Ask an Expert: Tulane economist LaPorchia Collins on how COVID-19 is impacting the food supply
May 26, 2020
LaPorchia Collins, a professor of practice in the Department of Economics at Tulane University School of Liberal Arts, specializes in development economics with a focus on food security and inequality. Here are her answers to questions about what impacts the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the U.S. food supply.
Parenting During the Pandemic
May 26, 2020
The Tulane Institute for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health has partnered with the Louisiana Children’s Museum to offer resources for parents of young children coping with the coronavirus crisis.
From Hawaii to LA, student heroes return to help during pandemic
May 26, 2020
There was little question as to what Tulane students Prashanth Balaraman, Jonathan Gan, Lewis Greenstein, Madeleine Strain and other members of Tulane Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) would do when in mid-March they received one of the most important calls of their lives.
Tulane seniors at forefront of COVID-19 crisis
May 22, 2020
They came to Tulane University from an array of backgrounds and interests, forming a family of sorts through their love of helping others. But it wasn’t their dorm floors, club memberships or study groups that led to that close-knit bond.
Graduate uses passion, degree to help keep city safe
May 21, 2020
Michael Antoine is passionate about helping others, and he has been doing just that for more than 18 years as part of the public safety team for the city of New Orleans.
Tulane students raise funds for New Orleans gig workers, musicians and Second Harvest
May 15, 2020
Tulane graduating seniors Ross Berlin, Max Steitz and Matthew Wu launched Give Back Tulane, a fundraising initiative to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank, the Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s Music Relief Fund, and the New Orleans Business Alliance’s Gig Economy Relief Fund.
Race for COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccine subject of Tulane Innovation series
May 13, 2020
The second installment of the Tulane Innovation series will address the race for COVID-19 tests, treatments and a vaccine.
Music, celebrities and more will help Tulane virtually celebrate the conferral of degrees
May 13, 2020
Tulane University’s annual commencement, a storied celebration that blends legendary New Orleans musical performances with internationally known keynote speakers, has been postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions. But the university will recognize the academic achievements of its 2020 graduates virtually on Saturday, May 16 – the original date of this year’s commencement.
Goggles for Docs sends protective eye gear to COVID-19 frontline medical workers
May 12, 2020
Dr. Marcia Glass, an associate professor of medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, coordinated a donation from Goggles for Docs, a nationwide effort to deliver protective goggles to frontline workers caring for COVID-19 patients.
Going viral: Tulane staffer shifts roles into COVID-19 science whisperer
May 11, 2020
Clay Christian, who works in the Tulane Office of Research Business Development, uses knowledge from his PhD in biomedical sciences to write the School of Medicine's Tulane COVID-19 Daily Digest.
From proposals to funded research in 48 hours: Tulane scientists receive Fast Grants
May 08, 2020
Three Tulane University researchers are the recipients of new Fast Grants, awards designed to quickly fund COVID-19 related projects. Mairi Noverr, Monica Vaccari and Tracy Fischer received a total of $350,000 for their proposals, all of which progressed from mere proposals to fully funded projects in just 48 hours.
Tulane launches Tulane Innovation series with Walter Isaacson and leading experts
April 30, 2020
The Tulane Innovation series will feature discussions by leading Tulane experts from a wide variety of fields, offering insights and solutions to today’s greatest challenges.
Newcomb Archives to create digital “scrapbook” of COVID-19 and gender
April 28, 2020
Newcomb Archives invites contributions of original artwork, ephemera, photographs, zines, personal essays, poems or other types of submissions created by women and trans, non-binary, gender-nonconforming and LGBQ individuals during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine.
Tulane students zoom in to reconnect
April 28, 2020
The transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis had a powerful emotional element, said Robin Forman, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. But students appreciate the chance to reconnect with classmates in Zoom classes and digital chats.