Study: Women are healthier, but losing financial ground in N.O. post-Katrina recovery
August 26, 2016
More women hold local elective offices, have college degrees and own their own businesses in post-Katrina New Orleans, but many of the city’s economic gains have left women behind, according to a sweeping new Tulane University report on the status of women in the area since the storm.
Bartending and family life might not mix, Tulane study says
August 22, 2016
If you want to mix drinks for a living, don’t expect to have a typical family life.
Study: Gallstone disease may increase heart disease risk
August 19, 2016
A history of gallstone disease may increase the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
Emory University dean is named new provost at Tulane
August 15, 2016
Robin Forman, dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences and the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Mathematics at Emory University, has been named Tulane University’s new senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, effective Sept. 1.
Deadline for $1 million Dead Zone Challenge is fast approaching
August 09, 2016
The deadline for Tulane University’s $1 million Nitrogen Reduction Challenge is less than a week away.
Lower- and middle-income countries struggle to treat, control high blood pressure
August 08, 2016
For the first time in history, people living in low- and middle-income countries have a higher prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure, than people in high-income countries, according to a new study by Tulane researchers. The results have been published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Tulane introduces online program in homeland security
July 13, 2016
The Homeland Security Studies program at Tulane University is going online.
Tulane University names new admission director
July 07, 2016
Tulane University has named alumnus Jeff Schiffman as director of admission.
Tulane School of Architecture names new director of Small City Center
July 06, 2016
Maggie Hansen has been appointed director of Small City Center, the community design center of the Tulane School of Architecture.
Moderate and vigorous exercise have comparable effects on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
July 05, 2016
A new study shows a brisk walk is just as good as a jog when it comes to reducing liver fatty content, important news for the more than 3 million people diagnosed each year in the U.S. with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Low birth weight linked to type 2 diabetes
June 24, 2016
People born with low birth weight due to hereditary factors are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a new Tulane University study.
Tulane Nitrogen Reduction Challenge deadline is June 30
June 21, 2016
$1 million will be awarded to the team that win's Tulane's Grand Challenge to diminish dead zones. The deadline to register is June 30.
Hilton Foundation invests in opportunity youth in New Orleans
June 16, 2016
The Hilton Foundation pledges $350,000 to help the Cowen Institute’s EMPLOY Collaborative develop hospitality career pathways for New Orleans’ opportunity youth.
High-salt diet may raise cardiovascular disease risk for kidney disease patients
May 24, 2016
A high-salt diet was associated with greater risks for stroke, heart attacks and heart failure in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Making TOPS need-based would save state millions
May 24, 2016
New Cowen Institute reports details how proposed changes to the state’s largest college scholarship program TOPS would affect students and access to higher education in Louisiana.