Free program to help Tulane faculty, staff reach health goals
January 10, 2019
New Year’s resolutions can be hard to follow - especially in New Orleans, where the start of Carnival brings king cake just days after the holiday season ends. The Tulane Living Well Clinic is launching a new program to help Tulane University faculty and staff meet their health goals in 2019. The program is complimentary and offered as a benefit by the Human Resources Department.
Student-athletes raise funds for Tulane Cancer Center patient relief
January 10, 2019
Student athletes from Mount Carmel Academy, St. Mary’s Dominican, Archbishop Chapelle, Cabrini, Archbishop Shaw and St. Scholastica Academy high schools, as well as Loyola University will present Tulane Cancer Center with a check for $38,505—cumulative proceeds from each school’s “Pink Games” fundraisers held last fall.
US dietary guidelines shouldn't ignore climate change
January 08, 2019
Federal guidelines about how to eat a balanced diet should also include information about how food choices affect the planet and long-term sustainability of the food system, according to a new policy statement from the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior co-written by a Tulane University researcher.
Tulane professor honored nationally for pioneering research
December 04, 2018
Tulane mathematics professor Lisa Fauci has been elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand appointed to the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology
December 03, 2018
Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand, a distinguished cardiologist at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been appointed to the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology.
From elections to holiday shopping safety, faculty make headlines
November 30, 2018
Several national media outlets reached out to our Tulane faculty for their expertise this week. See what they had to say in the latest Tulane News in Review video.
Tulane professor receives NIH supplement for Alzheimer’s research
November 20, 2018
There are 5.7 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Alzheimers.org, and the dreaded disease has caused more deaths than both breast and prostate cancer combined. Finding a cure is paramount.
Research teams awarded funding to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta
November 16, 2018
A new consortium backed by Tulane University, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has awarded collaborative research grants to two teams of investigators fighting health disparities in the Mississippi Delta.
Tulane study finds neurotic or introverted men more likely to be distressed after cancer diagnosis
November 13, 2018
Men who are neurotic or introverted are more likely to be distressed after their prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a new study by researchers at Tulane University.
Children’s Hospital to partner with Tulane University School of Medicine
November 01, 2018
Children’s Hospital and Tulane University School of Medicine have signed an affiliation agreement to work together on clinical, academic and research activities in pediatrics.
Lessons from Peru
October 25, 2018
Biomedical engineering students travel to Peru for health care insight.
Tulane team releases guide to best local food and nutrition work
October 23, 2018
Navigating the New Orleans food and nutrition scene just got easier. An interdisciplinary team at Tulane University recently developed the “Resource Guide to Innovative Work in Food & Nutrition in New Orleans.”
Tulane dean’s book honored as one of world’s best
October 18, 2018
A book co-authored by Iñaki Alday, dean of the Tulane University School of Architecture, has been named one of the world’s 10 best architectural books of 2018 by the Frankfurt Book Fair and Deutsches Architekturmuseum.
Tulane researchers launch sexual health website for young black men
October 17, 2018
A collaboration between the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and YEP Design Works, led to creation of a website specifically designed for young black men to promote sexual health and STI screening.
Tulane professor wins heart association’s excellence award
October 16, 2018
Dr. Paul Whelton, a clinical professor and the Show Chwan Health System Endowed Chair in Global Public Health at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has been recognized with the American Heart Association 2018 Excellence Award for Hypertension Research. The award is considered one of the most prestigious awards for a researcher in the field of hypertension.