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In 2013 the City of Bogalusa celebrated the Heart Study’s 40-year history by bestowing Dr. Gerald Berenson with the key to the city.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Gerald Berenson, who was a long-time research professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health and...Tulane In the News
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09/13/2018 - 11:45 - Emily Szklarski
FirstLine public charter schools in New Orleans utilize school-garden programming in their curriculum. (Photos from of ESYNOLA) School-based kitchen garden programs across the country are known to improve healthy eating habits among school children, but their value had not been quantified using...
09/06/2018 - 17:15 - Naomi King Englar
Robert Palestina, a 2018 graduate of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, is the new executive director of The Cookbook Project, a New Orleans-based nonprofit organization that promotes food justice and educates youth about healthy eating. (Photograph provided by the Cookbook Project...
09/05/2018 - 16:30 - Leslie Cardé
In "Journey of Dreamers" Mélange Dance Company performers tell the story of immigrants coming to America. (Photo by Mike Yoder) Editor’s note: This article appeared first in the June 2018 issue of Tulane magazine. Whatever the political climate, entertainment has always served as escapist fare,...
09/05/2018 - 16:30 - Faith Dawson
Olivia Evans used previous volunteer experiences in the Dominican Republic as a springboard to a research project. She is a Dean Jean Danielson scholar for 2018, using the scholarship to support her travel and fieldwork in the country this summer. (Photograph provided by Olivia Evans) Anne Caffery...
08/14/2018 - 17:00 - Emily Szklarski
Flooded and gutted homes were a common sight in Baton Rouge in late 2016. Team members from Tulane University were part of a group that built the Resilient Baton Rouge toolkit for residents of that city. The team recently published a study about the Resilient Baton Rouge effort. (Photo by Carolyn...