Tulane University Center for Brain Health joins the Gary Sinise Foundation Avalon Network for veteran care
April 08, 2021
The Tulane University Center for Brain Health (TUCBH) has partnered with actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise and his foundation’s Gary Sinise Foundation Avalon Network. This network focuses on the cognitive health and mental wellness of veterans and first responders, providing transformative care for those experiencing post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries, or substance abuse. Funding of $12.5 million over the next five years is gifted to TUCBH for this initiative.
Tulane teams up with New Orleans Airlift for in-person dance performance
April 01, 2021
The Newcomb Dance Company and the Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance is teaming up with New Orleans Airlift for “The Body Remembers” at Music Box Village.
Tulane trauma expert part of program on mental health in the military
March 29, 2021
Acclaimed trauma expert Charles Figley, director of the Tulane Traumatology Institute, will speak on a national live-stream this week about mental health challenges in the military.
Tulane study looks at effectiveness of telehealth therapy during pandemic
March 26, 2021
A Tulane study looks at the effectiveness of telehealth therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Duke scholar to speak as part of Tulane anti-racism series
March 25, 2021
The Dean's Speaker Series on Anti-Racism and the Disciplines continues March 30 with a talk by Lee D. Baker, a cultural anthropologist at Duke University.
Engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new study
March 23, 2021
The engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new Tulane study.
Tulane students vying to win international contest for cancer screening design
March 11, 2021
Tulane students are vying to win an international contest for their design to screen cervix cancer.
Tulane researchers part of team studying volcanic eruption in the Galápagos Islands
March 08, 2021
Tulane scientists are part of an international team of researchers studying the 2018 eruption of the Sierra Negra volcano in the Galápagos Islands.
Tulane graduates’ medical simulation startup receives prestigious NSF award
March 05, 2021
Tulane graduates' medical simulation startup awarded prestigious NSF grant to further develop their company.
Study finds dietary guidelines around the world have vastly different carbon footprints
March 02, 2021
If people across the globe were to follow their country’s recommendations for a healthy diet, the impact of their food choices on greenhouse gas emissions would vary greatly depending on where they live, according to a new study in the Nutrition Journal.
Tulane to host virtual discussion on ‘Anti-Racism and Sociology’
February 25, 2021
The SLA Dean’s Speaker Series on Anti-Racism and the Disciplines continues March 2 with a talk by race expert Mary Pattillo, a professor at Northwestern University.
Tulane study to examine role of racial injustice in design of memorials and monuments
February 24, 2021
An interdisciplinary team of Tulane researchers will study the role of racial injustice in the design of monuments, memorials and urban spaces.
Acclaimed plant ecologist to headline virtual lectureship
February 19, 2021
World-renown plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer will headline the 2021 Marcia Monroe Conery Lectureship.