Center offers single-cell sequencing to researchers
June 19, 2018
Fast turnaround for next-generation sequencing is a feature of the new equipment at the Center for Translational Research in Infection and Inflammation.
Jill Daniel named first Gary P. Dohanich Professor in Brain Science
June 19, 2018
Tulane psychology professor Jill Daniel has been named the inaugural Gary P. Dohanich Professor in Brain Science.
Illicit drug use leads to disease progression and early death in kidney disease patients
June 12, 2018
A study by researchers at Tulane University found persistent drug use, especially substances like cocaine and heroin, increases the risks of disease progression and early death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The results are published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
MD/PhD student recognized for stem cell analysis
June 12, 2018
Tiffany Kaul, an MD/PhD candidate in Tulane School of Medicine's physician scientist program, won top honors for her poster on L1 expression in pluripotent stem cells at the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation’s recent regional meeting in New Orleans.
Tulane study examines pediatricians’ views on spanking
June 12, 2018
A new study involving Tulane University researchers finds three out of four pediatricians don’t approve of hitting children for corrective purposes, often referred to as spanking.
Earth beneath dumpsite offers clues to racial massacre
June 07, 2018
Anthropology graduate student Davette Gadison is analyzing a ground-penetrating radar survey of the mass gravesite of an 1887 Thibodaux massacre in which striking sugarcane workers were killed.
Tulane study sheds new light on inner workings of less expensive superconductors
June 05, 2018
Physicist Jianwei Sun concluded a study that will help scientists unravel the mystery of high temperature superconductivity.
Hard data on ‘soft skills’
June 05, 2018
New research from Jasmijn Bol, associate professor of accounting at the A. B. Freeman School of Business, shows that firms value tacit knowledge in junior employees.
Public supports charters, more taxes for schools in Cowen Institute report
May 31, 2018
Almost 61 percent of New Orleans residents think charter schools have improved public education in the city, but many still give the system a “C” grade overall, according to a new poll by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University.
Almost 36 percent of US adults recommended for blood pressure treatment under new guidelines
May 24, 2018
New, more intensive high blood pressure treatment guidelines could increase the number of U.S. adults categorized as having high blood pressure by 31 million and those receiving antihypertensive treatment by 11 million, according to a new study by Tulane University researchers.
Student researches islands’ natural-disaster recovery
May 23, 2018
Samantha Tigner spent spring break of her senior year in the U.S. Virgin Islands, examining the islands' recovery from hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The project turned into an independent study.
Lab uses face-processing data to investigate early learning
May 22, 2018
A newly published paper co-authored by Julie Markant, assistant professor in the School of Science and Engineering, proposes a new theoretical model to examine the ways infants learn and retain information. It was published in May in Current Directions in Psychological Sciences. Markant runs the Tulane Learning and Brain Development Lab.
Text messages
May 15, 2018
Latin American Library exhibit examines early New World textual encounters between Europeans and Amerindians.
Tulane researchers develop new way to predict complications in diabetes patients
May 15, 2018
To help doctors provide more individualized and effective treatments for diabetes patients, researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, along with the School of Medicine, have developed BRAVO, a new risk engine, or series of equations, that can predict diabetes complications and mortality. BRAVO stands for building, relating, assessing and validating outcomes.
Tulane geologist named Oliver Fund Scholars Award winner
May 15, 2018
Tulane geologist Nicole Gasparini has been named the 2018 winner of the Oliver Fund Scholar's Award.