Tulane scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
July 15, 2020
Tulane researchers are part of team of scientists who have developed a high-performing hybrid solar energy converter.
Tulane University joins amicus brief in suit against new ICE policy
July 13, 2020
Tulane University has joined universities around the country in filing an amicus brief in support of Harvard and MIT’s lawsuit that seeks to prevent the government from refusing visas for international students to attend U.S. universities where classes will be delivered entirely online this fall. The new policy was announced last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security.
LWCC Foundation grant supports Tulane healthcare heroes fighting COVID-19
July 10, 2020
The LWCC Foundation has awarded a $40,000 Louisiana Well Again grant to the Tulane Frontline Providers Fund: Green Wave Heroes to support childcare assistance for resident physicians working to care for patients fighting COVID-19.
Panel to address COVID-19’s impact on K-12 schools, students and fall
July 08, 2020
The next installment of Tulane's Innovation Series will discuss how schools across the country adapted to COVID-19 closures, how those changes may affect learning and how parents and students are coping with coronavirus uncertainties this fall.
Tulane University Dean David Banush named to prestigious Grolier Club
July 06, 2020
David Banush, the dean of libraries and academic information resources at Tulane University, has been elected to membership in the Grolier Club, the oldest and most prestigious bibliophilic society in America.
Tulane professor's book goes back in time to examine Hurricane Katrina
July 06, 2020
Tulane scholar Andy Horowitz, who studies the history of disasters, links Hurricane Katrina to a powerful 1915 storm in his book "Katrina: A History, 1915-2015.
Tulane researchers find that coronavirus can survive in air for hours
July 06, 2020
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can remain infective in aerosol for up to 16 hours according to a Tulane study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Tulane receives $1 million to assist in fighting COVID-19
July 01, 2020
Tulane has received an anonymous $1 million gift to establish a fund for Emerging Research in Infectious Disease.
Tulane University receives $12.5 million for military veteran care
June 29, 2020
Tulane University, nationally renowned for the care it provides to retired professional athletes through partnerships with the NFL Player Care Foundation and The Trust (Powered by the NFLPA), has received a $12.5 million gift from The Avalon Fund for the creation of the Tulane University Center for Brain Health. The center will specialize in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in U.S. military veterans, beginning in the fall of 2020.
Stress of COVID-19 pandemic could lead to violence at home, Tulane experts caution
June 26, 2020
While some COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are being eased across the country, the stress on families will be felt much longer. Physical distancing, isolation and quarantine meausures designed to stop the spread of the virus could lead to an increase in family violence at home, according to a perspective co-authored by Tulane University child psychiatrists.
Tulane scientists to share in $20 million NSF award for materials research
June 22, 2020
Tulane has received a share of a $20 million National Science Foundation grant to transform research and education in advanced manufacturing and materials throughout Louisiana.
Tulane to host virtual discussion with best-selling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson
June 22, 2020
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will host ‘Home and Away,’ a virtual discussion between renowned authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson, on Thursday, June 25 at 5 p.m. CDT. The two New Orleans natives will interview each other about their current works during the pandemic, as well as discuss their previous books. The event is free, but registration is required to participate. Please click here to register.
Tulane University researchers develop synthetic antibody against COVID-19
June 22, 2020
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have designed a synthetic protein that early research shows can act as a decoy to intercept and neutralize the coronavirus before it cause infection.
Tulane study calls for alternatives to Bonnet Carré Spillway to improve river management
June 18, 2020
A new Tulane University study has demonstrated the efficacy of upper river diversions as a means to improve river management and reduce the volume of water flowing through the spillway.
Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) to address Tulane students
June 16, 2020
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) will join Chris Fettweis, an associate professor of political science at Tulane, for a conversation about U.S. strategy during the COVID-19 outbreak.