Tulane sets sail with new varsity sport
June 16, 2017
Tulane University Athletics will elevate the university’s sailing club to intercollegiate varsity status during the 2018–19 academic year.
Energy law chair at Tulane established with $2M gift
June 16, 2017
Tulane University Law School has named Kim Talus, a renowned scholar of energy law, as inaugural holder of the James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law.
Study explains why Zika may not take root in US
June 13, 2017
As we head into peak mosquito season, a recent study in Nature co-authored by a Tulane University researcher has some good news for those worried about Zika this summer.
Alumni invited to jet to London for Saints game in October
June 02, 2017
The Tulane University Alumni Association is offering travel packages to London for the New Orleans Saints-Miami Dolphins NFL game on Sunday, Oct. 1.
Emeritus Club honors Walter E. Blessey Jr. and Stanley Motta from Class of 1967
May 30, 2017
At Tulane University’s Reunion Weekend, the Emeritus Club welcomed the Class of 1967 into its ranks during their undergraduate 50th Reunion, and bestowed Lifetime Achievement Awards to classmates Walter E. Blessey Jr. and Stanley Motta.
Students train for perfect storm
May 24, 2017
Graduate students from Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy were tasked with working through Category 4 hurricane conditions coupled with a military uprising.
MFA candidate glides from Broadway stage to classroom
May 18, 2017
Broadway veteran Justin Lee Miller will graduate at the 2017 Tulane University Unified Commencement ceremony.
Tulane School of Science and Engineering dean to step down
May 11, 2017
After 17 years as dean, Nick Altiero is leaving his post. He looks back with pride at a record of accomplishment and forward to a bright future for the school.
Tulane professor meets Helen Mirren, Judi Dench on home turf
May 05, 2017
Michael Kuczynski, professor and chair of the English department in the Tulane School of Liberal Arts, met the 2017 Tulane University Commencement speaker and her fellow Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench while visiting Stratford-upon-Avon in April 2016.
2017 grad applies math to track Ebola outbreak
April 28, 2017
Jessica Conrad, who will graduate from the Tulane schools of Science and Engineering and Public Health and Tropical Medicine in May, co-authored a textbook chapter on behavioral changes in an epidemic.
In Cape Town, Tulane center works to improve the lives of at-risk children
April 20, 2017
As director of the Highly Vulnerable Children’s Research Center at the Tulane School of Social Work, Tonya R. Thurman and her team conduct rigorous studies that they hope will lead to a better quality of life for struggling children worldwide, especially children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Howard F. Marx: Father of GPS
April 19, 2017
Engineering alumnus Howard F. Marx’s lifelong interest in aircraft and aeronautic navigation and design led him to envision an early version of GPS. He learned to fly planes while a Tulane student.
Genetic study finds 'perfect storm' behind deadliest Ebola outbreak
April 12, 2017
A combination of densely populated cities and porous borders between neighboring countries helped ignite the historically deadly West African Ebola outbreak that killed more than 11,200 people, according to a comprehensive genetic study of the virus published in Nature.
Former Tulane medical student Peter Gold isn’t done being a hero
April 11, 2017
Dr. Peter Gold, the Tulane medical student who captured the world’s attention when he was shot rescuing a stranger, has launched Strong City, a foundation to help end cycles of violence.