Tulane University student spends summer conducting brain tumor research in Switzerland
September 17, 2019
Tulane University senior James Rogers has been charting a course in the name of research since he arrived on campus in the fall of 2016. Rogers’ journey has led him from New Orleans to Bethesda, Md., and across the Atlantic Ocean to Scotland and, most recently, Switzerland, where he spent this past summer as a visiting research scholar in the Brain Tumor Center at the University Hospital Zürich (USZ).
Tulane, Blue Cross Foundation launch free programs to help new parents and babies
September 12, 2019
Becoming a parent can be exciting but overwhelming, and new programs through Tulane University aim to give new moms and dads the tools they need to bond with their babies. The programs, Tulane Building Early Relationships (TBEARS) and NOLA STRONG (Strengthening Resources for Nurturing and Growth) for Moms are offered through a collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the Department of Global Environmental Health at Tulane University. The programs are being funded through a new grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation.
President Fitts affirms Tulane’s commitment at Shifting the Paradigm 2019
September 12, 2019
At the fifth annual “Shifting the Paradigm” event on Sept. 11, 2019, Tulane University administrators including President Mike Fitts reaffirmed their commitment to end sexual violence on campus and presented data from the Case Management and Victim Support Services Office, which showed a decrease in the overall number of complaints the university had received regarding sexual misconduct as well as how those complaints were handled.
Tulane Cancer Center to Host Free Prostate Cancer Seminar
September 12, 2019
Dr. Oliver Sartor will provide a Prostate Cancer Seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the first-floor conference room of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center, 1700 Tulane Ave. (corner of Tulane and S. Claiborne).
Advanced technology, research contribute to Tulane Professional Athlete Care Team’s championship year
September 09, 2019
The New England Patriots weren't the only team to have a championship season last year. The Tulane University Professional Athlete Care Team (PACT) had its most successful year in 2018-19, as well, completing over 600 patient screenings, including a record 139 former players at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.
Board of Tulane member starts new scholarship for New Orleans students
September 09, 2019
New Orleans lawyer Kim M. Boyle, far left, is creating a scholarship fund to improve diversity at Tulane.
Keck Foundation awards Tulane University $1 million to study why women have stronger immune systems than men
August 27, 2019
Do women have an extra line of defense in their immune systems that gives them an advantage over men in fighting infections? That’s one of the questions Tulane University researchers hope to answer using a $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to study how sex differences shape disparate immune responses in men and women. The goal is to learn more about how immune systems evolved differently in the two sexes and to use this information to eventually create more precise treatments for men and women against various diseases.
Tulane researcher receives national honor for work in energy materials
August 27, 2019
A Tulane University materials physics and engineering scientist is one of only 10 scientists being honored nationally by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Researchers awarded $2.3 million for virus-related malignancies research
August 14, 2019
Members of Tulane Cancer Center's Flemington Lab team were awarded two grants to investigate how circular RNAs contribute to Epstein-Barr herpesvirus-associated cancers.
Newcomb Art Museum explores pollution in Flint and New Orleans
August 14, 2019
Two exhibitions that explore the experiences of communities impacted by pollution and its effect on health and environment open Aug. 21 at Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University.
Tulane researcher working to turn waste to fuel wins NSF Career Award
August 12, 2019
Nicholas Sandoval, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Tulane University, is the recipient of National Science Foundation Early Career Award.
Tulane launches new Clinical Neuroscience Research Center
August 07, 2019
Tulane University School of Medicine has opened the Clinical Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), a new center aimed at improving care for patients with neurological diseases.
Tulane researchers study how Hurricane Michael affected pregnant mothers
August 05, 2019
Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm, hit the Florida Panhandle in October of 2018, and researchers at Tulane University are part of a new study to see how the disaster and its aftermath impacted pregnant women. Emily Harville, associate professor of epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, is leading a team of investigators including Tulane’s Dr. Maureen Lichtveld, professor and Freeport McMoRan Chair of Environmental Policy, along with researchers from Florida State University with funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Tulane study finds Medicaid expansion improved access to care
July 31, 2019
Fewer Louisianans report that they have to put off seeing a doctor or that they are unable to take their medications as prescribed thanks to Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion, according to a new Tulane University study released by Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health.
Tulane School of Architecture receives $2 million for global studios
July 31, 2019
The Tulane University School of Architecture has received a $2 million gift to establish the Saul A. Mintz Global Research Studios, a new program that will give students an opportunity to work internationally on critical global issues.