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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 1h

Congrats to Samuel Kakraba on this appointment! sph.tulane.edu/news/kakraba...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 23h

Very pleased to recognize Dr. Antonia Coello Novello as part of Hispanic Heritage Month!

Graphic with photo and text: Antonia Coello Novello is the Puerto Rican physician who became the first woman and the first Hispanic person to serve as Surgeon General of the United States. Born in Fajardo, she earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and trained in pediatrics and nephrology, a path shaped in part by her own childhood experience of a chronic illness that went untreated for years. She joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1979 and spent the following decade at the National Institutes of Health, where her work on pediatric AIDS drew national attention.

Graphic with photo and text: Appointed the fourteenth Surgeon General by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, Dr. Novello used the office to focus on the health of women, children, and minority communities. She confronted tobacco companies over advertising aimed at young people, launched a national campaign against underage drinking, and pushed immunization and childhood injury prevention into the mainstream of public health practice. After leaving the post in 1993, she served as a special representative to UNICEF on global child health, then led one of the largest public health agencies in the country as Commissioner of Health for the State of New York from 1999 to 2006. Her career reminds us that a physician's voice, used plainly and persistently, can reshape what a nation considers acceptable.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How being lonely can negatively effect your health: sph.tulane.edu/news/lonely-...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's always good to check in on what's cooking! Here are the upcoming events: mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ready to be a leader in public health? 📅 Join us for an Info Session: DrPH in Leadership for International Health and Sustainable Development - Tue. September 29, 8am CT. LINK: sph.tulane.edu/ihsd/drph-in...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

An important new study on violence just dropped. Read more about it here: sph.tulane.edu/news/study-v...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hispanic Heritage Month: Remembering Dr. Helen Rodríguez-Trías, a true pioneer in public health!

Photo and graphic with text: Dr. Helen Rodríguez-Trías (1929 to 2001), a physician, educator, and activist whose work reshaped American public health. Born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, she returned to Puerto Rico for her medical training and founded the island's first center for the care of newborns, where deaths among newborn infants fell by half within three years. Back in New York, she led the pediatrics department at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, building a practice grounded in culturally responsive care for communities that the medical system had long overlooked.

Photo and graphic with text: Her influence extended well beyond the clinic. She became a national leader in the women's health and reproductive rights movement, co-founding the Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse and helping shape the federal guidelines that established real protections for informed consent. In 1993 she became the first Latina elected president of the American Public Health Association, and in 2001 she received the Presidential Citizens Medal for a lifetime of advocacy on behalf of women, children, and marginalized populations. Her legacy continues to guide practitioners who understand equity as the core of the work rather than an addition to it.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dr. Jane T. Bertrand, Professor Emerita in the Department of International Health and Sustainable Development, will be honored in a ceremony on Monday, Sept 28, at 8:30 CT as the 2026 Laureate of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. RSVP: iussp.org/en/online-la...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tonight at 6pm CT! Learn about Tulane's DrPH in Leadership in Social and Behavioral Sciences at our virtual info session. Meet our program team, find out about the curriculum and admissions, and get your questions answered. 📍 Zoom Register: sph.tulane.edu/sbps/drph-in...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our very own alum Dr. Deb Houry was the featured speaker at the 2026 Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture hosted by the Murphy Institute at the uptown campus Wednesday. She addressed the tumult at the CDC. More photos: www.instagram.com/p/DdrIBp_kY5...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As part of her visit to Tulane for the Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture, Dr. Deb Houry, former Chief Medical Officer of the CDC, visited with students and faculty at Tidewater on Tuesday. More on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/Ddo--unmZZ...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On Tuesday, Nicholas Enrich visited Tidewater for a discussion on his book "Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID." More on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DdooZdPkVw...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Dr. Deb Houry, nationally recognized physician and former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will deliver the 2026 Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture Wednesday at 4pm in the LBC. Come hear her speak! tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An important discussion today with Nicholas Enrich on USAID -- join us in Tidewater for the early talk (noon) or the Woldenberg Art Center uptown later (5pm). Zoom here: tulane.zoom.us/j/97274066775

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here are some great photos from our MHA Administrative Residency Poster Session and Etiquette Lunch late last week. Looking good, y'all! More photos on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/Ddj3sxEl-0...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A lot to navigate this week and next -- Let's go get it! mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In the coming weeks, we'll be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by recognizing major contributors in the field of public health! This week we celebrate Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay.

Graphic with Finlay's photo. Text: Finlay was a Cuban physician and epidemiologist whose research permanently changed how the world understands yellow fever. In 1881, he became the first to propose that mosquitoes served as the vector transmitting the disease, a claim that was dismissed and ridiculed for nearly two decades before the Walter Reed Commission confirmed it. His insight made possible the mosquito control strategies that saved countless lives, including during the construction of the Panama Canal, a project that had defeated earlier efforts largely
because of disease.

Graphic with Finlay's photo. Text:
Finlay served as Cuba's chief health officer from 1902 to 1909 and published extensively on yellow fever across his career. He was elected president of the American Public Health Association in 1905, and he was nominated seven times for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine without ever receiving it. His legacy endures through international honors, including the UNESCO Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology. Today he is remembered as a pioneer of epidemiology whose persistence outlasted his critics. You can visit his likeness on the 24th floor in the Dean's Office, where there is a large bronze bust dedicated
to him.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Congrats to Felicia Rabito for being named chair of Environmental Health Sciences! sph.tulane.edu/news/felicia...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A new Tulane study has found a connection between weakened hearts and nighttime light exposure. Read more: sph.tulane.edu/news/nightti...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Want to learn the skills to lead as a public health practicioner? Our online DrPH in Leadership in Social and Behavioral Sciences is built for you. 📅 Join us for an Info Session on Thursday, September 24 or Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00 PM CT | REGISTER NOW! sph.tulane.edu/sbps/drph-in...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

On Thursday, Tidewater's Diboll Gallery hosted an art exhibition opening titled "Discerning the Familiar" by Sarah Singh. The show was curated by Diane Appaix-Castro. The exhibition can be viewed in the Diboll Gallery in the coming weeks. More photos on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DdbyJ0AFPF...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Check It (a Tulane University Research Project) was out in the New Orleans East this past weekend, hosting a Community Health Block party that offered free STI screenings, blood pressure screening, eye exams, and more at The Hangout Nola. More photos on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DdZVJhelGj...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Interested in leading change in public health, not just contributing to it? We're hosting info sessions for two DrPH programs built for working professionals ready to lead: sph.tulane.edu/ihsd/drph-in... & sph.tulane.edu/sbps/drph-in...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We're cooking up lots of events -- check them out! mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Matas Library is hosting an open house on Monday -- visit them between 10am and noon at Hutchinson.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lu Qi's most recent study was highlighted on CNN: The risk to your heart from sleeping in light. Read more: www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/h...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Announcing two new bachelor's degrees for public health students! sph.tulane.edu/news/two-new...

A meeting space with people blurry in the background and a computer in focus up front.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Working in global health and ready to move into a leadership role? Our fully online DrPH in Leadership for International Health and Sustainable Development was built for you. 📅 Sept 15 | 6:00 PM CT or Sept 29 | 8:00 AM CT Register: sph.tulane.edu/ihsd/drph-in...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A very cool story about a pair of Tulane graduates! sph.tulane.edu/news/rwanda-...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We've got another eventful week ahead of us! mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Associated Press did a nice job chronicling the status of Charity Hospital. apnews.com/article/new-...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sharing some photos from the International Scholars Symposium on the uptown campus this week -- some awesome work was shared!

A young student explains elements of a poster display.

Two young students laugh in a group with posters in the background.

A young student poses with a poster display.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

President Mike Fitts popped by Tidewater on Thursday for one of his MikeDrops. He distributed ice cream sandwiches and met with members of our downtown community. More photos on Insta. www.instagram.com/p/Dc3hPMbkb_...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For the next three Fridays, TUgether for Mental Health will table, distributing flowers and notes to those interested. What a neat initiative! tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...

Green background, blue leaf graphic.
"Positively Blooming"
Friday, Sept. 4 | 9 am til
Tidewater Lobby

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We wanted to wish good luck to five of our doctoral students (supported by NIH grants) who are presenting their work at the STI Atlanta conference this week. Pictured in order: Patty Kissinger, Akilesh Kandregula, Tchalare Makagni, Savanah Harris, Lily Cooper, and Momi Sagoe. Great job, everyone!

Posed group shot outdoors: Patty Kissinger, Akilesh Kandregula, Tchalare Makagni, Savanah Harris, Lily Cooper, and Momi Sagoe.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We've got a busy couple of weeks ahead of us. Roll Wave! mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

An interesting look at AI, social media, and public health. Read more: sph.tulane.edu/news/summer-...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Join us in congratulating Dr. Sudesh Srivastav for being named Chair of Biostatistics and Data Science! sph.tulane.edu/news/dr-sude...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tulane Renames Industrial Hygiene Master's Program to Reflect the Evolving Profession sph.tulane.edu/news/tulane-...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The latest "The Skin You're In" podcast features Dr. Homer Venters, exploring correctional health. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkAi...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

State Surgeon General Dr. Evelyn Griffin and her staff met today with Dean Thomas LaVeist, David Hotchkiss, Arthur Mora, Emily Harville, and Rodney Anthony to discuss the ways WSPH has focused many of its efforts on the health of Louisianians, especially those in rural settings.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Free French lessons for our students! (But everybody else has to pay -- sorry, them's the rules.) Reach out to Claire Lebas at clebasjo@tulane.edu

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Lots of tabling this week -- connect with our student organizations! mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Last First Day of School! Aiming for a December graduation, our second-year accelerated MHA students celebrated their last first day of school this week. We can't wait to see what's next for this talented group of future healthcare leaders!

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Our faculty have a propensity for doing interesting things during the summer, so we asked some of them to share their experiences with us, Check out some of the cool stuff they've been involved with!

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Our own Dr. Lina Moses recently appeared on NPR's Morning Edition to discuss the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the DRC, which has the potential to become the worst in recorded history. www.npr.org/2026/08/20/n...

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Jeanette Gustat was recently quoted in a feature that appeared on 225batonrouge.com. www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/hea...

Photo of Jeanette Gustat hiking through mountains with quote: "Being in nature can help reduce negative effects of chronic disease, stress, obesity and depression."

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Join us for an Emergency Preparedness Presentation, Thu. 12:00-1:00pm. Students can learn about best practices to prepare for hurricanes in New Orleans. Lunch provided and first 30 attendees receive a hurricane preparedness bag. Tidewater 1210 or online. tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...

Hurricane graphic with Severe Storm Tips:
Monitor local weather and text NOLAREADY to 77295 for updates from the city of New Orleans.
Park on high ground (check if parking restrictions get lifted).
Bring in outdoor furniture or other outdoor items.
Ensure your electronic devices are fully charged in case of power outages.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Mock, who was invited to be the keynote speaker at the International Conference on Environment and Climate Action. Mock's address, “Two Deltas, One Commons: Women’s Leadership and the Future We Build Together," highlighted the event in Chittagong. Bangladesh.

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Tulane WSPH @tulanesphtm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Happy first day of classes! Check out the events we have coming up this week: mailchi.mp/tulane/weekl...

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