Tulane celebrates launch of River Science and Engineering certificate program
April 23, 2018
On April 20, Tulane faculty members met with Mississippi River Commission representatives and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers senior leaders to celebrate the success of the River Science and Engineering Certificate program.
Winning teams announced in 2018 Novel Tech Challenge
April 16, 2018
On Friday, April 13, nine student teams competed for more than $20,000 in prizes during the final round of the 4th annual Novel Tech Challenge.
Tulane hosts inaugural Biomedical Research Awareness Day
April 16, 2018
Tulane will take part in the nationwide event on Thursday, April 19, to highlight the significant roles that animals play in scientific advancement. Biomedical Research Awareness Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of the JBJ Building (1342 Tulane Ave.).
Tulane honors seniors to showcase exciting research
April 13, 2018
Thirteen individual presentations will take place at locations across the uptown campus from 5–8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, through Thursday, April 19. Nine panel presentations will also be held on Sunday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lavin Bernick-Center.
Tulane Novel Tech Challenge to award $20,000 in prizes to top innovators
April 11, 2018
Nine student finalists in the Tulane Novel Tech Challenge will address a panel of judges with their ideas for improving the environment, human health, education and urban infrastructure through technology on Friday, April 13, from 2-5 p.m. on the uptown campus.
School of Science and Engineering names Outstanding Researcher
April 11, 2018
Karen Johannesson, a professor of geochemistry and chemical hydrogeology, will be presented with this year’s Outstanding Researcher Award during the 12th annual School of Science and Engineering Research Day, which will be held on Thursday, April 12, from 3–5 p.m., in the Lavin-Bernick Center.
Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, Tulane study says
April 11, 2018
Although river diversions that bring land building sediment to shrinking coastlands are the best solution to sustaining portions of the Mississippi Delta, a new Tulane University study concludes that the rate of land building will likely be dwarfed by the rate of wetland loss.
Study: Almost 100 million adults have COPD in China
April 10, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widespread in China with 8.6 percent of the country's adult population - almost 100 million people -suffering from the chronic lung disease, according to a new Tulane University study published in The Lancet.
Kimberly Foster named dean of Tulane School of Science and Engineering
April 09, 2018
Kimberly Foster, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), will become the new dean of the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering.
New Orleans Tricentennial exhibit set to open at Newcomb Art Museum
April 06, 2018
Newcomb Art Museum will present EMPIRE, an immersive art installation by Los Angeles-based artists Fallen Fruit, from April 13 to July 7 on Tulane University’s uptown campus.
Royal Society of Chemistry honors Tulane professor
March 23, 2018
The research of Tulane University chemistry professor Bruce Gibb deals with a highly interdisciplinary area at the interface of organic chemistry, physical chemistry and biochemistry.
Clear liquids
March 20, 2018
A collection of nutrient-rich liquids make for an interesting still life in the lab of Nicholas Sandoval.
Twenty percent of Americans responsible for nearly half of US food-related greenhouse gas emissions
March 20, 2018
On any given day, 20 percent of Americans account for nearly half of U.S. diet-related greenhouse gas emissions. High levels of beef consumption are largely responsible for this, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters by researchers at Tulane University and the University of Michigan.