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small robot on campus delivering food

High-Tech Convenience With a Digital Smile

Kiwibots roll onto the uptown campus, delivering high-tech convenience with a digital smile. Continue Reading

Thomas Albrecht lectures in class

READING IN THE TIME OF COVID

In the course Writing About the Plague, English professor Thomas Albrecht leads students in a literary exploration of pandemic experiences. Continue Reading

President Fitts leads at the Presidential Speaker Series

TALES OF CURIOSITY AND DISCOVERY

As part of Tulane Homecoming, Reunion and Family Weekend, Tulane President Michael A. Fitts led a lively conversation with best-selling biographer Walter Isaacson, the Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values at Tulane and co-chair of the New Orleans Book Festival. Continue Reading

Professor of surgery at Tulane Medical center Jaquelyn S. Turner sees a patient

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Joining academic medicine’s latest treatments and technology with the personalized care of community medicine. Bringing Tulane innovation to the world. Transforming New Orleans into a destination for the most advanced and comprehensive health care. Continue Reading

Gloria Bryant Banks, Pearlie Hardin Elloie and Marilyn S. Piper in front of their portrait by Terrance Osborne

TRAILBLAZERS

A portrait by Terrance Osborne, internationally renowned artist and New Orleans native, of three Tulane Trailblazers — Gloria Bryant Banks (SW ’64), Pearlie Hardin Elloie (SW ’65) and Marilyn S. Piper (SW ’64) — was unveiled at the School of Social Work building in downtown New Orleans on Nov. 11, 2022. Continue Reading

portrait of Shawn Abbott, vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission

ADMISSION LEADER

Shawn Abbott, Tulane’s new vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission, takes the helm as the university has become one of the most sought-after schools in America. Continue Reading

Green Wave's men basketball team guard Sion James on the court

THE ‘IT’ FACTOR

In describing then-freshman guard Sion James to a reporter last year, Green Wave basketball coach Ron Hunter called him a winner — someone with that enviable quality known as the “it” factor. Continue Reading

a brown pelican rests on a tree branch in City Park New Orleans

SAGA OF THE BROWN PELICAN

The brown pelican is, as many people may know, a symbol of Louisiana. Continue Reading

musician playing trumpet with lyrics to "My Dawlin New Orleans" coming out of the horn

LOUISIANA MUSIC PARTY

Name your favorite New Orleans and Louisiana tune could be a parlor game. Continue Reading

Portrait of Dr. Demetri Maraganore, chair of Department of  Neurology at Tulane

BRAIN HEALTH

Today’s kids are very likely to live past 100 years old. Advances in health care and healthier lifestyles mean the life expectancy of Americans is on the rise. Even so, dementia is also on the rise in this country and worldwide. Continue Reading

bronze medal given to research, scholarship and artistic achievement awards

Research, Scholarship & Artistic Achievement Second Annual Awards

Tulane’s Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards were presented for the second year on Nov. 4, 2022. Continue Reading

Portrait of Nina King wearing Duke blue color dress

Impression: Nina King

Growing up in Tampa, Florida, Nina King (L ’05), vice president and director of athletics at Duke University and adjunct professor of business, didn’t play sports, but was a dancer and was always a sports fan. Continue Reading

Ali Vitali stands in front of Capitol Hill and reports in front of a TV camera.

Impression: Ali Vitali

Ali Vitali [SLA ’12], Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, loved writing and knew she was interested in government and politics when she headed to college, and she learned to fuse those passions — along with her love of talking to and meeting new people — at Tulane. Continue Reading

Bill Smith and William Rawlings pose with their book.

Ampersand: William Rawlings & Bill Smith

A true crime story connects William Rawlings (M ’73, PHTM ’73) and Bill Smith (L ’66): But neither is the criminal or the victim. Continue Reading

portrait of Nassir Marrouche at his desk

GRATEFUL PATIENT CREDITS CARDIAC CENTER WITH LIFE-SAVING WORK

In gratitude for the Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery Center’s work in saving his life, an anonymous patient has donated almost $4 million to the center, which is directed by Dr. Nassir Marrouche, professor of medicine. Continue Reading

John Elstrott

Inspired by the Past, Giving for the Future

Entrepreneur and longtime Tulane professor John Elstrott and his wife, Patty, have established the Elstrott Charitable Remainder Unitrust to honor their family’s Tulane legacy and to provide for the university’s strong future. Continue Reading

Band on stage with crowd at Tipping Point event at Tipitinas, 2022

WAVE WEEKEND SPIRIT

Under bright blue skies, and with plenty of Tulane spirit in the air, Wave Weekend ’22 brought alumni, parents, current students, and faculty and staff members to the uptown campus for Homecoming, class reunions and Family Weekend Oct. 21-23. See photos of the fun gatherings throughout the weekend. Continue Reading