Leading study backs hormone therapy with radiation for recurrent prostate cancer
February 07, 2017
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that adding hormonal therapy to radiation treatment significantly improves survival rates for patients whose cancer returned years after surgery.
Tulane University experts on Trump administration, executive orders and Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch
February 01, 2017
The following Tulane University experts are available to discuss some of the issues raised in the beginning of President Donald Trump's administration.
Former NFL players get Super Bowl health screenings by Tulane doctors
January 31, 2017
Tulane University physicians and staff are in Houston this week conducting a series of free health screenings for former NFL players in conjunction with Super Bowl LI.
Vitter Congressional Papers arrive at Tulane
January 27, 2017
The David Vitter Congressional Papers have become the latest acquisition of the Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) at Tulane University, joining the papers of dozens of Louisiana political figures from Huey P. Long to Lindy Boggs.
Materials engineering PhD first in state
January 25, 2017
The Tulane School of Science and Engineering runs Louisiana's first graduate program in materials engineering. The new program is accepting applicants for the 2017-18 academic year.
Georgia banker Mark Tipton selected to Board of Tulane
January 23, 2017
Mark Tipton, the Georgia Regional President of IBERIABANK and co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia Commerce Bank (which was acquired by IBERIABANK in 2015), has joined the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body.
Study examines spending trends of schools post-Katrina
January 17, 2017
A new study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University examines how New Orleans schools’ spending patterns changed after the city shifted to a charter-driven system, granting charter schools greater autonomy over their spending relative to traditional public schools.
Bait knocks out cockroaches and asthma symptom days
January 17, 2017
It may be easier and cheaper for parents to manage a key asthma trigger in children — exposure to cockroaches — than previously thought, according to a new Tulane University study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
James Carville, Mary Matalin headline election panel at Tulane
January 12, 2017
A panel of prominent scholars and commentators, including husband-wife political strategists James Carville and Mary Matalin, will discuss the 2016 election and the prospects for governing in the years ahead Jan. 17 at Tulane University.
Lakeview Regional joins Tulane Medical Center
December 21, 2016
The merger will allow Lakeview Regional to work more closely with Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans and its Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children campus in Metairie.
Tulane and UNICEF report reveals health inequities in Latin America & Caribbean
December 09, 2016
Researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine partnered with UNICEF to analyze health inequities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal of the new report is to inform policymaking in the region, which still has great strides to make in access to health care for all women, infants and children.
Top orthopedic surgeons to offer tips in protecting young athletes from injuries
December 08, 2016
Three of the nation’s leading orthopedic surgeons will present a special lecture at Tulane University about how to keep young athletes playing safely.
Business model contest offers over $40K for college startups
December 07, 2016
College entrepreneurs are invited to enter the 17th annual Tulane Business Model Competition for a chance to win more than $40,000 in cash and prizes for promising startup ventures.
Tulane Lakeside named a top teaching hospital
December 06, 2016
Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children is the only hospital in Louisiana, and one of just 29 hospitals in the country, to be named a Top Teaching Hospital by quality ratings organization The Leapfrog Group.
Tulane University releases poll on Louisiana U.S. Senate race
December 05, 2016
Tulane University’s Department of Political Science released new survey results indicating a comfortable lead for John Kennedy going into Saturday’s runoff election for U.S. Senator from Louisiana.