2020: A year in photos
December 17, 2020
2020 was an unprecedented year, from the COVID-19 pandemic, to a national reckoning regarding systemic racism and inequality, to several severe weather events and hurricanes to, finally, hope as the first batches of vaccines arrived. Here is a look back at Tulane’s year in photos.
Holiday toy drive benefiting CASA for Children breaks record
December 17, 2020
Tulanians donated hundreds of toys and a record-breaking $6,300-plus to the annual Staff Advisory Council Toy Drive benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children this year.
Blocks and blocks of fun
December 17, 2020
Tulane architecture students turn leftover wood into a public service project to benefit local school children.
Tulane doctors receive COVID-19 vaccine
December 16, 2020
Tulane doctors were some of the first physicians in the country to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 16, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for the vaccine on Dec. 11.
School of Medicine to host town hall on COVID-19 vaccines
December 11, 2020
Tulane University School of Medicine will virtually host “COVID-19 Vaccines: A Community Town Hall” Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. CT to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines.
Rewriting the future by addressing climate change
December 03, 2020
There is no aspect of our lives that climate change doesn’t affect, said Jesse Keenan, associate professor and social scientist at Tulane University School of Architecture.
Newcomb Art Museum reopens to the public, releases virtual programming for final weeks of Bmike Odums’ exhibition
November 30, 2020
With the close of the fall semester at Tulane, Newcomb Art Museum is pleased to reopen to the public for a limited time.
Tulane awarded $8.7 million to work with Black churches to eliminate cardiovascular health disparities
November 16, 2020
The National Institutes of Health awarded a $8.7 million grant to Tulane University to study whether churches can play a significant role in helping to eliminate cardiovascular health disparities among African Americans.
Student short film shows Tulane recycling in action
November 12, 2020
Every year, Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized event to celebrate recycling in the United States and to raise awareness of its importance to the environment and economy. To help students understand the Tulane uptown campus recycling system, students Samuel Hinerfeld and Max Chandrasekhar created the short film “Yes, Tulane Recycles.”
Newcomb Art Museum to hold last open hours to Tulane community before semester ends
November 11, 2020
Newcomb Art Museum invites Tulane students, staff and faculty to explore the exhibition Bmike Odums: NOT Supposed 2-BE Here during the museum's final open hours Saturday, Nov. 14, before Thanksgiving and the end of the fall semester.
School of Liberal Arts awarded prestigious grant from Mellon Foundation for Sawyer Seminars
November 09, 2020
The School of Liberal Arts was awarded a $225,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to convene a year-long site-specific inquiry exploring changing historical narratives in New Orleans and the greater Gulf South region.
Tulane moves to online teaching, learning Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Zeta
October 27, 2020
Tulane will move all operations online Wednesday, Oct. 28, for remote teaching, learning and working due to potential impacts from Hurricane Zeta.
Tulane Jewish Leaders program drives impactful community connections
October 15, 2020
The Tulane Jewish Leaders (TJL) program by Tulane Hillel provides students, both Jewish and non-Jewish, the opportunity to create their own impactful community programming and events reflecting diverse interests while building connections and leadership skills.
Voter summit brings students together around importance of voting
October 14, 2020
The Virtual Louisiana Student Voter Summit, organized by a coalition of academics and organizers from Tulane's Newcomb Institute, local nonprofits, New Orleans universities and student voting organizations, offered students the opportunity to hear from experts about turning out to vote as well as collaborate across college campuses.