Elves, dwarves and hobbits among us — linguistic anthropologist explores the languages of Middle-earth
August 24, 2022
Linguist Marc Zender, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, provides a fascinating look into the deeply linguistic and anthropological nature of Tolkien’s writing in the Tulane Interdisciplinary Experience Seminar (TIDES) course, Tolkien as Translator: Language, Culture and Society in Middle-earth.
Exhibit by Tulane architecture and psychology faculty and students explores monuments and memorials
June 06, 2022
An exhibit highlighting monuments and memorials as a way of creating more just and equitable spaces in New Orleans and beyond is now on display at the AIA New Orleans Design Center.
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital leader is Tulane’s new vice president for research
July 03, 2019
Dr. Giovanni Piedimonte, the Steven and Nancy Calabrese Endowed Chair for Excellence in Pediatric Care, Research and Education, as well as professor and chair of Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, has been named Tulane University’s new vice president for research, effective Sept. 3.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Tulane experts available for comment on midterm elections
November 05, 2018
With the midterm elections happening Tuesday, we invite the media to contact Tulane University for expert comment on all the issues associated with the campaign, from campaign strategy and political messaging to hot-button topics like immigration, gun control and U.S. foreign relations.
Tulane Business Model Competition names semifinalists for $25,000 top prize
February 23, 2018
Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has named the six student teams that will face off in the qualifying round of the 2018 Tulane Business Model Competition during the 10th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW).
Tulane University experts on Judge Gorsuch vote, Russian subway eplosion, Trump tax reform efforts and Brexit
April 03, 2017
The following Tulane University experts are available to discuss the Russian subway explosion in Saint Petersburg, the Senate vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, the Trump Administration’s plan for tax reform as well as ongoing changes related to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
Students shave heads to support cancer research
February 14, 2017
Dozens of Tulane students, staff members and volunteers will brave a close shave this Friday in support of kids with cancer. The annual fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation brings in thousands of dollars each year to help fund childhood cancer research.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Tulane University to conduct media tour of its riverfront campus on Sept. 15
September 13, 2016
Tulane University will host a media tour of its new riverfront campus, which will be devoted to the study and preservation of Louisiana's waterways and coast, on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Tulane to break ground on $35 million Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
September 08, 2016
Tulane University officials will break ground on the expansion of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9, on the first floor of Goldring Woldenberg Hall II.