Tulane Novel Tech Challenge to award $20,000 in prizes to top innovators
April 11, 2018
Nine student finalists in the Tulane Novel Tech Challenge will address a panel of judges with their ideas for improving the environment, human health, education and urban infrastructure through technology on Friday, April 13, from 2-5 p.m. on the uptown campus.
Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, Tulane study says
April 11, 2018
Although river diversions that bring land building sediment to shrinking coastlands are the best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta, a new Tulane University study concludes that the rate of land building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.
Study: Almost 100 million adults have COPD in China
April 10, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widespread in China with 8.6 percent of the country's adult population - almost 100 million people -suffering from the chronic lung disease, according to a new Tulane University study published in The Lancet.
School-based yoga can help children better manage stress and anxiety
April 10, 2018
Participating in yoga and mindfulness activities at school helps third-graders exhibiting anxiety improve their well-being and emotional health, according to a new Tulane University study published in the journal Psychology Research and Behavior Management.
Kimberly Foster named dean of Tulane School of Science and Engineering
April 09, 2018
Kimberly Foster, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), will become the new dean of the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering.
New Orleans Tricentennial exhibit set to open at Newcomb Art Museum
April 06, 2018
Newcomb Art Museum will present EMPIRE, an immersive art installation by Los Angeles-based artists Fallen Fruit, from April 13 to July 7 on Tulane University’s uptown campus.
Jay Rappaport to lead Tulane National Primate Research Center
April 03, 2018
Neuroscientist and HIV/AIDS researcher Jay Rappaport, PhD, will join Tulane University as the new director and chief academic officer of the Tulane National Primate Research Center.
Movie studio execs to speak at Tulane entertainment law conference
April 02, 2018
Some of the biggest names in the entertainment business will explore the future of film and television among other topics Friday, April 6 as part of an entertainment and sports law conference at Tulane Law School.
Twenty percent of Americans responsible for nearly half of US food-related greenhouse gas emissions
March 20, 2018
On any given day, 20 percent of Americans account for nearly half of U.S. diet-related greenhouse gas emissions. High levels of beef consumption are largely responsible for this, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters by researchers at Tulane University and the University of Michigan.
Tulane's first Immersion Day to spotlight biotech advances for industry, investors and foundations
March 13, 2018
From breakthroughs in regenerative medicine to advances in vaccine and drug development, Tulane University School of Medicine will showcase its latest research discoveries to biotechnology firms, venture capitalists, foundations and potential collaborators at its first Immersion Day.
Jean-Michel Cousteau among speakers at Tulane Law’s annual law summit
March 06, 2018
Top environmentalists from around the world, including Jean-Michel Cousteau, the son of Jacques Cousteau, are headlining Tulane Law School’s 23rd annual Summit on Environmental Law and Policy.
Tulane researcher wins $6 million Outstanding Investigator Award
February 27, 2018
Dr. Jay Kolls, MD, a professor of medicine and pediatrics and the John W Deming Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, was recently awarded a seven-year, $6 million Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to research how lungs fight deadly diseases.
Douglas Harris named 2018 fellow by leading education research association
February 27, 2018
Tulane University economics professor Douglas N. Harris is one of 11 prominent national scholars selected as a 2018 fellow by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning.
Construction begins on new Tulane dining hall, home for Newcomb College Institute
February 26, 2018
Tulane University has begun construction on a new gathering space for the entire Tulane community, which President Mike Fitts has declared “spectacular.” The Commons, which is scheduled to open in 2019 in the heart of Tulane’s uptown campus, is a three-story, $55 million, 77,000-square-foot marvel that will house a new dining hall, multipurpose meeting spaces and a permanent home for the Newcomb College Institute (NCI).
Tulane Business Model Competition names semifinalists for $25,000 top prize
February 23, 2018
Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has named the six student teams that will face off in the qualifying round of the 2018 Tulane Business Model Competition during the 10th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW).