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.
Undersea explorer
January 09, 2017
Tulane professor joins team of researchers in Houston to model the ocean floor.
La. bird calls
January 04, 2017
Sustained by a habitat flowing with water, diverse species of birds thrive in the state, where biology professors Tom Sherry and Donata Henry (G ’05) observe and conserve them.
Louisiana bird calls
January 04, 2017
Sustained by a habitat flowing with water, diverse species of birds thrive in the state, where biology professors Tom Sherry and Donata Henry (G ’05) observe and conserve them.
Getting patients back in the game
December 20, 2016
A crowd of physicians, nurses and physical therapists follow along, as sports medicine physicians Dr. W. Ben Kibler, Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Felix Savoie demonstrate techniques for the treatment of injured young athletes at the first annual Andrews Endowed Lectureship.
Essential advice for living with water
December 09, 2016
Law, architecture and public health experts give practical tips for existing in harmony with water—essential advice for the survival and well-being of our region and, ultimately, the world in this era of climate change.
Living With Water
December 07, 2016
Law, architecture and public health experts from Tulane University give practical tips for existing in harmony with water—essential advice for the survival and well-being of our region and, ultimately, the world in this era of climate change.
Female role models make science a better fit for girls
November 18, 2016
Studies have long shown that girls are less likely than boys to be interested in math and science, but new research by Tulane University researchers suggests that matching girls with female role models could dramatically reverse that trend.