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Can A.I. tell you if you have osteoporosis? Newly developed deep learning model shows promise

Tulane University researchers developed a new deep learning algorithm to predict osteoporosis risk, a tool that could one day allow users to know…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.