Rivers and coasts are the focus of new academic department at Tulane University
August 01, 2017
The Tulane University School of Science and Engineering has created a first-of-its-kind academic department dedicated to research and education in river-coastal issues.
Honors program encourages undergraduate research
August 01, 2017
Izzat Shbeeb and Hannah Kent are two of the 21 undergraduates awarded summer research grants through a Newcomb-Tulane Honors Program to conduct studies alongside faculty members.
Stamps scholarship offers cultural immersion experience
July 27, 2017
Tulane University senior Clare Lister spent a full semester learning about wildlife conservation and Maasai culture while living in a remote village in Tanzania.
Three Tulane researchers honored with national STEM award
July 26, 2017
Two Tulane scientists and a graduate student are among 40 national winners of the 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award.
Aquatic locomotion
July 25, 2017
A researcher in the Department of Mathematics paints a picture of how fish move through water.
Tulane team advances knowledge toward more efficient electronics
July 24, 2017
A recent discovery by a team of researchers led by Tulane University advances fundamental knowledge that could one day lead to more energy-efficient computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronics.
Small, small world
July 18, 2017
A microscopic look at work being done at Tulane to make drug delivery more efficient.
Layers of meaning influence New Orleans landscape
July 18, 2017
Richard Campanella, geographer and senior professor of practice in the Tulane University School of Architecture, uncovers “the why behind the where” of New Orleans in Cityscapes of New Orleans, his 10th book, due in October. The new release looks at various spatial features and phenomena of the city, how they came to be and what their bearing is on the city as we know it today.
Mississippi mud may hold hope for Louisiana coast
July 12, 2017
New study indicates that mud, the most plentiful sediment type carried by the Mississippi River, may be the most powerful tool in building land to keep up with sea level rise.
Dynamic duo
July 11, 2017
Scientists examine the role of cells and protein composition in women’s reproductive health.
Innovative tubing improves mobility for Team Gleason House patients
July 11, 2017
Three Tulane biomedical engineering seniors transformed their idea for a class project into an oxygen tubing system that allows patients on long-term oxygen therapy to control the length of the tubing.
Tulane University awarded $12 million to create Lassa vaccine and treatment
July 11, 2017
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test a promising drug treatment against Lassa fever and develop a vaccine against the deadly disease endemic in parts of West Africa.
LightLab illuminates science for middle-schoolers
July 05, 2017
Tulane University’s LightLab Summer Research Experience is a first-time program for middle-schoolers who are interested in science. It’s the brainchild of Matthew Escarra, an assistant professor of engineering physics in the School of Science and Engineering, who received a National Science Foundation CAREER award of $520,000 over five years in support of early career research and education vision, including middle-school outreach programs such as LightLab.
STEM program sweetened with a taste of campus living
July 03, 2017
Selected for the Tulane Science Scholars Program, high school students from the United States and China are taking two-week undergraduate-level STEM classes for college credit.
Light and sound
June 27, 2017
Researcher’s photoacoustic imaging system leads to earlier diagnosis and treatment of preeclampsia.