When Jessica Fields '09 was young, she used to tell her sister, who has Type I Diabetes, that she would find a cure by creating an artificial pancreas.
When Jessica Fields '09 was young, she used to tell her sister, who has Type I Diabetes, that she would find a cure by creating an artificial pancreas.
As Reagan-era children are wont to do, your humble weatherman often reminisces about the rich smorgasbord of television programming offered during the medium's Second Golden Age (1991-94). Specifically, when I wasn't watching the Weather Channel's Tropical Update at :50 past the hour, I was fond of tuning into USA Network's afternoon lineup, because sandwiched between "The $100,000 Pyramid" and Saget-era "American's Funniest Home Videos" was the cultural touchstone that is "American Gladiators."Ah, the point emerges.
The University announced this week that it will implement a new housing program, beginning next month, to assist faculty and staff earning low to moderate incomes.In partnership with PNC Bank, the program allows first-time New Jersey homeowners to finance a property without a down payment and gives them access to lower interest rates at a 30-year fixed rate.The program also offers expanded credit criteria, grants toward closing costs and advice from real estate professionals.Participants are required to meet eligibility requirements and take a free homeowner education course taught on campus by PNC representatives."There are hundreds of [University] employees that, judging from their individual salary, would qualify," Executive Vice President Mark Burstein said in an interview.
In recent years, the University has experienced a substantial enrollment increase in Chinese courses in accordance with a national trend.
A suspect in the attempted assault in a Frist Campus Center bathroom two weeks ago was apprehended and questioned Wednesday by law enforcement authorities.
At least 245 students, faculty and staff gathered in Friend Center on Wednesday night to break their fast after fasting for the day to recognize the Islamic holy month and raise money for the earthquake in Pakistan.The Charitable Interfaith Iftar Event, recognizing the meal at which Muslims break the fast, featured food as well as remarks and reflections from a diverse group of speakers.At least $3,000 had been raised from local business owners and other people, who donated for every non-Muslim who fasted.The event, nicknamed the Fast-a-thon, took place in the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset.
Soraya Umewaka '06 has always had an interest in street children. On summer visits to her mother's native country of Lebanon while growing up, she would compare the lives of the children there to her own."I would go down the street, and they would be selling beach balls.
At least 245 students, faculty and staff gathered in Friend Center on Wednesday night to break their fast after fasting for the day to recognize the Islamic holy month and raise money for the earthquake in Pakistan.The Charitable Interfaith Iftar Event, recognizing the meal at which Muslims break the fast, featured food as well as remarks and reflections from a diverse group of speakers.At least $3,000 had been raised from local business owners and other people, who donated for every non-Muslim who fasted.The event, nicknamed the Fast-a-thon, took place in the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset.
Soraya Umewaka '06 has always had an interest in street children. On summer visits to her mother's native country of Lebanon while growing up, she would compare the lives of the children there to her own."I would go down the street, and they would be selling beach balls.
A suspect in the attempted assault in a Frist Campus Center bathroom two weeks ago was apprehended and questioned Wednesday by law enforcement authorities.
The University announced this week that it will implement a new housing program, beginning next month, to assist faculty and staff earning low to moderate incomes.In partnership with PNC Bank, the program allows first-time New Jersey homeowners to finance a property without a down payment and gives them access to lower interest rates at a 30-year fixed rate.The program also offers expanded credit criteria, grants toward closing costs and advice from real estate professionals.Participants are required to meet eligibility requirements and take a free homeowner education course taught on campus by PNC representatives."There are hundreds of [University] employees that, judging from their individual salary, would qualify," Executive Vice President Mark Burstein said in an interview.
In recent years, the University has experienced a substantial enrollment increase in Chinese courses in accordance with a national trend.
When Jean-Godefroy Bidima boarded a plane in Paris on August 30, the words of a flight attendant turned his world upside down.After glancing at his travel itinerary, the flight attendant sympathetically told Bidima ? a professor in Tulane University's French department who had been attending a conference in Paris ? that he would not be able to reach his final destination, New Orleans, because that city's airport was closed.Astonished and confused, Bidima hurried off the plane and retrieved his luggage, then dashed outside the airport to find a newspaper kiosk.
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department chair Michael Celia GS '78 '79 '83 has won the American Geophysical Union's annual Hydrology Section Award, the group announced last week."It's an honor to be chosen by a committee of peers and colleagues in the scientific community," Celia said, referring to the awards committee composed of scholars who belong to the American Geophysical Union (AGU).Celia was recognized for his contributions to computational methods in hydrological research on water resources, according to a statement issued by the award committee."I'm very happy to receive this award that speaks so highly of the CEE department," Celia said.
An estimated one million people are still looking for loved ones in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
For the 24 Tulane students currently enrolled at the University, the transition from a hopping New Orleans jazz scene to the Street "took a while to get used to," as Tulane junior Annabelle Rosborough put it.
An estimated one million people are still looking for loved ones in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
For the 24 Tulane students currently enrolled at the University, the transition from a hopping New Orleans jazz scene to the Street "took a while to get used to," as Tulane junior Annabelle Rosborough put it.
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) department chair Michael Celia GS '78 '79 '83 has won the American Geophysical Union's annual Hydrology Section Award, the group announced last week."It's an honor to be chosen by a committee of peers and colleagues in the scientific community," Celia said, referring to the awards committee composed of scholars who belong to the American Geophysical Union (AGU).Celia was recognized for his contributions to computational methods in hydrological research on water resources, according to a statement issued by the award committee."I'm very happy to receive this award that speaks so highly of the CEE department," Celia said.
