Study finds neutral fact-checking doesn't convince voters to abandon ‘fake news’
October 30, 2018
If you’re having a political argument about voter fraud, you may want to think twice about citing a nonpartisan, neutral source like Snopes to correct misinformation, according to a new Tulane study.
Tulane awarded $2.3 million to study whether clearing blight stems teen violence in New Orleans
October 30, 2018
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University a $2.3 million grant to study whether maintaining vacant lots and fixing up blighted propertiesin high-crime areas can also reduce incidents of youth and family violence within those neighborhoods.
Tulane-Aspen Institute hosts Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings author, Annette Gordon-Reed
October 22, 2018
Pulitzer Prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed, an American historian and legal scholar, will be the featured speaker in the next Tulane-Aspen Institute Values in America Speaker Series event on Monday, October 29 from 1-2 p.m. in Rogers Memorial Chapel on the Tulane University campus.
Music takes flight at the Freeman School
October 18, 2018
New Orleans music soars to new heights in a stunning new art installation in the Marshall Family Commons at the Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex.
Prostate cancer patients target of new $1.6M Tulane study
October 16, 2018
Tulane researcher wins grant to develop a tool that could lower tumor recurrence in cancer patients.
Tulane University names new chief of police
October 04, 2018
Tulane University has named Kirk Bouyelas, a 31-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department, as its new chief of police, effective Oct. 15.
Tulane researchers get $2.6 million to study pre-pregnancy Chagas disease treatment
October 02, 2018
More than six million people are currently infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes Chagas disease. Of those infected with the T. cruzi parasite, one million are women of reproductive age.
Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization
September 27, 2018
Tulane researchers, documenting the discovery of dozens of ancient cities in northern Guatemala, have published their results in Science.
A Tulane internship of seismic proportions
September 26, 2018
High school senior studies earthquakes with Tulane seismologists.
Three faculty members named Duren Professors for 2018-19
September 21, 2018
Newcomb-Tulane College has appointed Laurie Earls, Adam McKeown and Christopher Oliver as Duren Professors for 2018-19. The trio was selected on the basis of their commitment to undergraduate teaching and their innovative proposals.
Tulane Law School conference to feature top media experts
September 21, 2018
Tulane Law School set to host freedom of the press conference.
Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find
September 12, 2018
A team of archaeologists co-led by Tulane University professor Marcello A. Canuto has discovered a nearly 1,500-year old carved altar.
Tulane’s new Race and Inclusion requirement debuts
September 12, 2018
For the first time in 12 years, Tulane University has added new course requirements for all Newcomb-Tulane College (NTC) undergraduate students, regardless of their major. Beginning this fall, all new full-time, first-year undergraduate students and transfer students into NTC will be required to complete a course in Race and Inclusion.
Tulane political scientist wins national award for gender research
September 11, 2018
Tulane political science professor Mirya Holman was recently awarded the Clarence Stone Scholar Award by the urban politics section of the American Political Science Association, a leading international association of political scientists.
Tulane President addresses national media at D.C. Press Club
September 07, 2018
Tulane University President Mike Fitts joined national higher education reporters and leaders from other top universities for a wide-ranging conversation on critical issues facing universities during a special President’s Dinner Thursday night at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.