Team effort
January 23, 2018
Local athletes raise funds and awareness to support the Tulane Cancer Center’s Patient Relief Fund.
Tulane team testing hybrid solar energy converter
January 23, 2018
A Tulane University researcher is leading a U.S. Department of Energy project to develop a hybrid solar energy converter that generates electricity and steam with high efficiency and low cost.
Health, heroes and the #MeToo movement
January 19, 2018
Tulane University made national headlines this week for a study that found genetically overweight people to benefit most from healthy eating, a student deemed a hero by Bill Gates, and a conversation about how colleges were first to witness the #MeToo movement. View the video.
Blood-pressure study analysis shows best strategies for patient care
January 16, 2018
A new study out of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, led by assistant professor of epidemiology Katherine Mills, analyzed published research on blood pressure intervention strategies and found that multilevel, multicomponent interventions were best at helping patients control their hypertension.
Benefits of a healthy diet greater in people at high genetic risk for obesity
January 11, 2018
People whose genes put them at greater risks for obesity may reap bigger benefits from sticking to a healthy diet than those at lower genetic risk, according to a new study in the journal The BMJ led by a team of Tulane researchers.
Surgery mentor influences doctor's novel
January 08, 2018
The Charity Hospital of New Orleans emergency room, where real-life Tulane surgeon Dr. Norman McSwain trained many young doctors, is the setting for The Big Free, a coming-of-age novel about a female surgeon learning the ropes in one of the busiest trauma centers in the country.
News in review: Jan. 8, 2018
January 05, 2018
Tulane News in Review is a biweekly wrap-up of Tulane experts featured in national news. View the video.
Bill Gates names Tulane student a ‘hero in the field’
January 04, 2018
Philanthropist Bill Gates has named Dr. Adaora Okoli, a graduate student in the Tulane School of Public Health, to a list that identifies little-known individuals helping to save the world.
Tulane Medical Center adopts noninvasive tool for coronary heart disease
January 03, 2018
Dr. Robert Hendel, chief of cardiology at Tulane University School of Medicine and director of the Tulane Heart & Vascular Institute, said the new imaging method provides physicians with new information about the anatomy of coronary heart disease.
Fight extra weight with more physical activity, study suggests
December 22, 2017
Adults trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight may benefit from increasing their physical activity level, even individuals predisposed to obesity, suggests a study led by Tulane University in collaboration with investigators from Harvard University.
Holiday Hints: Healthy eating during the holidays
December 20, 2017
In the last installment of the Holiday Hints video series, nutritionist Kerri Dotson in the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University gives tips on surviving holiday parties without overeating. View the video.
Tulane researchers find therapy that may better treat tuberculosis
December 19, 2017
A study involving Tulane researchers identifies a therapy that may be a better treatment for tuberculosis. The research results are published in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Tulane researchers analyze design thinking in global health
December 18, 2017
As public health projects utilizing human centered design emerge, a Tulane University study is aiming to synthesize the literature on this research to better understand why and how these designs can be beneficial.
Blue Bikes NOLA aims to make biking better with Tulane survey
December 18, 2017
Tulane community members can help shape the future of New Orleans’ first bike-share program, Blue Bikes NOLA, by taking part in the Tulane Bike Share Survey, which was created through a collaboration between the Tulane Prevention Research Center, Tulane University Shuttles & Transportation, and the Tulane Office of Sustainability.