Tulane student awarded prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
May 03, 2018
Kathryn Cook, a junior pursuing a double major in history and Russian, has been selected as a 2018 Beinecke Scholar. The Beinecke Scholarship encourages highly motivated students who have demonstrated superior intellectual engagement and academic ability to be courageous in their pursuit of graduate study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Report shows more women running for and holding office in New Orleans since Katrina
May 03, 2018
As New Orleans prepares to inaugurate its first woman mayor, a new Tulane University report reveals that more women are running for and being elected to political office in the city since Hurricane Katrina.
Former Johns Hopkins director, GW department chair named dean of Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
May 01, 2018
Thomas LaVeist, a national expert on issues related to equity and health, has been named dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He will also hold the position of Presidential Chair in Health Equity, making him the first to hold one of Tulane’s newly endowed presidential chairs, created to support the recruitment of exceptional, internationally recognized scholars whose work transcends and bridges traditional academic disciplines.
Tulane scientist Antarctica bound in $25 million glacier study
May 01, 2018
A Tulane University geologist has been named to a $25 million research collaboration considered one of the most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken.
Tulane, National Wildlife Federation issue recommendations for a more resilient New Orleans
April 26, 2018
The National Wildlife Federation and the Tulane University ByWater Institute have released recommendations on how the City of New Orleans can actively build coastal resiliency across the metro region.
National Book Award winner, TIME honoree Jesmyn Ward to address Tulane graduates
April 26, 2018
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, who has been hailed as the heir to William Faulkner and one of TIME magazine’s Most Influential People of 2018, will deliver the keynote address for Tulane University’s Commencement at 9 a.m., May 19 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
State of Public Education report shows progress, challenges
April 20, 2018
The Cowen Institute at Tulane University has released 2018’s State of Public Education in New Orleans, its flagship publication, which analyzes and distills the past year’s changes in school governance, accountability, performance, enrollment, and demographics.
Pink Bra Run to benefit Tulane's Breast Cancer Research Program
April 18, 2018
State Representative and breast cancer survivor Julie Stokes will lead runners wearing their brightest, boldest brassieres for the 3rd Annual Pink Bra 5K Run.
Best-selling biographers Walter Isaacson, Jon Meacham kick off speaker series at Tulane
April 13, 2018
Tulane University kicks off its Tulane-Aspen Institute Values in America Speaker Series Thursday, April 19, with a conversation between Tulane history professor Walter Isaacson and renowned presidential historian Jon Meacham.
Tulane Novel Tech Challenge to award $20,000 in prizes to top innovators
April 11, 2018
Nine student finalists in the Tulane Novel Tech Challenge will address a panel of judges with their ideas for improving the environment, human health, education and urban infrastructure through technology on Friday, April 13, from 2-5 p.m. on the uptown campus.
Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, Tulane study says
April 11, 2018
Although river diversions that bring land building sediment to shrinking coastlands are the best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta, a new Tulane University study concludes that the rate of land building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.
Study: Almost 100 million adults have COPD in China
April 10, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widespread in China with 8.6 percent of the country's adult population - almost 100 million people -suffering from the chronic lung disease, according to a new Tulane University study published in The Lancet.
School-based yoga can help children better manage stress and anxiety
April 10, 2018
Participating in yoga and mindfulness activities at school helps third-graders exhibiting anxiety improve their well-being and emotional health, according to a new Tulane University study published in the journal Psychology Research and Behavior Management.
Kimberly Foster named dean of Tulane School of Science and Engineering
April 09, 2018
Kimberly Foster, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), will become the new dean of the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering.
New Orleans Tricentennial exhibit set to open at Newcomb Art Museum
April 06, 2018
Newcomb Art Museum will present EMPIRE, an immersive art installation by Los Angeles-based artists Fallen Fruit, from April 13 to July 7 on Tulane University’s uptown campus.