Students from Tulane School of Medicine’s student community clinics built a regional donation hub to collect personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.
Administrators report that the recent transition to online-only classes has been successful with very few issues reported. Several online resources have been launched to support students and faculty as they adapt to the new shift.
Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine’s Master of Health Administration program is ranked No. 17 for the second straight year among the top 75 programs in the latest U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.
Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) faculty and program directors will share their expertise on how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in a new livestream series beginning today at noon.
As the Reily Student Recreation Center remains closed until further notice, Campus Recreation has developed several virtual fitness classes and programs to keep the campus community healthy, engaged and active.
Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) Digital Design students took home 24 awards at the 2020 Advertising Club of New Orleans ADDY Awards last month, and Amanda Garcia, director of Digital Design, was recognized as Educator of the Year. For more about the awards, click here.
Tulane School of Medicine is hosting a Town Hall on Friday, March 27, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a panel of medical and scientific experts to learn about COVID-19 updates in our region, progress on management of the pandemic and scientific advances underway. The town hall will be online via Zoom and Facebook Live. For more information, click here.
In The News
Associated Press Richard Oberhelman, MD, of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, comments on physicians and healthcare workers considering reusing personal protective equipment.
Nature Robert Garry, PhD, Tulane virologist, comments on the development and possible use of a serological test that can detect antibodies an individual produces to fight COVID-19.
Farm Progress Chad Roy, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology and a core scientist in the Division of Microbiology at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, discusses the origin of COVID-19 and data on the symptoms of the virus.
Nola.com Andrew “AJ” Beron, a PhD student studying tropical medicine at Tulane, was one of more than 100 volunteers who helped with one of the drive-thru coronavirus testing sites last week in New Orleans.
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