Tulane math professor leads effort to map spread of coronavirus
February 18, 2020
Tulane mathematics professor James “Mac” Hyman uses mathematical models to better understand and predict the spread of the coronavirus.
Three Tulanians honored with STEM awards
January 29, 2020
Three Tulanians have been awarded 2020 Women in STEM awards by the American Heart Association and Entergy.
Global river deltas increasingly shaped by humans, study says
January 22, 2020
A new study of nearly every delta worldwide shows how river delta shapes and sizes around the world are changing due to human activity.
Tulane graduate students research, recreate unsolved 67-year-old experiment
January 21, 2020
Tulane University graduate students studying with Alexander Burin, PhD, professor in the Department of Chemistry, were tasked with investigating and recreating the celebrated Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou numerical experiment as their final project in his Special Topics in Physical Chemistry course – an experiment that has remained unsolved since 1953.
Project Ecuador saves species, opens world to Tulane students
January 16, 2020
Through Project Ecuador, associate professor Jordan Karubian is helping change lives and save endangered species.
For Auld Lang Syne, My Dear...
December 23, 2019
Here is a recap of the most read Tulane Today stories of 2019.
A Tulane service learning class brings hands-on science to the visually impaired
December 12, 2019
Tulane students help visually impaired children get in touch with science.
Pregnancy disorder subject of new Tulane study
December 10, 2019
A Tulane University researcher has received a grant that will support the development of new imaging methods to improve the treatment of preeclampsia.
Tulane awarded $1.5 million for tuberculosis vaccine research
November 26, 2019
The Tulane National Primate Research Center was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help researchers find a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis. The grant will fund efforts to establish a nonhuman primate colony that more closely mimics the way people are currently vaccinated against the disease.
Tulane scientist embarks on mission to Florida-sized glacier
November 20, 2019
A Tulane researcher is heading to Antarctica as part of a five-year quest to understand the Thwaites Glacier and its future contribution to global sea level.
Tulane team researching ways to end opioid addiction
November 19, 2019
A Tulane researcher is joining more than 40 universities in a nationwide effort to achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction.
Tulane Medicine alumna gives lecture on living a significant life
November 13, 2019
Sophia Omoro, MD, otolaryngology surgeon in Lima, Ohio and social entrepreneur gave a lecture on Nov. 6 titled "How Significant are You?"
Tulane Law teams up with French Embassy to discuss plastic pollution
November 11, 2019
The Tulane Institute on Water Resources and Law Policy and the Tulane Center for Environmental Law hosted a film screening and panel discussion on Nov. 7 addressing global plastic pollution.
Tulane social work dean looks back on 50 years of 'Sesame Street'
November 07, 2019
The iconic “Sesame Street” celebrates a half-century of educating children, and Tulane's Patrick Bordnick is one of the show's biggest fans.