John Christie, executive director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development, received the Yvette Milner Jones Award for his loyalty to Tulane.
Computer science professor Ramgopal Mettu, and 2015 Tulane graduate Samuel Lensgraf, took home the “best paper” award at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Stockholm, Sweden.
Andrei Derbenev, associate professor of physiology, conducts long-term research on the effects of cannabinoids on hypertension. He has received a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant for the complex, four-year study.
Dr. Joseph Sackett (M ’66) participated in the development and application of digital subtraction angiography, a technique that has now become the standard for safer and more accurate vascular imaging.
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser will chair a Leadership Advisory Council that will help identify and select participants and provide oversight for a fellowship program designed by Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy.
When working with communities to promote a healthy weight, researchers and advocates should integrate cultural values and consider factors that influence eating, activity and body weight — including those that may not appear directly related.
Skylar Deckoff-Jones never expected to be a role model to those involved in the science and research departments at Tulane University. Then he authored a publication that consists of his research on the nonlinear optical properties of ultrathin crystals.