Tulane Releases

Walter Isaacson, the renowned bestselling biographer, Tulane professor of history and co-chair of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony on March 21.

David T. Zhang, a prominent international lawyer, has joined the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body. Zhang began his appointment to the board on March 1. 

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.

Tulane University School of Liberal Arts will release a new podcast miniseries, Anti-Racism and the Disciplines, that explores the complex histories of liberal arts majors with the aim of identifying more accurate and effective practices in higher education.

Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among college students is on the rise across the country, according to a new Tulane study.

Reggie Ferreira, director of Tulane's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy has been named to a national panel tasked with developing a framework for responding to intimate partner violence during public health emergencies.

The findings highlight the benefits of paid leave mandates as a way to increase healthcare access and potentially improve healthcare equity in the U.S., where 1 in 4 people have no paid sick leave

A new study from Tulane University compared popular diets on both nutritional quality and environmental impact. Keto and paleo diets, as eaten by US adults, scored among the lowest on overall nutrition quality and were among the highest on carbon emissions.