Light and sound
June 27, 2017
Researcher’s photoacoustic imaging system leads to earlier diagnosis and treatment of preeclampsia.
Quick cooling ThermoSuit may prevent brain damage in stroke patients
June 27, 2017
With ThermoSuit, Tulane researchers are looking at therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment for stroke. Dr. Justin Salerian, the new director of the Tulane Comprehensive Stroke Center, leads the suit’s clinical trials.
Tulane law professors convene for year-end think tank
June 27, 2017
If animals have rights, do humans have the right to own them? Are reparations for slavery just? How can individuals maintain trust in government? These are some of the questions Tulane Law School faculty came together recently to discuss.
Pest control
June 20, 2017
The Pesika Lab Group works to help control mosquito-related diseases worldwide.
Homemade meals are key to eating fresh foods
June 20, 2017
Shopping at farmers markets and preparing food at home are the keys to a better diet according to a Tulane Prevention Research Center study published this month in Preventive Medicine Reports.
Who will pay to save Louisiana’s coast?
June 20, 2017
Two Tulane University researchers produced a report that shows Louisiana’s funding options to pay for coastal restoration; they presented their findings to the state’s Advisory Committee on Coastal Protection in March.
Professor lends age discrimination expertise to US commission
June 15, 2017
Patrick Button, an assistant professor of economics at Tulane University, shared his research findings on sex-plus-age discrimination Wednesday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission during a hearing at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Study explains why Zika may not take root in US
June 13, 2017
As we head into peak mosquito season, a recent study in Nature co-authored by a Tulane University researcher has some good news for those worried about Zika this summer.
Tulane professor to work with Isle de Jean Charles tribe in collaborative project
June 13, 2017
A Tulane University research professor is teaming up on a $200,000 grant to help the Isle de Jean Charles community of Native Americans build resilience in the face of climate change and other social and environmental challenges.
Fulbright Awards fund research and teaching for 13
June 09, 2017
The grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program will be used to conduct independent research or to work as English teaching assistants abroad during the upcoming academic year.
Tulane grad designs Lake Pontchartrain super pumps
June 07, 2017
The risk of flooding from Lake Pontchartrain in the event of a hurricane is reduced to a 100-year level with massive, permanent pumps designed by a Tulane engineering graduate.
Tulane researchers help find possible explanation for unparalleled spread of Ebola virus
June 06, 2017
The world may be closer to knowing why Ebola spreads so easily thanks to a team of researchers from Tulane University and other leading institutions that discovered a new biological activity in a small protein from the deadly virus. The team’s findings were recently published in the Journal of Virology.
Microbial measures
June 06, 2017
The Sandoval lab research team is working to develop microbes that will help with therapeutics, sustainable fuel and chemical production.
Does the sex of a cell matter in research?
June 06, 2017
A Tulane endocrinologist has co-authored a guide in the latest issue of Cell Metabolism to help scientists who study obesity, diabetes or other metabolic diseases better account for inherent sex differences in research.