‘American Routes’ wants your stay-at-home playlist
March 26, 2020
Share your favorite songs, artists, albums, playlists and podcasts with the “American Routes” radio show. “American Routes” wants to know which songs and artists are helping music fans cope with physical isolation and social distancing.
Destination Antarctica: Research takes Tulane professor to Florida-sized glacier
March 16, 2020
Tulane geologist Brent Goehring recently returned from Antarctica as part of a five-year quest to understand the Thwaites Glacier and its future contribution to global sea level.
Newcomb Institute, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library to host Wikipedia edit-a-thon for gender equity
March 05, 2020
In an effort to make Wikipedia more gender inclusive, Newcomb Institute and Howard-Tilton Memorial Library are participating for the fifth year in a row with intersectional non-profit Art+Feminism’s efforts to directly address the information gap about gender, feminism, and the arts on the internet.
Panel to explore how New Orleans can weather rising flood risks
March 04, 2020
A panel of water management experts will bring their expertise to Tulane March 11 as part of "Water Ways: Dutch Lessons for a Changing Coast."
Tulane professor hopes to demystify artificial intelligence
March 03, 2020
Researcher Nicholas Mattei has been named a Public Engagement Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Tulane receives $2 million for chair in Jewish studies
March 02, 2020
The Department of Jewish Studies has received an anonymous $2 million gift to establish the Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life Endowed Fund.
Newcomb Art Museum’s exhibition ‘Per(Sister)’ opens in New York
February 27, 2020
Newcomb Art Museum’s exhibition Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana will be on view at the Ford Foundation Gallery in New York City through May 9.
A Studio in the Woods, Tulane biologists to recycle Mardi Gras beads, raise awareness
February 20, 2020
Artist and printmaker Pippin Frisbie-Calder, scientists from Tulane’s Karubian Lab and community volunteers will be out on the uptown parade route Sunday, Feb. 23, to recycle beads and raise awareness about lead contamination in the city of New Orleans.
New student organization aims to support Latinas, underrepresented groups in geoscience
February 19, 2020
Today, GeoLatinas has more than 100 active members in 18 countries and three local teams throughout the Americas. One of those teams is located at Tulane University.
‘Bead Three’ sculpture catches throws, Carnival spirit
February 18, 2020
The first of three 21-foot tall steel and acrylic “trees” was installed near the spot where the Bead Tree once stood.
Tulane math professor leads effort to map spread of coronavirus
February 18, 2020
Tulane mathematics professor James “Mac” Hyman uses mathematical models to better understand and predict the spread of the coronavirus.
Members of Tulane’s ‘15 White Coats’ recognized by Tulane Athletics
February 12, 2020
Tulane Athletics recognized members of the “15 White Coats” — Tulane School of Medicine students of color who appeared in a viral photo — at a men’s basketball game last week.
Tulane professor of anthropology inducted into Folk DJ Hall of Fame
February 10, 2020
Nick Spitzer, creator and producer of the “American Routes” radio show, was recognized by Folk Alliance International at its January conference.