Outreach Tulane, the university’s largest and longest running student-led community service event, took place on Saturday, Aug. 27, across the New Orleans area. The event, facilitated by the Tulane Center for Public Service and the Community Action Council of Tulane University Students (CACTUS), included hundreds of Tulane volunteers and numerous community partners.
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Tulane has been recognized on Forbes’ “America’s Best Employers by State” list. The list, compiled in partnership with market research company Statista, surveyed 70,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees and divided the list into 51 rankings, including the District of Columbia. Surveys were conducted anonymously and considered an employee’s working conditions, salary, potential for growth and diversity. Check out the list.
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Thanks to a National Institutes of Health grant, a state-of-the-art mass spectrometry system will support the Tulane Proteomic Core Facility team conduct research to better understand disease processes and to find novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis. The facility team is directed by Jia Fan (seated), assistant professor at the Center for Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics at the School of Medicine. Read about the system.
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Tulane President Michael Fitts visited the Tidewater building on the downtown campus on Friday, Aug. 26, for a “MikeDrop” with complimentary snoballs from Hansen’s Sno-Bliz for faculty, staff and students. See the photos.
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Unlike many bacterial infections, antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease often fails. And the people who suffer from long-term or post-treatment Lyme disease may be frustrated that they don’t get better sooner, or at all. In this episode of On Good Authority, we talk to Monica Embers, associate professor of microbiology and immunology and director of Vector-Borne Disease Research at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, to learn how the bacteria that causes Lyme evades detection, making treatment or management difficult in some cases. Listen Now
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Join President Michael Fitts as he greets patrons and buys their coffee outside Dunkin’ Donuts at the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life today from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Watch upcoming issues of Tulane Today for future monthly MikeDrop events!
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Tulane Alumni will continue its Professional Development Series with Jake Paul Minster, alumnus and Fragomen Associate, along with Aaron Blumberg, law partner, who will provide an overview on temporary work visas relevant to employers and individuals who require visa sponsorship. The discussion will take place today at 11 a.m. via Zoom. Minster and Blumberg will host a Q&A session following their presentation. See the event registration page.
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Medium
Dr. Gregory W. Stewart, the W. Kennon McWilliams Professor in Sports Medicine, co-founder and co-director of the Tulane Center for Sport and medical director of the Tulane Center for Brain Health, discusses how care for veterans has improved in the U.S. over the past five years.
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Washington Examiner
Lisa Morici, professor of microbiology and immunology at the School of Medicine, comments on the development of boosters able to target the omicron variant.
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The World
Nathalie Dajko, linguist and associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the School of Liberal Arts, examines how the use of the French language has declined in Louisiana, particularly in areas most affected by hurricanes and land loss.
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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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