Tulane President addresses national media at D.C. Press Club
September 07, 2018
Tulane University President Mike Fitts joined national higher education reporters and leaders from other top universities for a wide-ranging conversation on critical issues facing universities during a special President’s Dinner Thursday night at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Tulane’s Latin American Library secures William Spratling’s private papers
September 06, 2018
Tulane University’s Latin American Library (LAL) has acquired the personal papers of William Spratling, renowned artist, designer, author, entrepreneur and 1920s Tulane architecture professor. This collection contains original personal and business correspondence, photographs and design drawings from the peak years of Spratling’s artistic and commercial production starting in the 1920s until his death in 1967.
Middle East peace program at Tulane awarded second $1 million grant
August 23, 2018
A Tulane University program that teaches students about the Middle East peace process will continue for another four years.
Tulane rheumatologist named Doctor of the Year by Scleroderma Foundation
August 21, 2018
Dr. Lesley Ann Saketkoo, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been named Doctor of the Year by the Scleroderma Foundation.
Tulane psychiatrist wins national award for research that shows how trauma seeps across generations
August 17, 2018
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has selected Tulane child psychiatry professor Dr. Stacy Drury to receive the 2018 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement.
Tulane hosts fifth annual NOLA Bluedoo run
August 16, 2018
Get ready to grab your best blue running or dancing shoes and mark your calendars. Tulane Cancer Center’s fifth annual NOLA Bluedoo — a two-mile race, outdoor party and fundraiser for prostate cancer research— is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, on Tulane’s uptown campus.
Tulane STEM program wins national diversity award
August 15, 2018
Tulane University’s K-12 STEM Education Program has received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
Researcher awarded $1.65M to study fundamentals behind protein build-up linked to Alzheimer’s
August 14, 2018
A Tulane professor has been awarded a $1.65 million grant for research that could shed light on the molecular details of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
New Tulane study explores root causes of hearing loss
August 07, 2018
A Tulane University researcher has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to lay the groundwork for future treatment of hearing disorders.
Tulane University celebrates another record-breaking fundraising year
July 31, 2018
Tulane University has posted another year of record-breaking fundraising, bringing in more than $150 million and exceeding last year’s previous all-time high by almost $25 million.
New research center launched to fight health disparities in the Delta
July 30, 2018
Tulane University, University of Mississippi Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed a new research consortium to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta.
Tulane Brain Institute receives $1 million pledge from the Priddy Family Foundation
July 19, 2018
The pledge will establish the Priddy Family Spark Research Endowed Fund to provide faculty early-stage support for research that advances the priorities of the brain institute.
Tulane University awarded $10 million grant to launch national school choice research center
July 17, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to Tulane University to study how different approaches to school choice, such as voucher programs and charter schools, can better serve disadvantaged students.
NIH awards $42 million grant to fuel research discoveries at Tulane National Primate Research Center
July 16, 2018
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $42 million grant to the Tulane National Primate Research Center to continue its mission to fight diseases and improve human health through biomedical research.
Study shows New Orleans post-Katrina school reforms boosted student achievement long term
July 16, 2018
New Orleans public schools saw sustained gains in student achievement, high school graduation and college outcomes for the nine years following Hurricane Katrina, according to a new Tulane University study.