2026 Tulane Research, Innovation, and Creativity Summit Speakers Announced

March 23, 2026

Tulane's 2026 Research, Innovation, and Creativity Summit will bring together students, faculty, industry professionals, and the public for two days of poster sessions, lightning talks, and live pitch competitions spanning everything from AI to Roman archaeology. TRICS takes place April 15-16 at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, and admission is free.

Interactive poster sessions will represent nearly every discipline at the university, from machine learning to infectious diseases, cancer, engineering, environmental science, public health, architecture and liberal arts. Researchers will be available to discuss their work directly, providing an opportunity to ask questions, make connections, and experience academic inquiry firsthand.