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Karisma Price, assistant professor of English in the School of Liberal Arts, has been selected for the inaugural cohort of Writing Freedom Fellows, an initiative supported by the Mellon Foundation and Haymarket Books.

Researchers from the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering have received a $1.5 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to advance fetal monitoring technology that can do something current monitoring tools cannot: directly measure oxygen levels in fetal tissue during pregnancy and labor. The researchers plan to pursue the technology through their spinout company, LumaWave.

The decorated umbrellas carried by Tulane graduates have become one of the university's most recognizable traditions. Inspired by New Orleans second lines, each umbrella tells the story of a student's Tulane experience. At Convocation, incoming students receive a plain white umbrella and are encouraged to personalize it throughout their time at Tulane.

When students return to Tulane University this August for the beginning of the fall semester, they'll find the largest Trash to Treasure Move-In Sale in the program's history, thanks to a record-breaking spring collection that kept more than 92,000 pounds of reusable items out of local landfills.

His hospital room lit with the bright light of spring, Daniel Cressy lay in his bed knowing it was the first day of his new life. Cressy, a 23-year-old from Metairie, had been born with sickle cell disease, a painful blood disorder once thought incurable. The condition had shaped his life from infancy and eventually put his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot on hold after the Federal Aviation Administration rejected his application due to his medical condition.

Libby Connolly Alexander, a Tulane graduate, distinguished business leader, philanthropist and longtime university supporter, has been named chair-elect of the Board of Tulane, the university’s governing body. Alexander’s term will begin July 1, 2027, following the conclusion of the successful three-year term of current chair David M. Mussafer.

Alexis Culotta, senior professor of practice in the Newcomb Department of Art in the School of Liberal Arts, was recently awarded a fellowship by I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. Culotta will travel to Florence to expand her scholarship on the frescoed and sgraffitoed facades of homes and other buildings in Renaissance Rome.

The fastest-growing sport in America has a new home at Tulane University, and players of all skill levels are welcome to join in on the fun by reserving pickleball courts at the new Goldring Tennis Center. The Goldring Tennis Center, located at 200 Broadway St. at Tulane’s University Square, opened in February 2026 as the home of the Green Wave men's and women's tennis programs. It features six NCAA-regulation tennis courts and four outdoor pickleball courts.

Medical Student for a Day is an immersive program designed to provide prospective medical students with a firsthand look at life as a medical student. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with current medical students, faculty, and staff; learn about the medical school application process; explore academic and student support resources; and gain insight into the experiences and responsibilities of medical training.

Registration is now open for the third annual Tulane Future of Energy Forum, a premier gathering that convenes leaders from industry, government, academia, finance, technology and policy to examine the forces reshaping the global energy landscape. Over three days, participants will explore the technological breakthroughs, market shifts and policy decisions driving one of the most consequential transformations of the 21st century.