Dean Pierre Buekens returns to his researching roots
April 06, 2018
On June 30, Pierre Buekens, MD/PhD, will step down as dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine to focus on new goals as a professor and researcher.
Emergency fund supports undocumented, international Tulane students
April 05, 2018
Tulane is home to more than 1,600 international students and scholars, representing 89 different countries, as well as a DACA/undocumented community and the university is working to provide institutional support for these communities.
Safe Schools NOLA offers hope to trauma-exposed students
April 03, 2018
Tulane University professors Stacy Overstreet, Courtney Baker and Kathleen Whalen, have collaborated with a team of community partners to determine how six local schools can better support trauma-exposed students through an innovative study called Safe Schools NOLA.
Duck-side view
March 21, 2018
Spring has arrived, and whistling ducks are out and about in Audubon Park.
Girl code: Tulane women share love for tech careers
March 14, 2018
As co-chairs of Tulane University Women in Technology, Tulane seniors Tatiana Derouen and Maya Pelichet provide opportunities for women on campus to learn coding and programming.
Faculty aids local festival in teaching through literature
March 14, 2018
Tulane faculty members will be part of panel discussions at the Tennessee Williams Festival, taking place March 21-25, 2018, at locations in the French Quarter.
Tulane students document political meetings of 19th-century activists
March 12, 2018
Enrolled in the English course Reconstructing America, students in the School of Liberal Arts are contributing archival research to the Colored Conventions Project.
Festival organizers seek path to ‘Black Sustainability’
March 12, 2018
During the 2018 Tulane University Black Arts Festival, members of the Tulane Black Student Union will center the conversation around the theme “Black Sustainability” with discussions led by community activists, artists and experts on the African-American experience in America.
‘Men Explain Things to Me’ author explains her thoughts on writing
March 12, 2018
Activist and historian Rebecca Solnit will share her writing expertise with the Tulane community on Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Tulane uptown campus.
River rising
March 09, 2018
Melting snow and heavy rain from the north cause the Mississippi to rise.
Performing at Jazz Fest? Let us know!
February 28, 2018
As New Orleans gears up for spring festival season, we’re looking for individuals who will play a role during the 2018 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Submissions may be featured in New Wave.
Pop-up exhibit celebrates Newcomb College history
February 28, 2018
Newcomb Art Museum is hosting a pop-up exhibition titled “The Most Natural Expression of Locality: Jazz, Newcomb Pottery and the Creative Impulse in Turn-of-the-Century New Orleans” on the fifth floor of Howard Tilton Memorial Library.
Symposium to show how New Orleans became ‘home’ to many
February 26, 2018
Tulane University will co-sponsor a series of lectures, panels and roundtable discussions themed “Making New Orleans Home: A Tricentennial Symposium” that will feature events throughout the city from March 8-11.