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Fast-expanding voucher programs are starting to re-shape school enrollments and tuition across the nation
Tulane University researchers analyzed universal school voucher programs and found that private school enrollment in participating states has risen…
Tulane Energy Institute gets major gift from Templeton family, new name for Trading Center
Tulane has received a $1.5 million gift from alumnus Bill Templeton and his family that will enhance hands-on learning opportunities and fuel…
Diboll Foundation gift funds Presidential Chair at Tulane’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
David F. Edwards, chair of the Diboll Foundation’s board of trustees, played a critical role in the establishment of the Collins C. Diboll…
Living in a food desert doubles stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation
Patients with atrial fibrillation who live in neighborhoods with poor access to full-service grocery stores face sharply higher odds of stroke and…
Global map shows where ocean plastics pose greatest threats
Tulane University scientists published the first global assessment of ecological risks from ocean plastics, showing that the greatest dangers are not…
Tulane receives $10 million gift from David and Marion Mussafer to transform career readiness for undergraduates
Two decades after Katrina, Tulane architecture programs continue rebuilding New Orleans
URBANbuild and Small Center for Collaborative Design commemorate 20 years and more than 150 projects since the programs launched after Hurricane…
Study: Post-Katrina philanthropy reshaped New Orleans nonprofit sector
The unprecedented wave of philanthropy that followed Hurricane Katrina not only fueled New Orleans’ immediate recovery but also transformed the city’…
Tulane testing new ‘drop-of-blood’ diagnostic device for trauma patients
Tulane engineers are developing a new device to rapidly detect life-threatening blood-clotting problems in trauma patients using just a single drop…
Study finds sea-level projections from the 1990s were spot on
Tulane researchers found that mid-1990s climate projections of sea-level rise were remarkably accurate when compared with 30 years of satellite data…