Engineering graduate and musician values coursework and connections

Robert Johnson, who is receiving a Bachelor of Science from the School of Science and Engineering, with a double major in engineering physics and mathematics and a minor in music, is part of POSSE, a student worker at the Scot Ackerman Makerspace, and was part of the Tulane University Marching Band during his first years at Tulane. Johnson will pursue his PhD at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics and plans to make a quantum computer using quantum integrated photonics. Read More

First, he beat cancer — now this Tulane Law grad is giving back

Jacob McCarty, who is a cancer survivor, an advocate for the LGBTQ community, a student leader and mentor, received one of Tulane’s prestigious student honors — the Tulane 34 Award — and was voted by the law school faculty as a John Minor Wisdom Award recipient. McCarty will clerk for Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Read More

Green Wave baseball opens AAC Championship tournament play Tuesday

Tulane baseball opens tournament play in the AAC Championship on Tuesday and will face off against Houston in Clearwater, Florida, with pitcher Braden Olthoff ready to show his stuff. Read More

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COVID-19 vaccine update

To recognize the continuing commitment to the health and safety of the community demonstrated by Tulane’s faculty and staff, individuals who report they have been fully vaccinated will receive a one-time payment of $500 for full-time faculty and staff and $250 for part-time faculty and staff. This includes employees who received their vaccinations months ago or who just recently completed their vaccination schedule. Those who completed a Vaccine Declination Form through which they declined the vaccine due to medical or religious reasons will also be included. All one-time payments, subject to applicable withholdings, will be delivered via direct payroll deposit beginning in June. Individuals who are fully vaccinated or complete the Vaccine Declination Form by July 31 are eligible for the one-time payments. Employees who already received their vaccine through the Tulane Vaccine Clinic will be automatically enrolled to receive the one-time payment. Those who were vaccinated outside the Tulane system must report their status through the Campus Health Patient Portal to receive the payment. For more information, click here.

FEATURED EVENTS

SoPA digital open house

An information session on available graduate programs offered by the School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) will take place on Wednesday, May 26, at noon via Zoom. The session will feature SoPA faculty and admissions staff discussing graduate degrees and certificate programs in a range of fields, career opportunities for graduates and the admissions process. For more information and to register, click here.

IN THE NEWS

Men’s Health
Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand, professor of medicine and holder of the Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology at the School of Medicine, says people with financial worries can utilize the help of others, such as free organizations and programs, in an effort to alleviate stress on the body and heart.

S&P Global
Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, comments on how the 2021 hurricane season may impact the power market.

The New York Times
Thomas LaVeist, dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says requirements by employers would be a fast incentive to get large numbers of adults vaccinated.

WWL-TV
Susan Hassig, epidemiology professor at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says low vaccination rates in Louisiana could scare tourists from visiting and could create a centralized spread of COVID-19.