Tulane Today: March 2024

President Fitts, Senate President Henry and Legislative Scholars during Tulane Day at the Capitol
Tulane celebrates excellence at the State Capitol

Tulane officials gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge last week for a day of festivities, meetings and proclamations, all designed to celebrate Tulane’s contributions to the state and beyond.

Daniel Friess in a mangrove forest
Mangroves are ‘just awesome,’ says Tulane researcher

Daniel Friess, the Cochran Family Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, is an expert of mangroves, plants known for their exposed roots that typically grow in salt water and are found along coastlines in tropical and subtropical environments.

The Prima Papers
The Prima Papers

An archive of one of jazz’s ‘wildest’ performers, the incomparable bandleader Louis Prima, finds a home at Tulane, with photographs, TV scripts and more available for public research.

Building a Better AI
Building a Better AI

Tulane faculty seek to unlock the secrets of more powerful and useful artificial intelligence applications and to work with community partners to ensure AI’s fairness for those whom it impacts.