Tulane professor elected to National Academy of Inventors
December 16, 2021
Tulane University professor Chenzhong Li, PhD, has been named a 2021 fellow by the National Academy of Inventors, an honor that is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Tulane University doctors treat first patients in pivotal study of new type 2 diabetes treatment
December 15, 2021
Tulane doctors are the first in the country to test a new outpatient treatment for type 2 diabetes that uses heat to resurface a key part of the upper intestine that plays a role in insulin resistance.
Data Hub is new universitywide academic endeavor created to meet challenges of a data-driven world
December 02, 2021
The Data Hub, Tulane University’s new Center for Data Literacy, is the educational endeavor that Tulane is creating as its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Tulane professor wins national award for contributions to geology
November 30, 2021
Geologist Cynthia Ebinger, a professor at Tulane University, has won the 2021 George P. Woollard Award from the Geological Society of America.
Tulane professor wins STEM educator award for work with New Orleans area students and teachers
November 29, 2021
Michelle Sanchez, a senior professor of practice in the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of the Ada Lovelace STEM Educator Award.
Lessons of COVID-19 underscore need for better teacher support, study says
November 19, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Orleans public school teachers to switch from in-person instruction to a virtual or hybrid setting, the transition left many feeling anxious over their ability to impact student learning, according to a multi-agency study led by Tulane University.
A study led by Tulane University, a member of the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative, revealed that many teachers suffered from anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic — and continue to do so.
Studies find that river diversions can overcome Louisiana’s rapid sinking
November 18, 2021
Two new studies led by former Tulane doctoral students show the likely benefits of land building by river diversions, despite these deposits initially causing rapid subsidence in coastal Louisiana.
Beloved professor gets gift of a lifetime from former student
November 17, 2021
Retired biomedical engineering professor Cedric Walker receives a shiny blue antique car called the Nissan Cedric at a surprise retirement party during Homecoming Weekend.
Decades of research show common stem cells could fuel advances in regenerative medicine
November 16, 2021
Could naturally occurring stem cells throughout the body hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advances in regenerative medicine? Absolutely, according to Tulane University Professor of Medicine Dr. Eckhard Alt, who recently published a perspective in the journal Cells that outlines how a type of adult stem cell holds tremendous promise to fuel advances in treating a variety of conditions.
Tulane researchers examine relationship between viral dose and COVID-19 severity
November 09, 2021
Tulane researchers Chad Roy and Greg Bix collaborated on a literature review to examine the relationship between viral dose, infection, and COVID-19 disease severity.
Tulane professor explains the study of disasters in new book
November 08, 2021
Andy Horowitz, a Tulane scholar on the history of disasters, explains the meaning of "disaster" in new book "Critical Disaster Studies."
Tulane researcher gets NSF grant to teach algorithms to be fair
November 01, 2021
A Tulane researcher is part of a new study funded by the National Science Foundation to design more equitable algorithm recommender systems.
Tulane researchers studying challenges of food service workers during COVID-19 pandemic
October 29, 2021
Tulane psychologists are leading a project that aims to address pandemic-related issues among food service workers, including health and safety issues, stress and other long-term consequences.
Fall 2021 Hathaway Lectureship to be presented by evolutionary biologist Catherine Peichel
October 28, 2021
The Tulane University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will host Catherine (Katie) Peichel as the speaker for the Fall 2021 Hathaway Lectureship Series.
Researcher receives $1.7 million grant to study faulty DNA repair and cancer risk
October 27, 2021
James Jackson, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was recently awarded a five-year, $1.71 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Researcher plan to look at the long-term effects of BRCA1 loss on different tissues and how they depend on BRCA1 differently for maintaining the fidelity of DNA replication and repair.