New Orleans Center for the Gulf South presents annual Indigenous Studies Symposium
March 11, 2022
The 4th annual Tulane Gulf South Indigenous Studies Symposium, titled “Sassafras, Stickball and Stories: Indigenous Cultures of the Gulf South,” and will be held March 18-19 in the Kendall Cram Lecture Hall in the Lavin Bernick-Center for University Life.
Newcomb Art Museum awarded $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
March 03, 2022
New fellowships aim to make museum and arts-related careers more accessible for everyone.
Preserving the legacy of New Orleans’ first Black radio DJ
February 24, 2022
Using a grant from the GRAMMY Museum, Tulane University has digitized the recordings of radio pioneer Vernon “Dr. Daddy-O” Winslow, New Orleans’ first Black DJ.
Newcomb Art Museum presents ‘Core Memory’ with exhibitions on weaving, basketry and systems-based textiles
February 21, 2022
Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University will host its upcoming exhibition season Core Memory, with two exhibitions Louisiana Native American Basketry and Encoded, that draw from the creative legacy of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College and its prescient synthesis of art, craft and design to understand weaving technologies.
URBANbuild and Bethlehem Lutheran Church partner to build affordable housing for New Orleans
February 03, 2022
The School of Architecture’s URBANbuild program and Bethlehem Lutheran Church share a common goal in finding solutions to the lack of affordable housing in New Orleans. To pursue that goal, they formed a partnership on a four-year project that will build four ADA-accessible housing units in Central City.
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.
A year in photos: 2021
December 16, 2021
From Crawfest, to Commencement, to Hurricane Ida, 2021 was a year that brought challenges but also some great moments. Here is a look back at the year in photos.
Tulane University doctors treat first patients in pivotal study of new type 2 diabetes treatment
December 15, 2021
Tulane doctors are the first in the country to test a new outpatient treatment for type 2 diabetes that uses heat to resurface a key part of the upper intestine that plays a role in insulin resistance.
Enhanced academic center provides space, resources for Tulane student-athletes
December 15, 2021
The Don and Lora Peters Academic Center, housed within the James W. Wilson Jr. Center, is a state-of-the-art facility that offers the space and resources to support Tulane student-athletes’ academic success.
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.
Data Hub is new universitywide academic endeavor created to meet challenges of a data-driven world
December 02, 2021
The Data Hub, Tulane University’s new Center for Data Literacy, is the educational endeavor that Tulane is creating as its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Tulane signs lease for Charity Hospital building
November 29, 2021
Tulane University has signed a long-term lease with developers CCNO Development Inc. and SKK to initially occupy nearly 350,000 square feet of the redevelopment of the former Charity Hospital building.
Tulane professor wins STEM educator award for work with New Orleans area students and teachers
November 29, 2021
Michelle Sanchez, a senior professor of practice in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of the Ada Lovelace STEM Educator Award.
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.
Tulane joins the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition
November 16, 2021
Tulane University has joined the New Orleans Complete Streets Coalition, a group of organizations and businesses supporting the city’s Complete Streets initiatives.