Hope for the dying
September 20, 2018
On Wednesday, Sept. 26, the Program in Medical Ethics and Human Values of Tulane School of Medicine will host professor, writer and bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan of New York University School of Medicine in a lecture titled “The Ethics of Compassion: Requests for Unapproved Drugs and the Right to Try.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
Tulane mental health experts assist Puerto Rico post-Maria
September 19, 2018
As Puerto Rico marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria this week, officials from Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) are on the island discussing the state of mental health post disaster.
Palliative medicine clinic celebrates first year of care, collaboration
September 11, 2018
The Palliative Medicine Program celebrated its first year of operation at University Medical Center New Orleans with a pair of anniversaries. On Aug. 1, 2018, the outpatient clinic marked its first anniversary; the inpatient clinic marked its first anniversary on Sept. 1, 2018. Together, the clinics have had more than 1,500 patient encounters.
Tulane alumnus directing international food and cooking education nonprofit
September 04, 2018
Robert Palestina, a 2018 graduate of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, took over as executive director of The Cookbook Project, a New Orleans-based organization.
Risky business: Expert conducts biosafety world tour
August 29, 2018
The Department of State and Defense Threat Reduction welcomed Angela Birnbaum, director of the Tulane Office of Biosafety, to its summer tour in Zanzibar and Dubai.
Tulane Cancer Center to host free prostate cancer seminar
August 24, 2018
Renowned prostate cancer specialist Dr. Oliver Sartor will provide a seminar on the latest advancements in prostate cancer treatment on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Tulane doctor elected to elite surgery college
August 22, 2018
Tulane surgeon Raju Thomas, MD, has been inducted into the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Scotland, a distinction that recognizes some of the world’s top surgeons.
Tulane rheumatologist named Doctor of the Year by Scleroderma Foundation
August 21, 2018
Dr. Lesley Ann Saketkoo, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been named Doctor of the Year by the Scleroderma Foundation.
Tulane researcher wins national junior faculty award
August 20, 2018
Tulane researcher Nicholas Sandoval wins national junior faculty award.
Tulane psychiatrist wins national award for research that shows how trauma seeps across generations
August 17, 2018
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has selected Tulane child psychiatry professor Dr. Stacy Drury to receive the 2018 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement.
Tulane hosts fifth annual NOLA Bluedoo run
August 16, 2018
Get ready to grab your best blue running or dancing shoes and mark your calendars. Tulane Cancer Center’s fifth annual NOLA Bluedoo — a two-mile race, outdoor party and fundraiser for prostate cancer research— is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, on Tulane’s uptown campus.
Tulane STEM program wins national diversity award
August 15, 2018
Tulane University’s K-12 STEM Education Program has received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
Researcher awarded $1.65M to study fundamentals behind protein build-up linked to Alzheimer’s
August 14, 2018
A Tulane professor has been awarded a $1.65 million grant for research that could shed light on the molecular details of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
