Also In This Issue
Down Memory Lane
Green Wave mascots and Tulane Athletics logos evolved through the years, pumping up school spirit, a winning atmosphere and fun times.
A New Path Paved by Innovation
A city rooted in the past and focused on the future and the promise of discovery cannot help but achieve greatness.
Lost in the Game
In an excerpt from his new book, Lost in the Game: A Book About Basketball, the author writes about the inexorable, generational pull of a game of hoops.
ILSE AICHINGER’S ALMOST FORGOTTEN VISIT TO TULANE
The first writer after World War II to use Konzentrationslager — “concentration camp” — in German-language literature, Ilse Aichinger was a major voice in the work of memory of the holocaust.
BREAKING BARRIERS
With a U.S. State Department grant, Tulane alumni and students formed a nonprofit organization to provide international affairs career guidance and mentorship to underrepresented students from noncoastal areas of the United States.
SAILING SUCCESS
The Tulane Green Wave sailing team wins the Intercollegiate Sailing Association Open Dinghy Race National Championship
FREE NEUTRONS
Fred Wietfeldt, professor and chair of physics and engineering physics, has been awarded an $8.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation — the largest ever direct NSF award to Tulane.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Memorable movies have been filmed on the streets of New Orleans and the Tulane campus for decades.
A NEW HEAD BASEBALL COACH FOR THE GREEN WAVE
Jay Uhlman was named head coach of the Tulane baseball team in June, after serving as interim coach. While interim, Uhlman led the team to the American Athletic Conference’s semifinal round.
WHAT TRIGGERS STROKES?
For the first time, researchers at Tulane University and Ochsner Health were able to genetically sequence plaque tissue collected from patients within days after a stroke.
Impression: Erin Chandler
For Erin Chandler (SLA ’18) the choice to attend Tulane was an easy one.
Impression: Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez
Generations have often wondered what kind of world they might leave to their successors.
Impression: Ellie Helman Dylan
“When he got diagnosed, he said, ‘I’m going to beat it.’ And we thought, ‘Why don’t we just film it?’”
BEQUEST STRENGTHENS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Charles “Chuck” N. Bracht and Cheryl A. Verlander enrich the Verlander-Bracht Scholarship Endowed Fund, supporting students who are pursuing master’s degrees at the School of Social Work.
DR. JOHN DEMING’S LEGACY
It was a lovely day to celebrate one of Tulane’s greatest philanthropists.
JAZZ EDUCATION PRESERVED AND PROTECTED
For Dianne La Basse (NC ’74, B ’76), New Orleans and music were forever intertwined.
NEXT WAVE CHALLENGE
From the moment he graduated, Mike Tombari (B ’75) knew he wanted to give back to the A. B. Freeman School of Business.
