Michael J. Moore, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University, has been appointed to a prestigious panel of the National Institutes of Health.

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.

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.).

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.

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.

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.

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.