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).
Steve and Jann Paul donate $10 million for new Science and Engineering building at Tulane
February 21, 2018
Tulane graduates Steve and Jann Paul have made a $10 million gift to support construction of a new School of Science and Engineering building at Tulane University.
Tulane is a top producer of Fulbright US Students
February 20, 2018
For the second year in a row, Tulane University has been named one of the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Students. Fifteen Tulane students and recent graduates received Fulbright awards for the 2017-2018 academic year. An annual list of top-producing institutions is published by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
New research center launched to study Ebola and Lassa survivors
February 20, 2018
Tulane University virologists are part of a team of researchers working on a new $15 million federally funded project to help eradicate Ebola and Lassa fever by studying in detail how survivors were able to fight off the deadly viruses.
Tulane oncologist outlines prostate cancer treatment advances in New England Journal of Medicine
February 08, 2018
Tulane University medical oncologist Dr. Oliver Sartor is lead author of a new comprehensive clinical review article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine that covers the latest developments in treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
Tulane doctors hold Super Bowl health screenings for former players
February 01, 2018
Tulane University physicians and staff are in Minneapolis for football’s biggest game of the year — Super Bowl LII — to help former players stay in good health.
Arts and humanities in medical school promote empathy and inoculate against burnout
January 30, 2018
Medical students who spend more time engaging in the arts may also be bolstering the qualities that improve their bedside manner with patients, according to new research from Tulane and Thomas Jefferson universities.