Tulane University will be working closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in a new partnership to increase knowledge of disasters in Louisiana and find ways to deal with them effectively. Signing the memorandum of understanding on Wednesday (Dec. 20) were, from left, Gil H. Jamieson, FEMA deputy director for Gulf Coast Recovery; Tulane President Scott Cowen; and Jim Stark, director of the FEMA Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office. (Photo by Nick Marinello)