The Tulane Brain Institute under the leadership of psychology professor Jill Daniel is answering some of the biggest questions in brain science, from aging and estrogen therapy to fear and trauma. The institute involves researchers and students from all parts of the university.

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.

It was a lovely day to celebrate one of Tulane’s greatest philanthropists.

For Dianne La Basse (NC ’74, B ’76), New Orleans and music were forever intertwined.

From the moment he graduated, Mike Tombari (B ’75) knew he wanted to give back to the A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Five Tulane doctors recall the first days of COVID-19 and lament public misinformation. They advise people to keep their guard up and be compassionate as we move forward.

Kimberly M. Gramm joins the new Innovation Institute as the inaugural David and Marion Mussafer Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. Gramm comes from Texas Tech University with experience in commercializing research from university intellectual property.

Maurita N. Poole is the new executive director of the Newcomb Art Museum. The former director and curator at Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Poole’s curatorial projects have focused on African and African Diaspora art.

Law Professor Amy Gajda’s new book, Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy (Viking, 2022), was named one of spring’s most anticipated nonfiction books by The New York Times. “Gajda traces the history of the right to privacy and its (understandably fraught) relationship in the United States with the First Amendment. She examines the tension that has persisted over the years in the tug of war between ‘the right to know’ on one side and ‘the right to be let alone’ on the other.”

“We all want to feel safe, to be heard, to have people recognize our dignity. … Whatever level of society you’re in, we are all suffering to some degree.”