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President Michael Fitts led a virtual celebration on Saturday to recognize the Class of 2020 and the conferral of degrees. The celebration was filled with inspiring video messages from Fitts, student speakers and several celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Madeleine Albright, Drew Brees, Hoda Kotb, Kelly Ripa, Apple CEO Tim Cook and many others.
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Tulane researchers Xuebin Qin, MD, professor of medicine (pictured), and Fengming Liu, MD, professor of microbiology and immunology, recently published their findings on the origin, dynamics and fate of renal macrophages, a type of white blood cell.
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(Pictured left to right) Graduating seniors Ross Berlin, Max Steitz and Matthew Wu launched Give Back Tulane, a fundraising initiative that has raised more than $45,000 to date for Second Harvest Food Bank, the Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s Music Relief Fund and the New Orleans Business Alliance’s Gig Economy Relief Fund.
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The School of Social Work will offer a five-semester dual-degree program in the fall that will enable online Master of Social Work students to also earn a Master of Science degree in Disaster Resilience Leadership.
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The John W. Deming Department of Medicine will hold a Grand Rounds on “Cardiovascular Issues Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” on Wednesday, May 20, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom and Facebook Live. The event will feature School of Medicine’s Robert C. Hendel, MD. For more information, click here.
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Healthline
Susan Hassig, professor and director of the Master of Public Health Program in Epidemiology, discusses how COVID-19 tests can draw false negatives and how workspaces, including open-plan spaces, can be dangerous for spreading COVID-19.
The New York Times
Ruth Carlitz, political science professor at Tulane, analyzed U.S. governors' plans and found that Republican governors, male and female, in the U.S. took longer to impose stay-at-home orders than Democrats did.
Vice
Brent Goehring, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the School of Science and Engineering, provides tips on how to manage your wellbeing and mental state during isolation.
Mashable
Thomas LaVeist, dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, recommends that individuals shouldn’t let their guard down in protecting themselves against COVID-19, even when outdoors.
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