Slavery, capitalism and the law in old New Orleans
August 28, 2018
Newcomb College Institute scholar Maria Montalvo is using antebellum court records to examine the experience of slaves and free women of color in the New Orleans court system.
Vietnamese book translation gives new perspective on war
August 28, 2018
The story of how Tran Dinh Tru escaped Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975 and later returned to Vietnam to find his wife can now be read in English, thanks to School of Liberal Arts professor Jana K. Lipman.
Surface control
August 21, 2018
In a Tulane lab, researchers work toward controlling how quickly plastic biodegrades.
'Dean Jean' scholars display passion for research
August 20, 2018
Six students conducted fieldwork or research projects this year as recipients of the Jean Danielson Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarded by the Tulane University Honors Program.
Tulane psychiatrist wins national award for research that shows how trauma seeps across generations
August 17, 2018
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has selected Tulane child psychiatry professor Dr. Stacy Drury to receive the 2018 Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement.
Resilience-building can help communities after a disaster
August 14, 2018
Researcher awarded $1.65M to study fundamentals behind protein build-up linked to Alzheimer’s
August 14, 2018
A Tulane professor has been awarded a $1.65 million grant for research that could shed light on the molecular details of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
New Tulane study explores root causes of hearing loss
August 07, 2018
A Tulane University researcher has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to lay the groundwork for future treatment of hearing disorders.
Tulane researchers awarded new grant to continue progress on TB vaccine
August 06, 2018
Researchers at Tulane National Primate Research Center received a new grant totaling more than $4 million over the next five years to continue their work on a vaccine against tuberculosis. The grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will fund research led by Deepak Kaushal, director of the Tulane Center for Tuberculosis Research.
New research center launched to fight health disparities in the Delta
July 30, 2018
Tulane University, University of Mississippi Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed a new research consortium to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta.
Honors program nurtures student research endeavors
July 30, 2018
Newcomb-Tulane Honors Summer Research Grants are awarded to honors students from all fields of study. The recipients work closely with faculty mentors, who help guide their projects.
Tulane researcher honored for work on indigenous women
July 17, 2018
Catherine Burnette, an assistant professor at the Tulane School of Social Work, has dedicated her career to studying the health disparities of indigenous peoples, examining everything from domestic violence to substance abuse.
Tulane University awarded $10 million grant to launch national school choice research center
July 17, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to Tulane University to study how different approaches to school choice, such as voucher programs and charter schools, can better serve disadvantaged students.
Study shows New Orleans post-Katrina school reforms boosted student achievement long term
July 16, 2018
New Orleans public schools saw sustained gains in student achievement, high school graduation and college outcomes for the nine years following Hurricane Katrina, according to a new Tulane University study.
Repurposed drugs may halt the spread of cancer cells
July 10, 2018
Asim Abdel-Mageed, DVM, PhD, Zimmerman Professor of Cancer Research at Tulane University School of Medicine, and his colleagues published research in Scientific Reports, examining whether drugs already approved to treat other diseases or conditions could be effective in blocking the spread of cancer cells.