US dietary guidelines shouldn't ignore climate change
January 08, 2019
Federal guidelines about how to eat a balanced diet should also include information about how food choices affect the planet and long-term sustainability of the food system, according to a new policy statement from the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior co-written by a Tulane University researcher.
Tulane’s A. B. Freeman School of Business expands downtown with new Stewart Center CBD
January 07, 2019
Starting this week, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business will hold its first classes in downtown New Orleans at the Stewart Center CBD, the school’s new home for executive education programs in the heart of the city’s growing Innovation Corridor in the Warehouse District.
Two Books for Two Cities: Tulane English professors earn rare book honor
December 17, 2018
A pair of Tulane University English professors has earned the distinct honor of having their respective books named the official reading selections for two American cities in 2019.
Freeman, SLA receive $3.5 million gift for finance, writing programs
December 12, 2018
Tulane business school, SLA are the recipients of a $3.5 million gift.
Tulane business model contest seeks innovators
December 03, 2018
Student entrepreneurs are invited to enter the 19th annual Tulane Business Model Competition for a chance to win more than $40,000 in cash and prizes for promising startup ventures.
Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand appointed to the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology
December 03, 2018
Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand, a distinguished cardiologist at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been appointed to the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology.
Advanced cancer patients can live longer with palliative care, Tulane study says
November 27, 2018
Outpatient palliative care can improve survival duration as well as quality of life in advanced cancer patients.
Tulane professor receives NIH supplement for Alzheimer’s research
November 20, 2018
There are 5.7 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Alzheimers.org, and the dreaded disease has caused more deaths than both breast and prostate cancer combined. Finding a cure is paramount.
Research teams awarded funding to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta
November 16, 2018
A new consortium backed by Tulane University, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has awarded collaborative research grants to two teams of investigators fighting health disparities in the Mississippi Delta.
Tulane awarded $8.5 million contract to develop next-generation whooping cough vaccine
November 14, 2018
The National Institutes of Health awarded Tulane University School of Medicine a contract for up to $8.5 million over five years to develop a more effective and longer-lasting vaccine against pertussis, more commonly known as “whooping cough.”
Tulane’s family planning research continues in the DRC with $11 million Gates/Packard grant
November 13, 2018
Researchers at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine have received $11 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to continue their ground-breaking research and programmatic activity in support of family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Tulane study finds neurotic or introverted men more likely to be distressed after cancer diagnosis
November 13, 2018
Men who are neurotic or introverted are more likely to be distressed after their prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a new study by researchers at Tulane University.
Tulane researcher studies maternal mortality and the reasons behind it
November 06, 2018
The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, and Louisiana consistently ranks among the top US states for rates of death among pregnant and postpartum women. Two new studies by a Tulane University epidemiologist aim to figure out why.
Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation selects eight for faculty fellows grants
November 02, 2018
The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University awarded eight career development grants as part of the newly launched Lepage Faculty Fellows program to support faculty engaged in research, teaching or commercialization efforts in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Children’s Hospital to partner with Tulane University School of Medicine
November 01, 2018
Children’s Hospital and Tulane University School of Medicine have signed an affiliation agreement to work together on clinical, academic and research activities in pediatrics.