February 02, 2022
Mental health issues continue to be a crucial concern as the pandemic enters a recovery phase, according to a Tulane study.
December 22, 2021
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or other conditions associated with metabolic syndrome were at much higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death, according to an international study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
December 20, 2021
Hannah Frank, a bat expert in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, will share in a $1.25 million award for new research in detecting and mitigating emerging animal-borne infectious diseases.
November 19, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Orleans public school teachers to switch from in-person instruction to a virtual or hybrid setting, the transition left many feeling anxious over their ability to impact student learning, according to a multi-agency study led by Tulane University.
A study led by Tulane University, a member of the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative, revealed that many teachers suffered from anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic — and continue to do so.
November 19, 2021
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are widely available and mask mandates and restrictions on gatherings are no longer in place in many areas, is this the year that Thanksgiving and the holidays return to normal?
November 09, 2021
Tulane researchers Chad Roy and Greg Bix collaborated on a literature review to examine the relationship between viral dose, infection, and COVID-19 disease severity.
November 08, 2021
Andy Horowitz, a Tulane scholar on the history of disasters, explains the meaning of "disaster" in new book "Critical Disaster Studies."
October 29, 2021
Tulane psychologists are leading a project that aims to address pandemic-related issues among food service workers, including health and safety issues, stress and other long-term consequences.
October 22, 2021
Tulane University researchers have explained why two toddlers died in 1967 after participating in an infamous clinical trial for an experimental vaccine against RSV, the most common cause of pneumonia in children.
October 04, 2021
The installation of numerous hands-free bottle filling stations on the uptown campus is one of the pandemic-driven upgrades that is here to stay, thanks to work by the Office of Sustainability, Facilities Services and a student-led, crowd-sourced research effort.
September 20, 2021
Disaster mental health experts from the Tulane University School of Social Work offer explanations for what people are experiencing and how they can best look after their well-being in the aftermath.
August 20, 2021
Tulane University welcomed almost 2,000 first-year students and 100 transfer students on Aug. 19 at the 2021 President’s Convocation for New Students, the first official event for the Class of 2025, as newly minted Tulanians.
August 17, 2021
A new Tulane University study finds that cycle thresholds (Ct) from PCR tests — an indicator of the amount of virus an infected person carries — aren’t a reliable gauge for identifying those most likely to transmit COVID-19.
August 16, 2021
The university has worked diligently to facilitate the safe return of students for the fall 2021 semester on campus.
August 12, 2021
Tulane's Living Well Clinics provide many services for Tulane employees including primary care, urgent care and metabolic care.