Tulane Bywater Institute to host virtual conversation ‘Syndemic: Racism, Environment and COVID-19’
April 09, 2021
The Tulane ByWater Institute welcomes Sacoby Wilson on Wednesday, April 14, at 5 p.m. via Zoom for a conversation about health disparities and COVID-19 moderated by Thomas LaVeist, dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Tulane teams up with New Orleans Airlift for in-person dance performance
April 01, 2021
The Newcomb Dance Company and the Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance is teaming up with New Orleans Airlift for “The Body Remembers” at Music Box Village.
Tulane study looks at effectiveness of telehealth therapy during pandemic
March 26, 2021
A Tulane study looks at the effectiveness of telehealth therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
‘VirTUal Visiting’ earns praise from College Confidential website
March 25, 2021
College Confidential, a website that offers parents and high school students college advice, recognized Tulane University as Best Virtual Campus Tour in the South in their feature, “Which Colleges Offer the Best Virtual Campus Visits?”
Doctors should address reduced sense of taste and smell in cancer patients, Tulane study says
March 16, 2021
Tulane study looks at reduced sense of taste and smell in prostate cancer patients.
Tulane’s year in COVID-19 events, breakthroughs and more
March 15, 2021
From frontline doctors to first-year students, Tulanians across campuses are reflecting on the year of COVID-19 and the changes, challenges and breakthroughs it has brought.
Tulane economist wins NSF award to study discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and marginalized communities
March 10, 2021
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $400,000 grant to Tulane University economist Patrick Button to study discrimination in access to mental health care for LGBTQ+ people and marginalized communities and whether the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Burnout among social workers a real issue amid pandemic, Tulane researchers say
March 04, 2021
Social workers are an integral part of the helping community, yet they are as susceptible to job burnout as anyone on the front lines, according to researchers.
Tulane develops test that can detect COVID-19 that nasal swabs miss
February 26, 2021
Tulane University researchers have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect COVID-19 in rare cases when infections were missed by nasal swab PCR tests, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Krewe of House Floats
February 12, 2021
The Krewe of House Floats, started by a casual suggestion on the internet to decorate one’s house as a Mardi Gras float, quickly sprang into a full-blown movement.
Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 super-spreader
February 09, 2021
Researchers at Tulane University, Harvard University, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have learned that obesity, advanced age and COVID-19 infection correlate with a propensity to breathe out more respiratory droplets — key spreaders of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Dean LaVeist, Black health experts call for Black Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19
February 08, 2021
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Dean Thomas LaVeist authored a New York Times op/ed signed by 59 other Black health experts from the National Academy of Medicine urging Black Americans to get vaccinated.Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Dean Thomas LaVeist authored a New York Times op/ed signed by 59 other Black health experts from the National Academy of Medicine urging Black Americans to get vaccinated.
Tulane University will remain test-optional for 2021-22 applicants
February 08, 2021
For the second consecutive year, Tulane University will remain test-optional for students applying this fall for a spot in Tulane’s 2022 entering class. Going “test-optional” means these students will not be required to submit test scores for the SAT or ACT as part of the Tulane admissions process.
