News in review: July 31, 2017
July 28, 2017
View this video highlighting Tulane experts recently featured in national news. Today’s review showcases the work of John Verano, David Smilde, Mirya Holman, Nicholas Van Sickels and Joel Dinerstein.
Tulane sororities help build schoolhouse in Malawi
July 28, 2017
Fifteen Tulane students traveled to Nkoka, Malawi, to help construct a school for local children.
Stamps scholarship offers cultural immersion experience
July 27, 2017
Tulane University senior Clare Lister spent a full semester learning about wildlife conservation and Maasai culture while living in a remote village in Tanzania.
Can human rights law curb violence in America?
July 25, 2017
If the world is becoming a less violent place, why does it seem like crime in America is worsening? Tulane political science professor Geoff Dancy says America’s avoidance of human rights is to blame.
1,700-year-old mummy faces future with new look
July 18, 2017
Tulane University anthropology professor John Verano served as adviser during the facial reconstruction of a 1,700-year-old mummy known as the Lady of Cao.
Law students groomed for leadership in 'Access to Justice'
July 17, 2017
Four students – one from each law school in Louisiana – were selected for the Access to Justice Developing Leader Intern Program. Anais Moore-Jaccard represented Tulane Law School.
Tulane University awarded $12 million to create Lassa vaccine and treatment
July 11, 2017
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test a promising drug treatment against Lassa fever and develop a vaccine against the deadly disease endemic in parts of West Africa.
Port to port: Senegal study explores connections between Dakar and New Orleans
July 07, 2017
Tulane students examined the shared history of two cities — New Orleans and Dakar — during the university’s first Afro Diaspora intercultural learning course in Dakar, Senegal, this spring.
Photographer at the end of the earth
July 06, 2017
In this “In your own words” essay from Tulane magazine, William C. Brumfield discusses his connections between the South and Russia. For almost five decades, Brumfield has documented Russian architecture and culture through his photography.
Tulane gets $4.8 million Gates Foundation grant to help new parents in Africa
July 05, 2017
A new Tulane University initiative called MOMENTUM aims to help new mothers and their babies in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is funded by a $4.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
STEM program sweetened with a taste of campus living
July 03, 2017
Selected for the Tulane Science Scholars Program, high school students from the United States and China are taking two-week undergraduate-level STEM classes for college credit.
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.