Also In This Issue
![Biomedical engineering student Hillary Smith works in Scot Ackerman MakerSpace](/sites/default/files/2022-01/MakerSpace-sa3096-thumb.jpg)
Boundless Solutions
Tulane is more invested and focused on engineering than ever before. Continue Reading
![students take selfies at A. B. Freeman's 2021 commencement exercises](/sites/default/files/2021-09/BIZ-UGRAD-cg-012-thumb.jpg)
2021 Graduates Tested to the Max
Declaring the Class of ’21 the “most tested” in Tulane history (literally and figuratively, with Tulane students taking half a million COVID-19 tests this academic year to allow for in-person learning), President Michael A. Fitts conferred 3,014 academic degrees during a virtual Unified Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 22. Continue Reading
![Caroline Barber-Pierre outside the Caroline Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Richardson-renovation-pbc-3810-thumb.jpg)
New Home for Equity
Two centers dedicated to fostering equitable social, cultural and academic programming so that all students can thrive during their years at Tulane have a new campus home. Continue Reading
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Lyme Infection
Tulane researchers found the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in the brain tissue of a woman who had long suffered neurocognitive impairment after her diagnosis and treatment for the tick-borne disease. Continue Reading
![Corey Dublin playing in Tulane vs. Navy, October 26, 2019](/sites/default/files/2021-09/DSC_5087%5B100%5D-thumb_0.jpg)
Ready For a New Season
Corey Dublin, a left guard on the Green Wave football team, would never wish for a global pandemic. Continue Reading
![graphic of hand and arrows depicting interchange of global and local commerce](/sites/default/files/2021-09/global-local-thumb_0.jpg)
Student Voices Amplified
When we commit to elevating the perspectives of all people, we spark important conversations hat strengthen the academic community as a whole. Continue Reading
![collage of Tulane football players from 1932 Rose Bowl](/sites/default/files/2021-09/012_text-thumb.jpg)
Gridiron Handles
Fullback Felts, tackle Upton, halfback Zimmerman, guard Scafide and tight end Haynes played in the 1932 Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. Continue Reading
![Jenny Mercein, assistant professor of theatre](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Jenny-Mercein-2019-thumb_0.jpg)
Stages of a Career
Before she knew she wanted to be an actor, Jenny Mercein knew she wanted to be a teacher. Continue Reading
![Circa 1960 photo of the Beatles with Stuart Sutcliffe](/sites/default/files/2021-09/1960-Beatles-thumb.jpg)
In the Mist of Memory: The Beatles and My JYA Experience
A recollection of a ‘what-if’ rock ’n’ roll encounter in a Hamburg, Germany, Reeperbahn club 60 years ago. Continue Reading
![ghostly yellow industrial plant at night with smoke](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Erickson_thumb.jpg)
After Images
Photography professor AnnieLaurie Erickson captures the strange beauty of an industrialized Louisiana landscape. Continue Reading
![Taofeeq Adebayo sits at a desk in a classroom](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Taofeeq_Adebayo_thumb_1.jpg)
Impression: Taofeeq Adebayo
Taofeeq Adebayo’s idea was so simple, and yet the opportunity it afforded would benefit thousands of schoolchildren. Continue Reading
![Katie Pearlman looks out window surrounded by plants including a banana tree](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Katie_Pearlman_thumb_0.jpg)
Impression: Katie Pearlman
Music is an essential part of many people’s lives, something taken for granted as always being there to provide entertainment, joy, celebration and even solace. Continue Reading
![Jane Wolfe portrait in her restaurant surrounded by book cover decorations](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Jane_Wolfe_thumb_0.jpg)
Jane Wolfe: Restaurateur & Literacy Advocate
Jane (SLA ’12) and Scott Wolfe have spent a lifetime together composing their own remarkable story as a couple who met as teenagers, married and forged a relationship as business partners in one of New Orleans’ most successful restaurants. Continue Reading
![photo of Lisa and Kenny Jackson](/sites/default/files/2022-01/KennyJackson-LisaJackson-thumb-2.jpg)
Alumna's gift of $1 million will expand Tulane Summer Success Program
Lisa Jackson, a Board of Tulane member and Apple’s vice president for environment, policy and social initiatives, and her husband, Kenneth, contribute to the Newcomb-Tulane College Summer Experience. Continue Reading
![David Flowerree](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Flowerree_h.png)
Alumni Couple’s $2 Million Gift Will Target Climate Change
A gift from alumni David and Jane Flowerree is establishing two professorships aimed at finding solutions to the environmental crisis facing Louisiana and other areas. Continue Reading
![Kikie and Robert Priddy](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Priddy.jpg)
Priddy family’s $1 million gift will treat veterans
The Priddy Family Foundation’s donation to the Tulane University Center for Brain Health will help treat military veterans suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health issues related to their service. Continue Reading