The Dr. Ernest W. Kinchen Jr. Visiting Student Clerkship Award is offered to fourth-year medical students who are underrepresented in the field of medicine and are interested in pursuing a career in general surgery. Kinchen (right) is the first African American graduate of the Tulane Department of Surgery's residency program. Dr. Mary Killackey (left), chair of the department, also presented Kinchen an award at a ceremony honoring his legacy.
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Students in Mark Carson’s Songwriting for an Audience course got a real treat when the country group Chapel Hart stopped by this week to talk about their history, musical influences and their songwriting process. The group made it to the finals and placed in the top five of this season’s “America’s Got Talent.” Read more on the Tulane news site.
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Tulane historian Linda Pollock discusses the history of parks and green spaces. Pollock walks us through how the design of parks and our experiences of nature have shifted throughout history and will continue to evolve within the tight constraints of urban living. We explore how race, ethnicity, gender and class impact what parks and gardens look like, who they’re designed for, and how that shapes communities. Listen Now
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Newcomb Institute will continue its Fridays at Newcomb event series today at noon in the Diboll Gallery in The Commons and via Zoom. Elizabeth Sharrow, associate professor of public policy and history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will present a discussion titled “Equality Unfulfilled: How Policy Design, Sex Segregation and Organizational Culture Shape the 50th Anniversary of Title IX.” Sharrow will join the event via Zoom. Attendees can attend the event in person at Diboll Gallery, and participate in lunch, or can join the event via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, including the Zoom link, visit the event Wavesync page.
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Health Leaders
Tulane has partnered with LCMC Health to expand access of care in Southeast Louisiana.
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Fox 8 Live
Jesse Keenan, Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate at the School of Architecture, says the best way to attract homeowners insurance companies to Louisiana is to reduce the risk of properties, utilities and infrastructure, and incentivize local governments to build properties and facilities in low-risk areas.
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The Conversation
Robin Bartram, associate professor of sociology at the School of Liberal Arts, writes a piece on the disproportionate burdens Black women homeowners experience.
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