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Alumni spotlight: Research, service define graduate’s Tulane experience
A recent Tulane neuroscience graduate continues research at her alma mater with clinical psychologist Michael Hoerger, focusing on cancer and long…
AI professor at Tulane wins CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Nicholas Mattei, associate professor of computer science in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane, has received a CAREER award from the…
Materials science professor at Tulane wins CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Matthew Montemore has received the CAREER award, a prestigious recognition that the NSF gives to early-career researchers.
Tulane students’ design for innovative lunar rover selected as finalist in NASA contest
A design for a plutonium-powered rover to hunt for water on the icy southernmost tip of the moon has landed a team of Tulane students among finalists…
A dark side to dark chocolate? New study finds very minimal risk for kids from metals in chocolates
Dark chocolate can sometimes contain traces of cadmium and lead, but a new study found that consuming an ounce of chocolate per day poses no risk…
Five fun facts about cicadas, a ‘biological phenomenon to be relished’
Keith Clay, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, shared some fun facts about cicadas in advance of this year’s emergence.
Deputy secretary of energy touts clean energy careers at Tulane visit
David Turk, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, touts clean energy jobs during a program at Tulane.
Tulane School of Science and Engineering announces new engineering minors for fall 2024
In the fall 2024 semester, undergraduates at Tulane will have three new options for minors in the School of Science and Engineering.
Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute receives grant for mapping of Maya civilization
The grant will increase the ability of the Middle American Research Institute’s Geographic Information Systems Lab to use lidar technology.
Researchers develop new method for studying ‘underwater avalanches’
On the continental slope under the ocean, turbidity currents move more sediment than any process on Earth. These “underwater avalanches” move…
