Tulane professors receive prize for gender gap research
March 27, 2018
Tulane University political science associate professors Mirya Holman and J. Celeste Lay are among a group of authors who recently received the 2018 Elsie Hillman Prize from the Pennsylvania Center for Women & Politics at Chatham University. Their winning project was titled, “Political Socialization and Early Gender Gaps in Images of Political Leaders, Political Knowledge, and Interest in Politics.”
Small, wireless pacemaker reduces risks for cardiac patients
March 20, 2018
Tulane Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in Greater New Orleans to offer the new Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, a pacemaker that can present fewer complications than traditional kinds of pacemakers. It is the smallest pacemaker available for bradycardia.
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.
Mosquito meals: Blood in, ammonia out
March 13, 2018
A study that sheds light on how mosquitoes metabolize blood could help scientists find effective ways to control mosquito populations.
School rocks
March 13, 2018
Students analyze stone tools to learn about the types of materials used by people in past civilizations.
Through interaction with refugees, honors student gets inspired
March 13, 2018
Hannah Craig, a public health and environmental studies major, used her volunteer experiences with refugees in Chile, the United States and Greece to complement her honors thesis, which is an analysis of literature about sexual violence against refugee women.
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.
Project on Katrina survivors highlighted in 'Science' magazine
March 06, 2018
Science magazine published a fascinating in-depth feature on Katrina@10, the multi-university research effort to learn the lasting health, economic, demographic and social impacts of Hurricane Katrina. In 2015, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $6.3 million grant to a consortium led by Tulane sociologist and demographer Mark VanLandingham to support the project.
Change the odds
March 06, 2018
Study reveals significant racial inequity in adverse birth outcomes in Louisiana.
Pastors get political, Tulane researcher investigates why
March 06, 2018
Mirya Holman, a Tulane associate professor of political science, studies political messages contained in church sermons.
Professor searches for clues to predict volcanic eruptions
March 06, 2018
Cynthia Ebinger, holder of the Marshall-Heape Chair in Geology in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, studies tiny but critical changes in rock-magma interactions. She recently led a collaborative international team whose paper was recently published in the journal Tectonics.
Tulane social work dean uses virtual reality to help those fighting addiction
March 01, 2018
In this video, Tulane School of Social Work dean Patrick Bordnick explains his reasons for pursuing virtual reality as a form of drug rehabilitation therapy.
Archaeologist uncovers hidden history of conquistadors in American South
February 27, 2018
Professor of anthropology Christopher Rodning documents historical interactions between Native Americans and European explorers while excavating Fort San Juan — the earliest known European settlement in the interior United States.
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.