Famed conservationist Jane Goodall to appear at Tulane
March 08, 2017
World-renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall will deliver a lecture on her life’s work Thursday, March 16, at Tulane.
Vision quest: Tulane researchers use virtual reality to fight glaucoma
February 24, 2017
Using a virtual reality console, an interdisciplinary team of Tulane researchers is developing a portable test for diagnosing glaucoma.
Students face off on climate change
February 24, 2017
Tulane professor Thomas Sherry leads an interdisciplinary course that is far from the typical, science-oriented climate change class.
Tulane team wins NASA’s Big Idea Challenge for spacecraft design
February 17, 2017
Tulane University engineering students’ innovative idea for a flower-shaped, solar-powered space ferry won the top prize in NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge.
Urban League President, former mayor Marc Morial to speak at Tulane
February 10, 2017
National Urban League President Marc Morial will speak on race and economics under the Trump administration Thursday, Feb. 16 at Tulane University.
Leading study backs hormone therapy with radiation for recurrent prostate cancer
February 07, 2017
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that adding hormonal therapy to radiation treatment significantly improves survival rates for patients whose cancer returned years after surgery.
Tulane professor wins fight for glaucoma ‘refill bill’
February 03, 2017
Dr. Ramesh Ayyala, a Tulane professor of ophthalmology, successfully led a campaign to ensure that insurance companies would sufficiently cover glaucoma medication.
Vitter Congressional Papers arrive at Tulane
January 27, 2017
The David Vitter Congressional Papers have become the latest acquisition of the Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) at Tulane University, joining the papers of dozens of Louisiana political figures from Huey P. Long to Lindy Boggs.
On the mighty Mississippi: Tulane University’s ByWater Institute
January 25, 2017
At the new Tulane ByWater Institute and its River and Coastal Center, researchers address issues of coastal protection and restoration as temperatures warm, sea levels rise and time grows short for action.
Materials engineering PhD first in state
January 25, 2017
The Tulane School of Science and Engineering runs Louisiana's first graduate program in materials engineering. The new program is accepting applicants for the 2017-18 academic year.
‘We’re more alike than you think’
January 20, 2017
Humans and dolphins have a lot in common, and Dr. Ramesh Ayyala, a professor of ophthalmology at Tulane University, plans to use those similarities to improve the treatment of eye infections in both.
Rules of the road for self-driving cars are more than staying in lanes
January 19, 2017
Brent Venable, associate professor of computer science, maps out “ethics” and moral requirements for autonomous vehicles.
James Carville, Mary Matalin headline election panel at Tulane
January 12, 2017
A panel of prominent scholars and commentators, including husband-wife political strategists James Carville and Mary Matalin, will discuss the 2016 election and the prospects for governing in the years ahead Jan. 17 at Tulane University.
Virtual plans aid reconstructive surgery
January 11, 2017
As a biomedical engineer with 3D Systems Healthcare, Tulane University alumna Sadie Glick virtually plans lower face and corrective jaw surgeries.
Marsh grass defends the coast
January 10, 2017
Tulane researchers are studying how Spartina alterniflora, an iconic species of marsh grass in the wetlands, can help protect the coast from natural and man-made disasters.