Irma Thomas gets animated about the importance of clinical trials
February 02, 2022
The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, is spreading the word about clinical trials in a new animated short co-produced by a Tulane community engagement initiative.
Anxiety and alcohol misuse among pandemic-related mental health challenges Americans face
February 02, 2022
Mental health issues continue to be a crucial concern as the pandemic enters a recovery phase, according to a Tulane study.
Sawyer Seminars launch second symposium, ‘From River Road to Copenhagen: Revising our Remembrance of the Past’
February 01, 2022
From River Road to Copenhagen: Revising our Remembrance of the Past, is a multi-part symposium running Feb. 10-15 that explores innovative approaches to publicly addressing the legacies of the transatlantic slave trade in the Americas.
Archaeologist offers a new look at ancient Rome
January 24, 2022
Allison Emmerson, archaeologist and associate professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the School of Liberal Arts, has published an award-winning new book, Life and Death in the Roman Suburb, which challenges the idea presented by past scholarship that the Romans were uncomfortable with the dead and as a result kept the dead outside the city, away from the living within the city walls.
Connecting the past, present, self and community through the humanities and service learning
January 18, 2022
Mallory Monaco Caterine, senior professor of practice in the Department of Classical Studies at the School of Liberal Arts, and Greenberg Family Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, views the study of ancient Mediterranean civilizations and languages as not only an opportunity to gain knowledge of history, but also as a guide to understanding human behavior that assists in informing our decisions today.
Tulane professor receives national and international appointments on climate change
December 16, 2021
Jesse M. Keenan, an associate professor of real estate in the Tulane School of Architecture, has received several domestic and international climate appointments.
Sawyer Seminars launch first events
December 06, 2021
Tulane has launched the Mellon Foundation-sponsored Sawyer Seminar, Sites of Memory: New Orleans and Place-based Histories in the Americas. Its inaugural programs begin Dec. 7.
New book showcases stunning photos ‘Above New Orleans’
November 19, 2021
Tulane geographer Richard Campanella and drone photographer Marco Rasi teamed up to create the first full-length book of drone photography of the Crescent City titled Above New Orleans.
Beloved professor gets gift of a lifetime from former student
November 17, 2021
Retired biomedical engineering professor Cedric Walker receives a shiny blue antique car called the Nissan Cedric at a surprise retirement party during Homecoming Weekend.
A passion for music and building community is key to success for four notable Tulanians
November 16, 2021
As homecoming weekend got underway, President Michael Fitts welcomed to the stage of Dixon Hall Auditorium, four members of the Tulane community who have made significant contributions to the music and entertainment industry.
Meet us at the cemetery gates
November 11, 2021
The acts of remembering and honoring the dead as well as contemplating the mortality and interconnectedness of humans are the primary motivations behind the annual Graveyard Poets reading organized by Michael Kuczynski, professor in the Department of English at the School of Liberal Arts.
Tulane professor explains the study of disasters in new book
November 08, 2021
Andy Horowitz, a Tulane scholar on the history of disasters, explains the meaning of "disaster" in new book "Critical Disaster Studies."
Pulitzer Prize-winning author to inaugurate new endowed speaker series at Tulane
November 05, 2021
Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel The Sympathizer, will kick off the Carole Barnette Boudreaux '65 Great Writers Series on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Tulane University.
Tulane researcher gets NSF grant to teach algorithms to be fair
November 01, 2021
A Tulane researcher is part of a new study funded by the National Science Foundation to design more equitable algorithm recommender systems.
You know it’s almost Halloween when…
October 29, 2021
Nothing heralds Halloween in New Orleans like the arrival of the bony guests outside the “Skeleton House”, located at 6000 St. Charles Ave.