Pulitzer Prize-winning author to inaugurate new endowed speaker series at Tulane
November 05, 2021
Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel The Sympathizer, will kick off the Carole Barnette Boudreaux '65 Great Writers Series on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Tulane University.
Tulane researcher gets NSF grant to teach algorithms to be fair
November 01, 2021
A Tulane researcher is part of a new study funded by the National Science Foundation to design more equitable algorithm recommender systems.
Tulane University Special Olympics recognized by ESPN as Top 5 national program
October 29, 2021
Tulane University’s Special Olympic (TUSO) program has reached new heights with a pair of national accolades for its meaningful and inclusive work with Special Olympic athletes. ESPN selected the TUSO program as one of the Top 5 Unified Special Olympics Sports groups in the nation and also named TUSO to its 2021 Honor Roll, which features the top 25 schools from across the country.
Tulane researchers studying challenges of food service workers during COVID-19 pandemic
October 29, 2021
Tulane psychologists are leading a project that aims to address pandemic-related issues among food service workers, including health and safety issues, stress and other long-term consequences.
Tulane professor wins $2 million grant to make coffee growing more sustainable
October 27, 2021
Tulane professor Caz Taylor has won a $2 million NSF grant to help make coffee growing more sustainable.
Tulane University researcher awarded $4.1 million to study impact of malaria, HIV co-infection in pregnant women
October 25, 2021
Jennifer Manuzak of the Tulane National Primate Research Center has been awarded a $4.1 million grant to identify key factors that drive poor maternal and fetal outcomes for women living with HIV who become infected with malaria during pregnancy.
Home of Tulane School of Architecture preparing for major renovation
October 25, 2021
Richardson Memorial Hall, the 113-year-old building that houses the Tulane School of Architecture, is gearing up for a renovation that promises to bring the school to the next level of architecture and design education.
Tulane scientists unravel 50-year-old medical mystery behind toddlers’ deaths from RSV vaccine
October 22, 2021
Tulane University researchers have explained why two toddlers died in 1967 after participating in an infamous clinical trial for an experimental vaccine against RSV, the most common cause of pneumonia in children.
Tulane University Marching Band invited to perform at World Expo in Dubai
October 20, 2021
Thirty-one members of the Tulane University Marching Band have been invited to perform at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, which was postponed from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tulane ecologist recruiting students for new scholars’ program
October 19, 2021
Tulane ecologist Jordan Karubian is recruiting 15 students — from any discipline and including faculty — to the first Ecuador Scholars Program Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Qatar Ballroom at the LBC.
Tulane sports law expert Gabe Feldman explains the new era of compensation for college athletes
October 15, 2021
A new era in college athletics began on July 1, 2021, and the landscape of shifted for the nation’s student athletes. For the first time in the 100-year history of the NCAA, college athletes can now receive almost unlimited compensation, including for use of their name, image and likeness (NIL). It’s a time unlike any other in the history of college sports and the beginning of a period of great uncertainty.
Tulane University researcher awarded $3.4 million NIH grant to help families have ‘Color Brave’ discussions against racism
October 13, 2021
The NIH has awarded a $3.4 million grant to a Tulane University researcher to develop an app that guides parents in having “Color Brave” (as opposed to colorblind) conversations with their children.
EPA awards Tulane ‘virus hunter’ $1.24 million to turn wastewater into drinking water
October 12, 2021
Around 34 billion gallons of water go down the drain every day. Could some of it be recycled into drinking water in areas where water is becoming increasingly scarce?
Tulane professor part of $15 million institute to establish field of imageomics
October 11, 2021
Tulane scientist Hank Bart is teaming up with researchers across the country as part of $15 million NSF initiative to establish a new field of study called imageomics.
SoPA grad student receives fall internship with House Homeland Security Committee
October 06, 2021
Tulane University graduate student Bennett Abrams has a career goal of improving the nation’s national security and making industries more resilient. Abrams took a big step toward fulfilling his ambition this summer when he received internship in the nation’s capital with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and the House Homeland Security Committee. Abrams is spending the fall semester learning from the top experts about homeland security structure.