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Tulane resilience expert joins national panel on intimate partner violence
March 07, 2023
Reggie Ferreira, director of Tulane's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy has been named to a national panel tasked with developing a framework for responding to intimate partner violence during public health emergencies.
Study: More paid sick leave results in more cancer screenings
March 01, 2023
The findings highlight the benefits of paid leave mandates as a way to increase healthcare access and potentially improve healthcare equity in the U.S., where 1 in 4 people have no paid sick leave
Keto vs vegan: Study of popular diets finds over fourfold difference in carbon footprints
March 01, 2023
A new study from Tulane University compared popular diets on both nutritional quality and environmental impact. Keto and paleo diets, as eaten by US adults, scored among the lowest on overall nutrition quality and were among the highest on carbon emissions.
Tulane program for K-12 students exposed to violence will expand nationally
February 23, 2023
Tulane trauma psychologists have received a $1.17 million federal grant to take their successful school-based trauma program across Louisiana and the nation.
Tulane medical students and mentor investigate racial health disparities
February 22, 2023
A diverse team of Tulane University students and researchers have been featured in a special edition of American Heart Journal for their study of racial health disparities.
Tulane MBA student’s cereal startup claims top category at AWS University Startup Competition
January 27, 2023
Ceres, a plant protein cereal startup co-founded by Tulane MBA student Rich Simmerman, won the national award for “Top Physical Consumer Products Startup at the 2022 Amazon Web Services (AWS) University Startup Competition.
Virtual reality helps Tulane student-athletes
January 10, 2023
The Tulane University School of Social Work and Tulane Athletics have teamed up to support athletes’ training and mental health through virtual reality–based mindfulness.
‘Smart’ advice on making and keeping New Year’s resolutions
January 05, 2023
A Tulane social work professor offers 'smart' advice on making and keeping New Year's resolutions.
Grateful patient donates millions to Tulane cardiac center that saved his life
December 12, 2022
An anonymous patient credits the Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia with saving his life. In gratitude, the patient has become one of the center’s biggest philanthropic supporters, donating almost $4 million since 2019.
New vaccine against Chagas disease developed by Tulane University
December 07, 2022
Hypertension is the ‘silent killer’ of Black communities. Could church-based treatment help?
December 06, 2022
Hypertension, the leading preventable risk factor for premature death worldwide, is more prevalent in Black Americans than any other group. Can a church-led intervention solve the health disparity?
Shaking less salt on your food at the table could reduce heart disease risk
November 28, 2022
Researchers found a link between lower frequency of dietary salt and a reduced cardiovascular disease risk
Is gut health the key to preventing osteoporosis? New study aims to find out
November 14, 2022
Osteoporosis is often dubbed a "silent disease." But what if gut bacteria can help sound the alarm sooner?
Tulane researchers to help Louisiana schools launch proactive violence prevention programs
November 04, 2022
Two Tulane psychology professors are recipients of an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help make schools safer.
Renowned neuroscientist will lead Tulane Brain Institute as new Presidential Chair
November 04, 2022
Award-winning neuroscientist Matthew Dalva, PhD has been appointed as director of the Tulane Brain Institute and the university’s newest Presidential Chair.