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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
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A team of researchers led by Karen Johannesson, PhD, the Cochran Family Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Tulane, found elevated concentrations of arsenic in groundwater from the upper Chicot aquifer in Cow Island.
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Claudia Herrera, PhD, researcher at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, received a $2.6 million grant to develop more reliable tools for the diagnosis and genotyping of congenital Chagas disease.
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Tulane Law School’s Center for Energy Law and the Tulane Energy Institute are hosting their fourth annual U.S. - China Energy and Trade Law Forum on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. and Oct. 18 from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. in John Giffen Weinmann Hall (6329 Freret St.). The forum will focus on the global energy industry and the impact of import tariffs on international trade. For more information and to register,
click here
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Francisco Estrada-Belli, a Tulane University archaeologist, says a Maya ruin discovered in northern Guatemala was possibly home to up to 15 million people.
The Undefeated
In coordination with the University of Puerto Rico, Tulane enrolled 17 students impacted by Hurricane Maria for one semester with almost all on-campus expenses paid.
Salon
Alyssa Lederer, PhD, assistant professor at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says obstacles Americans face regarding STI prevention include stigma and access to health care.
Nola.com
Roy Rando and LuAnn White of Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine discuss the risks of inhaling dust and the air quality following the Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans.
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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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