Tiong Aw, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, will collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team to study the co-occurrence of infectious pathogens, like legionella — the most commonly reported cause of drinking water-borne outbreaks in the U.S. — and disinfection byproducts in drinking water systems across the country.
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Joe West, Tulane Law alumnus, serves on the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which continues the work started during the Civil Rights era through advocacy to achieve racial justice. He is also chair of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which oversees the accreditation of the nation’s law schools and state-by-state Bar admissions. Read more on the Tulane Law School website.
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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University is still accepting author applications for the 2024 festival, which will take place March 14-16 on the uptown campus. The festival invites talented authors from all genres to submit work for consideration for the fest. Submissions will be accepted through Wednesday, Sept. 20, and applicants will be notified by Monday, Oct. 16. Click here to apply. Read more on the Book Fest website.
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Tulane Living Well will host a series of free flu shot clinics that are open to all Tulane employees. The clinics, which will take place on the uptown, downtown and Tulane National Primate Research Center campuses, will begin Thursday, Sept. 21, and end on Friday, Oct. 13. No appointment is necessary to get a flu shot, but please bring your Tulane ID/Splash Card. Click here for the schedule.
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Tulane Libraries will host an online workshop that will introduce attendees to audio editing with Audacity software. The workshop will take place Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom. Through demonstration and hands-on practice, attendees will learn how to cut audio, normalize volume and more. No prior audio editing experience is required to attend, but participants should have their own laptop with Audacity already installed. Participants can use their own audio files. Audio files will also be shared to facilitate hands-on practice. Visit the WaveSync page for more information and to register.
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Tulane’s Department of Theatre and Dance will open its main stage season on Friday, Sept. 29, with the family drama “Crumbs from the Table of Joy.” The play is about sisters adjusting to the death of their mother and their family’s move from Florida to Brooklyn in 1950. Written by Lynn Nottage as her professional debut in 1995, the script explores the shifting American political and racial landscape as seen through the eyes of a teenager trying to find her place and voice in a drastically new setting. The show will run through Tuesday, Oct. 3. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m., with additional matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are available here. Performances will take place in the Lupin Theatre in the Dixon Hall Performing Arts Center (150 Dixon Hall Annex) located on the uptown campus, near the Newcomb Quad. Read more about the Department of Theatre and Dance’s upcoming season on the School of Liberal Arts website.
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Education Next
In an article about visionary higher education leaders, Tulane President Michael A. Fitts is touted with doubling the university’s endowment, renovating the uptown campus and making undergraduate admissions more selective.
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