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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…
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.
