Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine honored at Clinton Foundation Summit
April 10, 2017
The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University was honored as a national innovator this week at the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Activation Summit in Little Rock, Arkansas.
A new look, a new direction: Tulane introduces the School of Professional Advancement
April 06, 2017
Tulane University has formally relaunched the School of Continuing Studies as the School of Professional Advancement. The school is one of six at Tulane that offer both undergraduate and graduate programs.
Tulane dean leads universities opposing public health funding cuts
April 05, 2017
When School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Dean Dr. Pierre Buekens travels to a leading international global health conference this week, some of the top academics in the field will be making the case for why global public health funding matters.
New Orleans schools remain as segregated as before Katrina
April 04, 2017
A new study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University found that New Orleans public schools, which were highly segregated in terms of race and income prior Hurricane Katrina, remain so nearly 12 years after the storm.
Tulane University experts on Judge Gorsuch vote, Russian subway eplosion, Trump tax reform efforts and Brexit
April 03, 2017
The following Tulane University experts are available to discuss the Russian subway explosion in Saint Petersburg, the Senate vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, the Trump Administration’s plan for tax reform as well as ongoing changes related to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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.