavirus infection.
The Advocate
Jana Lipman, history professor at the School of Liberal Arts, co-authored a guest column on how COVID-19 has made matters more extreme for asylum-seekers.
Pique News Magazine
Valerie Paz-Soldan, director of Tulane Health Offices for Latin America, says in Iquitos, Peru’s hot climate, crowded living conditions, poverty and geographic isolation are deadly factors in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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