“We’re still standing on decisions that were made two or three generations ago.” MARK DAVIS, director of the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy and director of the ByWater Institute, said in Time regarding Louisiana’s methods of trying to control the Mississippi River.

“What’s happening now is that the Chinese system is changing the nature of the internet.”WALTER ISAACSON, history professor at Tulane, on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” regarding the relationship between the Chinese government and CEOs of American businesses like Apple and Facebook.

“... the stereotype is that the environment is about tree hugging or saving exotic birds.” 
THOMAS LAVEIST, dean of Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, in Bloomberg Environment on why he thinks black politicians haven’t focused much on climate change.

“I remember Katrina, we did not have enough psychiatrists and people to provide mental health care.” DR. ANAND IRIMPEN, professor of medicine at Tulane, said in an American Heart Association News article about hurricane preparedness and the toll a hurricane can have on one’s health.

“They are, in a very concrete way, doing things and reading things that show them that they’re important, that their lives matter and that other people are paying attention to their lives,” Zachary Lazar said in The Creative Brain, a Netflix documentary, about a service-learning creative writing class he teaches to inmates at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center.

“By restricting ballet to pure romance, the art form loses its power to make critical commentary on the state of things.” Felicia McCarren, professor of French and dance historian, said in a New York Times article, “Is Ballet Camp?”

“The mental health system in the U.S. is broken and in times of disaster it’s even more on the back burner.” Reggie Ferreira, director of Tulane’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, quoted in Rolling Stone on the impact climate change has on mental health.

“We don’t build monuments to trolls. ... If you find yourself spending more time fighting than getting to work, stop and ask yourself who benefits from all the chaos.” Tim Cook, CEO of Apple and Tulane University Commencement speaker, on May 18, 2019. Cook reminded the graduates that “young people have changed history, time and time again.”

“The addiction takes over." Patricia Kissinger, quoted in the Los Angeles Times article, “Two crises in one: As drug use rises, so does syphilis.” Kissinger is a professor of epidemiology and infectious disease at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

“I think any system that removes egregious human error from the game could work.”

Gabe Feldman, sports law professor, talking about the potential need for more video replays during NFL games after the infamous no call for pass interference in the Saints vs. Rams NFC Championship.