Tulane chemistry professor receives national award
September 21, 2020
Tulane chemistry Professor Bruce C. Gibb has received a rare and coveted National Science Foundation (NSF) Special Creativity Award.
New podcast focuses on COVID immunity
September 18, 2020
The “On Good Authority” podcast presents Tulane experts discussing leading issues in the news.
Clinical trial to test effectiveness of drug in treating cancer patients with severe COVID-19
September 11, 2020
Nakhle Saba, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine, is principal investigator on a trial to treat severe COVID-19 in hospitalized cancer patients.
COVID-19 Dashboard gets an ‘A’ rating from Yale professors
September 10, 2020
Tulane’s recently launched COVID-19 Dashboard received an “A” rating from the Twitter account We Rate COVID Dashboards (@CovidDashboards).
Liver cancer treatment showing positive results, Tulane study says
September 10, 2020
A Tulane research team is developing a novel cancer treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma, a common liver cancer with poor prognosis.
Tulane researcher leads first climate change publication by U.S. financial regulator
September 09, 2020
Tulane architecture professor Jesse M. Keenan is co-editor of a major report on climate risk and what can be done to advance a more equitable and sustainable future.
Gift establishes Oliver and Carroll Dabezies Endowed Chair at Tulane School of Medicine
September 08, 2020
The Oliver and Carroll Dabezies Endowed Chair at Tulane School of Medicine will be established through a gift from Elizabeth Dabezies Goodyear and Charles W. Goodyear. Dr. Oliver Dabezies was a Tulane alumnus.
Tulane researcher awarded $3 million to address aging and disease impacts on the brain
September 03, 2020
New research projects underway at Tulane University School of Medicine aim to understand why aging and conditions such as type 2 diabetes impact the brain.
Tulane selected for one of three $27 million U.S.-Israel Energy Centers
September 02, 2020
Tulane University is teaming up with partners in Louisiana and Israel to lead one of the country’s three inaugural U.S.-Israel Energy Centers aimed at improving the safety, efficiency and sustainability of offshore natural gas production.
AAMC recognizes Tulane medical student whose perseverance inspired a nation
August 28, 2020
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has awarded Tulane University medical student Russell Ledet, PhD, a Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship for his leadership in working to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care.
Tulane researchers studying compassion fatigue among COVID-19 workers
August 27, 2020
Researchers with the Tulane University School of Social Work are conducting a survey to determine the extent of compassion fatigue among doctors, nurses and other front-line workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tulane researchers awarded Fast Grant for second-generation COVID-19 vaccine
August 27, 2020
Two Tulane University researchers were awarded a $150,000 Fast Grant for a project to make next-generation COVID-19 vaccines more effective.
Metabolic syndrome linked to worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients
August 25, 2020
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes were over three times more likely to die from the disease, according to a new Tulane University study.
Gift creates learning center for first-year students at Tulane School of Medicine
August 18, 2020
A gift of $1 million has created the Leone Learning Center at Tulane University School of Medicine, which recently opened to educate the next generation of medical professionals. The center is named for Cheryl Levine Leone, MD, and her husband, Philip Leone, MD, who met when they were both students at Tulane.