Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has received a significant gift from a long-time donor, Celia Scott Weatherhead, which will help transform the institution into one of the best in the world. Weatherhead, a 1965 graduate of Tulane's Newcomb College, has given over $160 million to the university throughout her lifetime. Her latest gift, amount undisclosed, will be used to expand the school's downtown New Orleans campus and increase research funding.
The school's research, undergraduate, and graduate programs cover a wide range of fields, including biostatistics, maternal and child health, epidemiology, nutrition, health policy, clinical research, environmental health sciences, and violence prevention. The goal is to establish the school as the premier institution of its kind in the United States and one of the top in the world.
Weatherhead's gift is a game-changer for the school, said Thomas LaVeist, dean of the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. It will propel research into the most devastating diseases and complex issues of our times, providing generations of students with the skills and knowledge they need to help heal our world.
Weatherhead is a past member of the main governing body of Tulane and currently serves on the Public Health Dean's Advisory Council, the school's top advisory board. Her commitment to the university and its mission is evident in her continued support over the years.
