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Q&A: Allison Grossman on disaster response, climate resilience and the Sciences Po-Université Paris Cité Fellowship

Allison Grossman, assistant professor of political science in the School of Liberal Arts, has been awarded a Sciences Po-Université Paris Cité…

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Tulane researcher receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award to unlock the physics behind how proteins work

Shuaihua Gao, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University, has received a National…

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Accounting student expands horizons with New York internship

Tulane student Kelly Duong broadened both her perspective and her skill set during a summer internship in New York City at "Big Four"…

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Beyond technology: Tulane policy expert on how human decisions shape energy’s future

Gary "Hoov" Hoover (left) at the 2025 Tulane Future of Energy Forum. (Photo by Kenny Lass)

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Q&A: Karisma Price on poetry, place and the Writing Freedom Fellowship

Karisma Price, assistant professor of English in the School of Liberal Arts, has been selected for the inaugural cohort of Writing Freedom Fellows,…

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Tulane professor, acclaimed Russian expert, commemorates Pushkin’s 227th birthday in Washington, D.C.

On the evening of June 5, guests gathered at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., for a diplomatic event that featured poems, photographs and the…

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Q&A: Alexis Culotta on Renaissance Rome, digital humanities and the I Tatti Fellowship

Alexis Culotta, senior professor of practice in the Newcomb Department of Art in the School of Liberal Arts, was recently awarded a fellowship by the…

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Distinguished business leader, devoted alumna Libby Connolly Alexander named chair-elect of Board of Tulane

Libby Connolly Alexander will begin her term as chair of the Board of Tulane July 1, 2027. (Photo courtesy of Libby Connolly Alexander)

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Tulane University celebrates Wave of Support

This spring the Tulane community came together to celebrate the impact of Wave of Support, a signature Tulane program designed to support student…

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The American Heart Association names trailblazing cardiologist Keith Ferdinand Physician of the Year

The American Heart Association has named pioneering Tulane cardiologist Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand its 2026 Physician of the Year. (Photo by Kenny Lass)