Science Foundation Ireland awards Tulane research pioneer with prestigious St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal
March 15, 2023
Internationally renowned Tulane University cardiovascular health researcher Dr. Paul K. Whelton has been awarded the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the head of the government of Ireland.
Marcia Walker-McWilliams named executive director of the Tulane History Project
February 28, 2023
Marcia Walker-McWilliams, PhD, will lead the Tulane History Project as executive director.
Tulane’s Stone Center receives $1.3 million from Zemurray Foundation for the study of Latin American indigenous languages, art
February 07, 2023
The Zemurray Foundation has donated $1.3 million to create two endowed funds for the study of Latin American indigenous languages and art.
Visiting global scholars bring unique perspectives to Tulane campus
February 03, 2023
Mariam Taqaddusi and Islam Ahmed are part of Tulane's Global Visiting Scholars Program, co-sponsored by a university-wide collaboration including Tulane Global, the School of Liberal Arts, Newcomb Institute, the Office of the Provost and others.
President Fitts attends Washington Mardi Gras, speaks at economic panel
February 01, 2023
The goal of the trip was “to share with a statewide audience all the things that Tulane is doing in New Orleans and regionally.”
Tony Hu invested as a Tulane Weatherhead Presidential Chair
January 27, 2023
Tony Hu, director of Tulane’s Center for Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics and professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Microbiology, was invested in the Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation. The ceremony took place on Jan. 20 at Hutchinson auditorium at Tulane’s School of Medicine.
Michael Cohen invested as inaugural Grant Chair in the American Jewish Experience
January 24, 2023
Tulane Professor Michael Cohen was formally invested as the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Chair in the American Jewish Experience on Jan. 17. The event also honored the establishment of the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience.
Virtual reality helps Tulane student-athletes
January 10, 2023
The Tulane University School of Social Work and Tulane Athletics have teamed up to support athletes’ training and mental health through virtual reality–based mindfulness.
Bennetta Horne, Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
January 10, 2023
Bennetta Horne is the School of Medicine’s Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Helping students, especially underrepresented students, achieve a successful medical school education is her primary mission at Tulane.
Caryn Bell, PhD, is the 2022-2023 Scholar-in-Residence at Center for Public Service
December 15, 2022
The Center for Public Service has announced that Caryn Bell, PhD, is serving as its 2022-2023 Scholar-in-Residence.
School of Medicine honors Trailblazers in Hutchinson Auditorium display
December 14, 2022
The School of Medicine has a new display of Tulane Trailblazers in Hutchinson Auditorium on the downtown campus. Dr. Michael DeBakey, Dr. Ruth Kirschstein and Dr. Clyde Yancy were selected for their monumental achievements in the medical field and their lasting impact on the Tulane medical community, along with honorees (not pictured) Dr. Rachel Levine, Dr. Anna Cherrie Epps and Dr. Alberto G. Garcia.
New Orleans-based alumnae entrepreneurs create smart water bottle
December 14, 2022
Two Tulane alumnae, Maria Patrizia Santos and Kamiya Stewart, have teamed up to create Caracas Canteen, a New Orleans–born smart water bottle.
J. Celeste Lay named interim dean of Newcomb-Tulane College
December 07, 2022
The Office of the Provost has announced that J. Celeste Lay has been appointed interim dean of Newcomb-Tulane College.
Engineering physics professor named to prestigious list of most cited researchers
November 21, 2022
Michael Naguib, the Ken & Ruth Arnold Early Career Professor in Science and Engineering at the School of Science and Engineering, has been named to the annual list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2022 by Clarivate. This is Naguib’s third time being named to the list.
School of Social Work unveils portrait honoring trailblazers
November 17, 2022
The Tulane School of Social Work unveiled a commissioned portrait that honors Gloria Bryant Banks, Pearlie Hardin Elloie, and Marilyn S. Piper, the first African American graduate students to earn degrees from the School of Social Work and among the first to graduate from Tulane.