Waging war against cancer
Recently named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 superstars, biochemistry and mathematics alumnus Caleb Lareau (BS ’15) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where his research involves immunotherapy approaches to fighting cancer. Lareau also keeps busy as a scientific cofounder of a biosciences startup that aims to broaden the reach of immunotherapies to more types of cancer.
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Digging early humans
A prehistoric human-child vertebra discovered in the Jordan Valley tells the story of long-ago migrations from Africa. Approximately 1.5 million years old, this is the earliest evidence of an ancient human discovered in Israel. TU Professor of Anthropology Miriam Belmaker is a member of the scientific team investigating the prehistoric 'Ubeidiya site and plans to return this summer to continue her investigations.
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Found in translation
TU alumna and literary translator Jennifer Croft (BA ’01) is riding high these days. Her most recent translation, The Books of Jacob, for Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, has received international acclaim. A 900-page epic, The Books of Jacob hit U.S. bookstores this month, with Croft’s name listed alongside Tokarczuk’s – a major milestone in the push to credit translators’ craft.
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Love your heart
February is American Heart Month. In this short video, Professor and John C. Oxley Chair Eric Wickel draws on his research on physical activity and sedentary behavior to identify some risk factors for cardiovascular disease. He also lists simple changes people at different fitness and mobility levels can make to help their hearts beat strong for years to come.
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Did They or Didn’t They? Using Paleoecology to Identify the Human Role in Ecosystem Development
Friday, Feb. 25
4-5 p.m.
Second-floor seminar room, Harwell Hall, and via Teams
Rachel Jones, professor of environmental science and biology from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, will speak about using ancient environmental discoveries to determine the role humans played in the development of those ecosystems. Unearth more.
TU Wind Ensemble in concert: Voices of the Unheard
Monday, Feb. 28
7:30-9 p.m.
Gussman Concert Hall, Lorton Performance Center
The University of Tulsa Wind Ensemble will perform music by composers from underrepresented populations, with repertoire from Arturo Márquez, Daniel Montonya Jr., Omar Thomas, Aaron Copland and Heather Ellis Koehn. Details
Health Science Research Expo
Tuesday, March 1
6-7:30 p.m.
Oxley College of Health Sciences, Room 412
This interprofessional, three-minute research presentation event will showcase TU students’ health science-related scholarship. Masks required. Find out more.
Living at a Crossroads
Friday, March 4
12-1 p.m.
Second-floor seminar room, Harwell Hall, and via Teams
Postdoctoral fellow Naomi Martisius will deliver a talk titled Living at a Crossroads: What the Bone Tools and Ornaments from the Initial Upper Paleolithic Site of Bacho Kiro Cave (Bulgaria) Tell Us about Some of the Earliest Homo sapiens in Europe. Dig more.
Friends of Finance presents Erika Lucas
Wednesday, March 9
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Great Hall, Student Union
Plan to attend this Executive Speaker Series event with Erika Lucas, the co-founder of StitchCrew and founder of VEST. Reservations required. More info.
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