Tulane's athletic teams are known as the Green Wave after a song written in 1920 by Earl Sparling, then editor of The Hullabaloo.

The Newcomb College Institute is an academic center offering educational and co-curricular programs designed to enhance women's education at Tulane University. The institute's mission furthers a 120-year old Newcomb College legacy of providing all undergraduate women students with programs, tools, and experiences to enhance their leadership and scholarship.

The Tulane National Primate Research Center, one of eight centers that make up the National Primate Research Center Program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a leader in infectious diseases research.

The Center for Public Service at Tulane University was started in 2006 to ensure that Tulane students learn outside the classroom through giving back to the community. Tulane offers over 100 courses with service-learning components.

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has a real-time trading room that enables students to experience actual market trading conditions right in the classroom.

Tulane is located directly across the street from Audubon Park and the world-famous Audubon Zoo.

At the first commencement address for the Tulane School of Medicine in 1836, the Dean delivered his entire speech in Latin.

Twelve medical degrees were issued during the first Tulane Commencement held on April 5, 1836.

Tulane University’s Uptown campus was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Twelve Louisiana governors attended Tulane University.