Tulane researchers studying impact of hair and skin discrimination on children
May 05, 2021
A team of Tulane University researchers has launched a study to better understand how children are affected by skin and hair-type discrimination as they develop into adulthood.
Tulane part of Navy/Army-funded research on improving communication
April 30, 2021
Tulane scientists are part of a team of researchers who have developed a smart quantum technology that could improve quantum communications systems used in the military.
Researcher investigates possible link between obesity and colon cancer
April 26, 2021
Suzana Savkovic, Tulane associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and a team of researchers were recently awarded a five-year, $1.6 million National Cancer Institute grant to investigate the connection between obesity and enhanced risk for colon cancer.
Study determines how to best enhance protection of new COVID-19 vaccine
April 21, 2021
A new study co-authored by researchers at Tulane National Primate Research Center found that a vaccine currently being developed induces a robust and long-lasting immune response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in nonhuman primates similar to the protection provided by the Moderna vaccine.
Tulane University to invest $5.7 million to expand research institute
April 16, 2021
Tulane University will invest $5.7 million to significantly expand the Tulane University Translational Science Institute (TUTSI) into a university-wide center focused on finding better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease and translate scientific discoveries into medical practices that improve patient care and public health.
Tulane awarded nearly $1 million by Board of Regents for research that impacts industry, workforce
April 14, 2021
The Tulane Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has received a nearly $1 million grant will encourage more collaborations across Tulane and the region in material sciences.
Google awards Tulane professor for work promoting diversity and fairness in AI systems
April 12, 2021
An artificial intelligence expert from Tulane has received a Google Scholar Research Award to develop better ways of promoting diversity and fairness in hiring and graduate school admissions.
Tulane trauma expert part of program on mental health in the military
March 29, 2021
Acclaimed trauma expert Charles Figley, director of the Tulane Traumatology Institute, will speak on a national live-stream this week about mental health challenges in the military.
Tulane study looks at effectiveness of telehealth therapy during pandemic
March 26, 2021
A Tulane study looks at the effectiveness of telehealth therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Duke scholar to speak as part of Tulane anti-racism series
March 25, 2021
The Dean's Speaker Series on Anti-Racism and the Disciplines continues March 30 with a talk by Lee D. Baker, a cultural anthropologist at Duke University.
Engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new study
March 23, 2021
The engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new Tulane study.
Doctors should address reduced sense of taste and smell in cancer patients, Tulane study says
March 16, 2021
Tulane study looks at reduced sense of taste and smell in prostate cancer patients.
Tulane students vying to win international contest for cancer screening design
March 11, 2021
Tulane students are vying to win an international contest for their design to screen cervix cancer.