Tulane has a rich history of outreach in New Orleans. The modern-day University grew out of a medical school founded to seek the cause of yellow fever in the mid-19 th century.

On what is literally a daily basis, Tulane faculty members, staff and students are helping improve the quality of life in New Orleans and Louisiana. This sampling of outreach and service activities across the uptown and down Tulane campuses is an attempt to illustrate Tulane's commitment to the health and well-being not only of its students, but to the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana as well.

In its 160-year commitment to education, Tulane has developed itself as a good citizen that provides the spark of creativity and knowledge that attracts and nurtures intellectual talent while directing its resources to the needs of the community. Tulane's outreach and community service activities is only a small measure of what it means for Tulane to "live" in the community that is New Orleans.