Materials engineering PhD first in state
January 25, 2017
The Tulane School of Science and Engineering runs Louisiana's first graduate program in materials engineering. The new program is accepting applicants for the 2017-18 academic year.
Residents urged to get moving
January 23, 2017
The Tulane University Prevention Research Center is encouraging residents of New Orleans to walk more with a new campaign that highlights maps of walking routes throughout the city’s ninth ward.
Tulane researchers find tumor-suppressing protein actually promotes cancer
January 23, 2017
Tulane University researchers have discovered that the protein PHLDB3, thought to be a potential tumor suppressor, actually allows cancer cells to thrive in pancreatic, prostate, colon, breast, lung and other common cancers. The discovery could explain how cancer is able to overcome p53 – a key tumor-suppressing protein.
Tickled pink: Local student-athletes assist breast cancer patients
January 20, 2017
The Pink Games fundraiser is a series of benefit volleyball games that honors women fighting breast cancer and those who have lost their battles.
Bait knocks out cockroaches and asthma symptom days
January 17, 2017
It may be easier and cheaper for parents to manage a key asthma trigger in children — exposure to cockroaches — than previously thought, according to a new Tulane University study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Tulane medical students learn opioid safety
January 13, 2017
Future doctors in Tulane University’s School of Medicine are exploring ways to treat chronic pain while decreasing the incidence of abuse or overdose from opioids.
James Carville, Mary Matalin headline election panel at Tulane
January 12, 2017
A panel of prominent scholars and commentators, including husband-wife political strategists James Carville and Mary Matalin, will discuss the 2016 election and the prospects for governing in the years ahead Jan. 17 at Tulane University.
Virtual plans aid reconstructive surgery
January 11, 2017
As a biomedical engineer with 3D Systems Healthcare, Tulane University alumna Sadie Glick virtually plans lower face and corrective jaw surgeries.
A new year of mindfulness
January 06, 2017
The Mindful Collaborative retreat for Tulane faculty and staff offers strategies to manage anxiety and stress and provide a greater sense of ease and pleasure in daily life.
The More You NOLA: 4 ways to get fit outside the gym
January 06, 2017
Beat the January gym rush with these fun outdoor exercises ideas.
Alumna tasked with improving city’s health
January 04, 2017
Tulane public health graduate Marsha Broussard takes on the new role of director for the New Orleans Health Department.
Eating healthier in 2017
January 03, 2017
New Year’s resolutions can be difficult to keep. That’s why Leah Sarris, Executive Chef and Director of Operations at the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, suggests starting with small goals and building as you progress.
Getting patients back in the game
December 20, 2016
A crowd of physicians, nurses and physical therapists follow along, as sports medicine physicians Dr. W. Ben Kibler, Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Felix Savoie demonstrate techniques for the treatment of injured young athletes at the first annual Andrews Endowed Lectureship.
Top orthopedic surgeons to offer tips in protecting young athletes from injuries
December 08, 2016
Three of the nation’s leading orthopedic surgeons will present a special lecture at Tulane University about how to keep young athletes playing safely.
Tulane Lakeside named a top teaching hospital
December 06, 2016
Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children is the only hospital in Louisiana, and one of just 29 hospitals in the country, to be named a Top Teaching Hospital by quality ratings organization The Leapfrog Group.