The first cohort of students from Xiangtan University in China have begun studying at Tulane Law as part of an academic partnership between the two universities.
The Tulane Surgery Clinic is adding endocrine and bariatric, or weight-loss, surgical services, providing patients with support before and after the procedure for healthy lifestyle changes.
Allen Sills, MD, professor of neurological surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and chief medical officer for the NFL will discuss risk reduction strategies for head impacts and lower extremity injury reduction plans in football. Sills’ presentation will be on Sept. 18 at 7 a.m. in the Hutchinson building (1430 Tulane Ave.), room 6065. For more information, click here.
Tulane Law School is hosting its annual Eason-Weinmann Lecture on International & Comparative Law on Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. This year’s lecturer is Colm O'Cinneide, professor at University College London, and his lecture is titled “Rescuing Human Rights: Against the New Minimalism.” The event will be held at Tulane Law’s John Giffen Weinmann Hall (6329 Freret St.) in the Wendell H. Gauthier Appellate Moot Court Room 110. A reception will follow. For more information, click here.
New York Times Tulane opened its doors to students impacted by Hurricane Maria.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Maureen Lichtveld, professor at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says there is a difference between surviving a natural disaster and recovering emotionally from one.
Russia Beyond Tulane’s William Brumfield chronicles the architectural sites of Rostov, Russia.
Vanity Fair Denise Frazier, assistant director of the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, is part of Slave Rebellion Reenactment, a community-engaged art performance and film production reenacting the largest slave rebellion in North American history.
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