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Donors give $2 million to help Tulane faculty compete for research dollars

Tulane alumna and board member Elizabeth “Libby” Alexander and her husband, Robert Alexander, pledged $2 million to establish a fund to support faculty and the university’s research grant proposal development initiatives.

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to appear at Tulane on Friday

Tulane President Mike Fitts welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for the newly launched Presidential Speaker Series. A conversation between Fitts and Justice Sotomayor will take place Friday in McAlister Auditorium. Attendance is limited to the Tulane community.

Study finds topsoil is key harbinger of lead exposure risks for children

Howard Mielke, PhD, pharmacology research professor at the Tulane School of Medicine, led a study in New Orleans that showed how long-term changes in soil lead levels have an impact on lead blood levels in children.

Tulane Vocal Arts Festival

Tulane’s Newcomb Department of Music is hosting the Tulane Vocal Arts Festival Oct. 25 - 26 at the Dixon Annex Recital Hall. The festival, which aims to encourage the study of classical singing, features professional development for singers and pianists, concerts, and master classes. Guests include Malinda Haslett, Michael Hix, Ingela Onstad, Kristin Ditlow and Tulane faculty. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

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October 23

Music at Midday - Stephen Redfield, violin & Joanna Burnside, piano

The XX Factor: Women in Science, Engineering, Math and Medicine

Bachelor of Arts in Design launch event

Friends of Music – Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt

Artist Salon with Kei Slaughter and ChE

October 24

SSW Elk Place Health Spot

Take Back the Night

David Stelzer (Epic Games) Gaming Industry Lecture

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CNBC
Walter Isaacson, Tulane history professor, discusses how CEOs of American businesses like Apple and Facebook can navigate a relationship with the Chinese government.

Inside Higher Ed
Jeff Schiffman, Tulane director of undergraduate admission, discusses how early decision applications help.

Fox 5 DC
Tulane was ranked as one of the top universities with the happiest students, according to The Princeton Review’s 2020 edition of “The Best 385 Colleges.”

WWNO
Hortensia Calvo, PhD, director of Tulane’s Latin American Library, talks about books made by women of Taller Leñateros, a publishing cooperative operated by Maya artists in Mexico.

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Donors give $2 million to help Tulane faculty compete for research dollars

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to appear at Tulane on Friday

Study finds topsoil is key harbinger of lead exposure risks for children Howard Mielke, PhD, pharmacology research professor at the Tulane School of Medicine, led a study in New Orleans that showed how long-term changes in soil lead levels have an impact on lead blood levels in children.

Study finds topsoil is key harbinger of lead exposure risks for children

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Study finds topsoil is key harbinger of lead exposure risks for children

Howard Mielke, PhD, pharmacology research professor at the Tulane School of Medicine, led a study in New Orleans that showed how long-term changes in soil lead levels have an impact on lead blood levels in children.