Tulane University receives $1.5M grant
February 10, 2017
Tulane University has benefitted in a big way from its continued focus on community engagement, as the University received a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a certificate program focused on training graduate students for community-engaged research or teaching.
Get SMART with summer research opportunity
February 02, 2017
Summer Materials Research at Tulane (SMART) is a 10-week multidisciplinary program incorporating the departments of chemistry, biomedical engineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering and physics and engineering physics.
Tulane researchers find tumor-suppressing protein actually promotes cancer
January 23, 2017
Tulane University researchers have discovered that the protein PHLDB3, thought to be a potential tumor suppressor, actually allows cancer cells to thrive in pancreatic, prostate, colon, breast, lung and other common cancers. The discovery could explain how cancer is able to overcome p53 – a key tumor-suppressing protein.
‘We’re more alike than you think’
January 20, 2017
Humans and dolphins have a lot in common, and Dr. Ramesh Ayyala, a professor of ophthalmology at Tulane University, plans to use those similarities to improve the treatment of eye infections in both.
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.
Dead Zone finalists ready to work
January 11, 2017
To kick-off phase two of the $1 million Tulane Nitrogen Reduction Challenge, the competition’s five finalists gather to discuss how they will implement their proposed solutions.
Marsh grass defends the coast
January 10, 2017
Tulane researchers are studying how Spartina alterniflora, an iconic species of marsh grass in the wetlands, can help protect the coast from natural and man-made disasters.
Undersea explorer
January 09, 2017
Tulane professor joins team of researchers in Houston to model the ocean floor.
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.