Donor gives Tulane $1 million to encourage others to give.

The Tulane School of Science and Engineering is launching a new master’s program in materials engineering.

Avery Siegel, a Tulane University student majoring in communications with a minor in public health, can add the title “Oscar winner” to her future resume. The second-year student in the School of Liberal Arts co-produced the documentary Period. End of Sentence, which took home the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at Sunday’s awards ceremony.

The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University has named Pierre E. Conner III, a senior energy and finance executive with more than 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, to lead the Tulane Energy Institute. 

A workshop being hosted by Tulane University will take a close look at the challenges women candidates face when running for state and local office. More than 25 scholars from around the country are coming to Tulane for the two-day event sponsored by the Newcomb College Institute and Louisiana State University’s Reilly Center.

Tulane University and LSU Health New Orleans have selected the New Orleans BioInnovation Center as the statewide partner for a newly launched initiative to augment business development efforts and accelerate the commercialization of life science research from university labs to biotechnology startups and to existing companies in the area and around the world.

The MakerSpace at Tulane will be named the Scot Ackerman MakerSpace.

As Valentine’s Day arrives, there’s no doubt love is once again in the air during this annual holiday that dates as far back as the 14th century. So, what exactly does it feel like to fall in love and how does love affect us as humans? Many scientists have proven falling in love has its physical benefits on both men and women, but can falling in love influence the immune system in women?