Louisiana bird calls
January 04, 2017
Sustained by a habitat flowing with water, diverse species of birds thrive in the state, where biology professors Tom Sherry and Donata Henry (G ’05) observe and conserve them.
Tulane makes NASA challenge finals
December 20, 2016
A team of engineering physics and biomedical engineering students from Tulane University are finalist in the NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge, a competition that seeks ways to assemble spacecraft in space.
Research looks at violence against indigenous women
December 16, 2016
Catherine Burnette, an assistant professor in the Tulane School of Social Work, researches violence against indigenous women and the related health disparities.
Tulane summer abroad focuses on legal issues of refugees
December 15, 2016
Tulane Law School is offering a summer abroad program featuring faculty experts on constitutional, human rights and European Union law.
The adventures of Bobbie Malone
December 13, 2016
Inspired by an enduring childhood love of Lois Lenski’s books, author, historian and Tulane University alumna Bobbie Malone has published Lois Lenski: Storycatcher. A biography that brings together vivid scenes from Lenski’s books, the author’s own letters, lectures and memories from those who knew her.
Essential advice for living with water
December 09, 2016
Law, architecture and public health experts give practical tips for existing in harmony with water—essential advice for the survival and well-being of our region and, ultimately, the world in this era of climate change.
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.
Students preserve local Native American tribe’s history
December 05, 2016
Participating in a TIDES course called Indian Tribes Down The Bayou: Native American Communities of Southeastern Louisiana, Tulane students documented the cultural history of the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe.
Long-term hormone therapy after menopause may damage kidneys, Tulane study says
December 02, 2016
Long-term estrogen treatment after menopause may increase the risk of new kidney damage and negatively affect women who already have abnormal kidney function, according to a study by Tulane University School of Medicine researchers published in the American Journal of Physiology—Renal Physiology.
Students dig into the history of eating and drinking
November 29, 2016
The new course investigates the production and consumption of food throughout different historical periods.
Tulane program trains leaders of coastal communities
November 22, 2016
Fellows are trained to more effectively develop and coordinate plans that strengthen the resilience of their communities to future disasters such as flooding, oil spills or hurricanes.
Increase in heart attacks continued a decade after Hurricane Katrina
November 15, 2016
A decade after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, hospital admissions for heart attacks in the city were three times higher than they were before the storm, according to Tulane University research results presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2016 in New Orleans this week.
Neighborhood stressors associated with biological stress in New Orleans kids
November 15, 2016
Neighborhood stressors including the density of liquor or convenience stores, reports of domestic violence and the rate of violent crime are associated with signs of biological stress in children according to a new study led by Tulane University researchers and published in the prestigious journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Grad student helps build model to study wildfires
November 11, 2016
Tulane doctoral student and 2016-17 Vokes Fellow Jordan Adams in the School of Science and Engineering studies the effects of rainfall and water flow at the sites of wildfires.
Archival research may lead to walking tour app
November 09, 2016
Tulane students in professor Emily Clark’s history class, New Orleans Free People of Color, are uncovering the past by researching New Orleans’ free people of color in the 18th and 19th centuries. Their research may lead to an app to be used in walking tours.