Dr. Jean Brager directed four students (Bari James Bellard, Antoine Barriere, and Linsey Shubert, Loyola students; and Luke Condzal, Tulane student) in a montage of monologues and scenes from the French and Francophone repertoire during two evenings in April 2016. The scenes led the audience behind the curtain, behind the façade of acting, and behind what is really at play onstage: the subtext of emotions. When art becomes deconstruction, life--and any action on or off stage, for that matter--is essentially performative.
Atlas of Science
April 14, 2016
Safely basking in the sun: Some plants apply sunscreen only when they need it
Loyola University New Orleans School of Mass Communication professor Andrew Nelson has been named Editor-at-Large for National Geographic Traveler and its attendant digital and social platforms.
"Andrew's made vibrant contributions and has been for many years an all-around exceptional representation of the National Geographic Travel brand, voice and values," said Traveler Editor-in-Chief George Stone. "We are honored to work with him and proud to recognize his words, talent and ideas."
The Bateman Case Study Competition is the Public Relations Student Society of America's premier national case study competition. For the fifteenth time since the year 2000, our 2016 team was chosen as one of three finalists from 70 total entries. The team will compete for the title and present their campaign to a panel of judges on Wednesday, May 18th in Chicago. The SMC congratulates students Morgan Ballard, Shea Hermann, Sophia Masone, Leanne Reisz, Edward Wroten, and as adviser Jeffrey Ory on their tremendous accomplishment.
Adil H. Khan, Ph.D., assistant professor of religious studies, was recently interviewed by BBC Radio’s “Religion and Ethics Programme” about the origins of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a sect of Islam. Khan spoke in the interview about why minority movements, such as the Ahmadiyya, are the target of hate crimes in Britain. The interview followed the religiously-motivated murder of an Ahmadi shopkeeper in Glasgow by Muslim extremists. The interview is available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0770qhh
Mass Communication alumna Kiran Chawla '06, lead investigative reporter at CBS station WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, was recently named a winner of a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting for her reporting that exposed potential safety violations at an area apartment complex that might have contributed to the electrocution of a toddler.
Students Jeanette Zavala ('16) and Skyllarr Trusty ('16) joined Dr. Don Hauber in attending the 58th Annual Meeting of Beta Beta Beta Southeastern Region in Concord, NC held March 31 - April 3. BBB Southeastern Region meets jointly with the Association of Southeastern Biologists. Jeanette Zavala was a poster presenter while Dr. Hauber served as a judge for portions of the event.
Loyola's Pre-eminent Undergraduate Research Event
The Department of Biological Sciences hosted its 26th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the Loyola University New Orleans main campus in Monroe Hall, Nunemaker Auditorium. A crawfish social immediately followed the symposium in front of Monroe Hall.
Telemundo anchor and Emmy award-winning journalist Maria Celeste Arrarás '82 recently returned home to Loyola University New Orleans, on April 8, 2016 to film a future segment for Telemundo celebrating her 30 years in television. The Times-Picayune featured the visit on the front page of its April 14 edition.
Honors students Melanie Sferrazza '17, an environmental science junior, and Michael Pashkevich '17, a biological sciences senior, recently spent a week in Everglades National Park learning about invasive species threatening the health of our national parks.