Leslie Scott (left), assistant professor of dance, will perform her work, hymn + them, at the JOMBA! International Dance Festival, which will take place in Durban, South Africa, Aug. 31.
The Tulane Cancer Center has launched its Pickup Truck for the Cure raffle benefiting the center’s Prostate Cancer Research Fund. Enter the raffle for a chance to win a 2020 GMC Canyon pickup truck. Tickets are $100 each and a maximum of 500 will be sold. The drawing for the winner is Nov. 16. For more information and to buy a ticket click here.
The Washington Post David Smilde, sociology professor at Tulane, says strong-arm tactics by the U.S. to prevent a negotiated end in Venezuela may fail.
Yahoo Finance Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice at Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, discusses which stocks perform well during hurricane season.
MyFitnessPal Lu Qi, MD, director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center, says the link between obesity and not getting enough sleep is one reason to make improving sleep a priority.
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