Helen Mirren, Branford Marsalis among those to be honored at Tulane Commencement
March 29, 2017
Four people who have made significant contributions to bettering the world will receive honorary degrees at Tulane University’s 2017 Commencement, May 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Chicago investor Barry Malkin joins Board of Tulane
March 28, 2017
Tulane University alumnus and Chicago investor Barry Alan Malkin is joining the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body.
Cowen Institute co-hosts Opportunity Fair to reconnect youth to workforce
March 27, 2017
The EMPLOY Collaborative, an initiative supported by the Cowen Institute, will host the 100k Opportunity Fair, a holistic job readiness and employment event for the city’s opportunity youth.
Tulane researcher awarded $1.9M to improve menopausal hormone therapy
March 16, 2017
New research at the Tulane School of Medicine is looking at an estrogen receptor that could be a site for targeted hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women.
Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute president, former CNN and TIME executive, joins Tulane faculty
March 14, 2017
Walter Isaacson, the New Orleans native and former Times-Picayune reporter who became chairman and CEO of CNN, managing editor of TIME, a best-selling author and leader of the Aspen Institute, is joining Tulane University’s history department with the title University Professor.
Louisiana wetlands struggling with sea-level rise four times the global average
March 14, 2017
Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands, there is little chance that the coast will be able to withstand the accelerating rate of sea-level rise, a new Tulane University study concludes.
Tulane Business Model Competition announces semifinalists for $25,000 top prize
March 09, 2017
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 2017 Tulane Business Model Competition.
Mutual fund backed by Tulane student research ranked among best in the nation
March 08, 2017
Financial research firm Thomson Reuters Lipper Analytics has ranked the mutual fund inspired by Burkenroad Reports, Tulane University’s acclaimed equity analysis program, among the top performers in the nation.
Famed conservationist Jane Goodall to appear at Tulane
March 08, 2017
World-renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall will deliver a lecture on her life’s work Thursday, March 16, at Tulane.
Actress Helen Mirren to speak at Tulane University Commencement
March 06, 2017
Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren will deliver the keynote address to graduates at Tulane University’s 2017 Commencement at 9 a.m., May 20, in the Mercedes Benz Superdome.
Facebook ‘likes’ don’t work like marketers think they do
March 02, 2017
If companies want to convert social media fans into more active customers, they have to engage them with advertising, according to Tulane research featured in Harvard Business Review.
Music Rising at Tulane offering summer workshops for teachers
February 23, 2017
Music Rising at Tulane invites K-12 educators to apply for summer teacher workshops on the role of civil rights in the development of New Orleans musical forms.
Tenure reform affects teacher turnover, study says
February 22, 2017
A new study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University provides evidence on how a 2012 bill, which made major changes to teacher tenure and empowered districts to dismiss ineffective teachers in Louisiana, affected teacher turnover in traditional public schools.
Rob Lalka to lead Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
February 20, 2017
Rob Lalka, an entrepreneur and educator whose accomplishments span the public, private and nonprofit sectors, has been appointed professor of practice and executive director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.
Tulane team wins NASA’s Big Idea Challenge for spacecraft design
February 17, 2017
Tulane University engineering students’ innovative idea for a flower-shaped, solar-powered space ferry won the top prize in NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge.