A Tulane internship of seismic proportions
September 26, 2018
High school senior studies earthquakes with Tulane seismologists.
Hope for the dying
September 20, 2018
On Wednesday, Sept. 26, the Program in Medical Ethics and Human Values of Tulane School of Medicine will host professor, writer and bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan of New York University School of Medicine in a lecture titled “The Ethics of Compassion: Requests for Unapproved Drugs and the Right to Try.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
Mad about science
September 18, 2018
The School of Science and Engineering expands with the emergence of the uptown science district.
Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find
September 12, 2018
A team of archaeologists co-led by Tulane University professor Marcello A. Canuto has discovered a nearly 1,500-year old carved altar.
Surface control
August 21, 2018
In a Tulane lab, researchers work toward controlling how quickly plastic biodegrades.
Tulane researcher wins national junior faculty award
August 20, 2018
Tulane researcher Nicholas Sandoval wins national junior faculty award.
Tulane STEM program wins national diversity award
August 15, 2018
Tulane University’s K-12 STEM Education Program has received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
Researcher awarded $1.65M to study fundamentals behind protein build-up linked to Alzheimer’s
August 14, 2018
A Tulane professor has been awarded a $1.65 million grant for research that could shed light on the molecular details of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
New Tulane study explores root causes of hearing loss
August 07, 2018
A Tulane University researcher has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to lay the groundwork for future treatment of hearing disorders.
Communication breakdown
July 31, 2018
A class discusses the effect of chemicals on neuron communication.
New research center launched to fight health disparities in the Delta
July 30, 2018
Tulane University, University of Mississippi Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed a new research consortium to fight health disparities in the Mississippi Delta.
Tulane Brain Institute receives $1 million pledge from the Priddy Family Foundation
July 19, 2018
The pledge will establish the Priddy Family Spark Research Endowed Fund to provide faculty early-stage support for research that advances the priorities of the brain institute.
Tulane Brain Institute receives $1 million grant from Louisiana Board of Regents
July 11, 2018
Tulane University’s Brain Institute has received a five-year, $1 million Comprehensive Enhancement Grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents that it will use to purchase scientific instruments for its facilities.