Go spy a kite: a good quarantine hobby, expert says
April 20, 2020
Jennifer Coulson, PhD, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology faculty member, and current president of the Orleans Audubon Society, studies raptors — birds of prey — in the Gulf South.
Tulane School of Social Work seeking public input on two COVID-19 surveys
April 09, 2020
The Tulane School of Social Work hopes its surveys help them better understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on psychosocial health.
Tulane School of Social Work provides self-care resources during COVID-19 crisis
April 07, 2020
The Tulane School of Social Work is offering an array of resources to help you get through the COV-19 pandemic.
Tulane chemistry department makes hand sanitizer, donates to healthcare facilities and nursing homes
April 06, 2020
As hospitals and healthcare workers are in urgent need of personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies, several departments and organizations at Tulane University are doing their part to help, including the Department of Chemistry.
School of Medicine launches COVID-19 testing lab to improve capacity
April 01, 2020
Tulane University has added a second avenue for COVID-19 testing, this one taking place at a Tulane School of Medicine lab where results can be processed within a day.
New COVID-19 test gives results in four hours
March 31, 2020
A laboratory at Tulane Medical Center is conducting a new test for COVID-19 that can yield results within four hours.
Study: Coronavirus pandemic sparked by nature, not bioengineering
March 18, 2020
The coronavirus behind the global COVID-19 pandemic likely evolved from nature and not a lab, according to a new genetic study in Nature Medicine co-authored by Tulane University virologist Robert Garry.
Destination Antarctica: Research takes Tulane professor to Florida-sized glacier
March 16, 2020
Tulane geologist Brent Goehring recently returned from Antarctica as part of a five-year quest to understand the Thwaites Glacier and its future contribution to global sea level.
Panel to explore how New Orleans can weather rising flood risks
March 04, 2020
A panel of water management experts will bring their expertise to Tulane March 11 as part of "Water Ways: Dutch Lessons for a Changing Coast."
Tulane scientist named Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
March 03, 2020
Chad Steele, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM)
Tulane professor hopes to demystify artificial intelligence
March 03, 2020
Researcher Nicholas Mattei has been named a Public Engagement Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Tulane National Primate Research Center expands its laboratory capacity
February 26, 2020
The Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) has expanded its laboratory capacity by 10,000 square feet with a $6 million renovation of its former surgical facility.
A Studio in the Woods, Tulane biologists to recycle Mardi Gras beads, raise awareness
February 20, 2020
Artist and printmaker Pippin Frisbie-Calder, scientists from Tulane’s Karubian Lab and community volunteers will be out on the uptown parade route Sunday, Feb. 23, to recycle beads and raise awareness about lead contamination in the city of New Orleans.
New student organization aims to support Latinas, underrepresented groups in geoscience
February 19, 2020
Today, GeoLatinas has more than 100 active members in 18 countries and three local teams throughout the Americas. One of those teams is located at Tulane University.
Tulane math professor leads effort to map spread of coronavirus
February 18, 2020
Tulane mathematics professor James “Mac” Hyman uses mathematical models to better understand and predict the spread of the coronavirus.