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.
Students flex their knowledge of neuroscience
August 10, 2016
Undergraduate students present their summer research during the culminating poster session of the Neuroscience Summer Research Program.
Mapping her own way
August 09, 2016
Carola Wenk, associate professor of computer science at Tulane University, analyzes road networks.
New textbook explores ancient cranial procedure
August 02, 2016
Tulane anthropology professor John Verano’s new textbook, Holes in the Head, features pre-Columbian skulls with holes drilled into them as part of the ancient cranial procedure known as trepanation.
Tulane plays lead role in major diabetes drug trial
June 17, 2016
An international diabetes drug trial hits a surprising benchmark thanks to the persistence of a Tulane University clinical trials expert.
Tulane researcher using “nerve-on-a-chip” to study safer chemo drugs
March 04, 2016
A Tulane researcher is leading a study that could lead to improved ways of screening chemotherapy drugs for neurotoxicity.