Students connect to past through archives
September 20, 2016
English department chair Michael Kuczynski established the Archives and Outreach mentoring program to introduce high school students to the university’s archival collections.
Seminar connects mass incarceration and health
September 16, 2016
Tulane library acquires new LGBTQ resources
September 12, 2016
The Louisiana Research Collection at Tulane University recently expanded its collection of LGBTQ resources with the addition of the personal papers of activist Stewart Butler.
Tulane faculty featured in National Geographic magazine
September 07, 2016
Interviews with Marcello Canuto, director of the Middle American Research Institute, and Francisco Estrada-Belli, research assistant professor of anthropology at Tulane University, are included in an article appearing in the September 2016 issue of the magazine.
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Tulane researcher to use grant to study children exposed to violence
September 06, 2016
Sarah Gray, an assistant professor of psychology at Tulane University, has been awarded a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant through the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
Managing the emotional toll of disasters
September 01, 2016
Scenes of devastation after natural disasters may affect us in the long term, even if we haven’t experienced them firsthand. Find out how to minimize feelings of helplessness and despair.
Understanding the need for international research
August 31, 2016
Brian S. Mitchell, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Tulane University, spent last year serving as dean-in-residence for the Council of Graduate Schools/National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Tulane trauma study launches in six New Orleans schools
August 30, 2016
Six New Orleans public schools have been selected to participate in a Tulane University study to determine the best ways to meet the needs of trauma-exposed students.
Anthropology students excavate ancient site in Peru
August 30, 2016
Tulane anthropology professor John Verano and a group of doctoral students spent the summer investigating a site located near Trujillo, Peru.
How can stress cause anxiety? Blame the brain’s cannabis
August 29, 2016
A new Tulane University study shows what happens in the brain at a cellular level when stress triggers anxiety.
Study: Women are healthier, but losing financial ground in N.O. post-Katrina recovery
August 26, 2016
More women hold local elective offices, have college degrees and own their own businesses in post-Katrina New Orleans, but many of the city’s economic gains have left women behind, according to a sweeping new Tulane University report on the status of women in the area since the storm.
MBA study finds national audience
August 23, 2016
Based on the records of 400 MBA graduates, Jennifer Merluzzi, assistant professor in the A.B. Freeman School of Business, determined that generalists may be more valuable in the business world.
Student studies depression in the workplace
August 17, 2016
Tulane Social Work student Alex Fixler received a $10,000 grant to conduct research that could help improve the quality of life for people suffering from major depression.
Researcher examines how time steals memories
August 11, 2016
Ricardo Mostany, assistant professor of pharmacology at Tulane University, is working to understand why forgetfulness goes hand-in-hand with aging.
Tulane archive preserves the history of steamboats
August 11, 2016
The Louisiana Research Collection at Tulane University has made accessible to the public a new online guide to its Steamboat Image Collection.