A study co-authored by Tulane researchers shows a new COVID-19 vaccine helps the immune system recognize and defend against SARS-CoV-2. The study showed significant respiratory protection, for at least six months, against Omicron subvariants of the virus. The vaccine is currently in use in South Korea, but not yet available outside the country.
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The sixth annual Tipping Point all-star benefit concert returns to The Fillmore New Orleans on Oct. 21. The concert, which funds scholarship programs at Tulane, will feature eight-time Grammy Award winner Stephen Marley, son of Bob Marley, and Lukas Nelson, son of Willie Nelson, as headlining performers. Read more about this year's lineup on the university news site.
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Researchers found that parents or those with parenting-type motivations were more drawn to socially conservative values. Read about the study on the university news site.
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More than just a scholarship program, the Posse Foundation program demonstrates the importance of a support system for students, particularly those who are first-generation college students. Read more about Posse on the university news site.
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During a first-year architecture studio class, Professor Kenneth Schwartz, who is the director of Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, guides Ming Hoang Huan, left, and Sofia Lovera, right, on how to approach the existing site of a project location. See the photo.
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Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and it’s getting smarter. It’s driving cars, screening resumes, monitoring surveillance networks and even helping doctors make medical diagnoses. How do we make sure such a powerful tool doesn’t become a threat? Tulane computer scientist Nicholas Mattei is a co-author of Computing and Technology Ethics: Engaging through Science Fiction, a book coming out this fall about the growing field of AI ethics. Mattei talks about the risks when developers don’t ask the right questions and whether AI has the potential to take over if we’re not careful. Listen Now
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The Department of Theatre and Dance will open its season with “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord,” the 2019 off-Broadway hit written by Alexis Scheer and directed by Jessica Podewell, director and senior professor of practice in the department. The one-act script follows a group of teenage girls as they gather in an abandoned treehouse to summon the ghost of Pablo Escobar. Podewell says, “The challenging journeys of the characters will broaden the emotional depths of our student actors, while also riveting audiences.” The show will run Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Lupin Theatre, located at 150 Dixon Hall Annex on the uptown campus. Due to limited audience size, reservations are highly encouraged. Tickets are available at www.purplepass.com/TULANETD. Read more about upcoming shows at the Department of Theatre and Dance website.
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NPR
Reggie Ferreira, program director of the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy and associate professor at the School of Social Work, says that political leaders need to emphasize their support after a major natural disaster, like a hurricane, and deliver on that support.
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NBC News
Jesse Keenan, Favrot II Associate Professor of Real Estate at the School of Architecture, comments on the increased homeowners insurance rates in Louisiana as climate change continues to contribute to destructive weather.
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Health Susan Hassig, epidemiologist at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says public health experts shouldn’t use the word “end” when it comes to COVID-19 since the virus, like the flu, will continue to mutate.
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