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Tony Hu

COVID-19, Health, News Releases, Research in Real Time
Tulane researchers develop a rapid COVID-19 saliva test read by a smartphone device
December 11, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine vials

COVID-19, Podcast, Science
What to expect when the first COVID-19 vaccine arrives
December 11, 2020

Tulane School of Medicine faculty

COVID-19, NOLA
School of Medicine to host town hall on COVID-19 vaccines
December 11, 2020

Serena Chaudry & Ashley Weiss

Health, News Releases
Tulane program part of new trial focused on early psychosis intervention
December 10, 2020

canyons

Research in Real Time, Science
Tulane joins national program to improve graduate student diversity in earth sciences
December 10, 2020

Don and Lora Peters have made a $1 million gift in support of an expansion and renovation of the Tulane University Athletics Department’s academic center. (Photo courtesy of Steve Ruark)

News Releases
Don and Lora Peters make a $1 million gift to Tulane Athletics
December 9, 2020

President's Excellence Awards

COVID-19, Life@Tulane
President’s Excellence Awards honor dedication and commitment
December 8, 2020

Kendall Gardner is Tulane's newest Marshall Scholar

Culture, News Releases, World
Tulane boasts second consecutive Marshall Scholarship winner
December 8, 2020

Dean Ira Solomon

News Releases, Retirements
Freeman Dean Ira Solomon to step down
December 7, 2020

Tonette Krousel-Wood and Daniel Sarpong

COVID-19, Research in Real Time
Tulane receives $1 million NIH grant to engage communities hardest hit by COVID-19
December 7, 2020

The Latin American Library at Tulane University has acquired the Chamorro Barrios Family Papers (1767-1997), one of Nicaragua’s most influential families and key players since the 18th century. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)

News Releases
Tulane’s Latin American Library acquires papers of leading Nicaraguan family
December 7, 2020

Dr.Jean-PyoLee_600.jpg

Health, Science
Tulane researcher shows enhanced therapeutic stem cell migration improves neurodegenerative disease
December 4, 2020

Andy Horowitz book on Hurricane Katrina wins award

Culture, Health, Science, World
Tulane professor’s book on Hurricane Katrina wins prestigious honor
December 4, 2020

Isle De Jean Charles, Louisiana

NOLA, Science
Rewriting the future by addressing climate change
December 3, 2020

The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Commander’s Palace for the upcoming New Orleans Entrepreneur Week and its first-ever IDEApitch Winter Showcase.

COVID-19, New Orleans Book Festival
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University partners with NOEW for first-ever IDEApitch Winter Showcase
December 2, 2020

Tulane COVID testing lab

COVID-19
COVID-19 testing available in December at the School of Medicine
December 2, 2020

Dr. Monica Vaccari is the lead author of a new study that found having a robust initial immune response to coronavirus infection might not be helpful in fighting off the virus. (Photo by Sally Asher)

COVID-19, News Releases
Strong initial immune response could produce worst COVID outcome, Tulane study says
December 1, 2020

Andrew MacLean

News Releases, Research in Real Time
Tulane researcher uses gene editing technology in promising step toward eliminating HIV
November 30, 2020

Culture, Event, NOLA
Newcomb Art Museum reopens to the public, releases virtual programming for final weeks of Bmike Odums’ exhibition
November 30, 2020

Judge A. Leon Higginbotham

News Releases
Tulane awards Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Scholarships
November 19, 2020

Gary Hoover new director of Murphy Institute at Tulane

Culture, Health, New Hires, News Releases, World
Tulane University names renowned economist Gary Hoover as director of The Murphy Institute
November 19, 2020

Brandan Bmike Odums

Culture
Newcomb Art Museum hosts digital family day
November 19, 2020

Tulane psychology professor studies self-touch among infants

Health, News Releases, Science, World
Tulane researcher launches study on how infants learn about their bodies
November 19, 2020

Dr. Lu Qi

News Releases, Research in Real Time
Regularly getting a good night’s sleep lowers risks of heart failure
November 17, 2020

Susan Davies is the new research dean at for social work

Culture, Health, Research in Real Time, Science, World
Public health a crucial component of social work research, new Tulane research leader says
November 16, 2020

Jiang He

News Releases, NOLA, Research in Real Time
Tulane awarded $8.7 million to work with Black churches to eliminate cardiovascular health disparities
November 16, 2020

Health, Science
New thoracic oncologist spearheads development of lung cancer program
November 13, 2020

Virtual holiday celebration

COVID-19, Health
Ask an epidemiologist: How to safely celebrate the holidays
November 13, 2020

Life@Tulane, NOLA
Student short film shows Tulane recycling in action
November 12, 2020

Tulane students

News Releases
Louisiana Promise: Tulane to meet full financial need, with no loans, for students whose families make less than $100,000
November 12, 2020

Tulane biomedical engineering students make award-winning device

COVID-19
Tulane team wins prize in national inventors competition
November 12, 2020

Culture, Event, NOLA
Newcomb Art Museum to hold last open hours to Tulane community before semester ends
November 11, 2020

Dr. Gregory Stewart will oversee a new veteran-focused program created to address the unique medical needs of members of the armed forces. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)

News Releases
Tulane University’s Center for Brain Health ready to serve veterans in need of health care
November 10, 2020

Culture, Life@Tulane, NOLA
School of Liberal Arts awarded prestigious grant from Mellon Foundation for Sawyer Seminars
November 9, 2020

Culture, Event, World
New Orleans Center for the Gulf South explores “Knowing Together” in the Anthropocene
November 6, 2020

Tulane Law post-election analysis

Culture, World
Learning in real time, law students study election as it unfolds
November 5, 2020

Insomnia

COVID-19
5 tips for getting better sleep
November 4, 2020

Richard Matasar

Retirements
Richard Matasar announces retirement from Tulane
November 4, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine photo

COVID-19, Research in Real Time
Tulane begins recruiting for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine study
November 3, 2020

Tulane campus

NOLA
Classes and normal operations resume Monday
November 1, 2020

Under Amanda Garcia’s tutelage, SoPA Digital Design students have received a combination of 29 awards on the local, state and national levels in 2020. (Photo courtesy of SoPA).

News Releases
SoPA’s Amanda Garcia named “Educator of the Year” by Advertising Club of New Orleans
October 30, 2020

Tulane campus

Life@Tulane
University closed on Friday following Hurricane Zeta
October 29, 2020

President Michael Fitts

Life@Tulane
Tulane weathers Hurricane Zeta
October 28, 2020

NOLA
Tulane moves to online teaching, learning Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Zeta
October 27, 2020

Scott Tims

COVID-19, Health
TU Voices: Scott Tims on campus COVID-19 testing
October 23, 2020

Lauren Teverbaugh, MD

COVID-19
Trick or treating a COVID threat? Make a scary Halloween fun
October 23, 2020

Life@Tulane, News Releases
Tulane announces plans for spring 2021 semester
October 23, 2020

Cassidy Frazier

Life@Tulane
Stronger TUgether Student Voices: Cassidy Frazier
October 22, 2020

Life@Tulane
Tulane projected to reduce greenhouse emissions to 2007 baseline levels
October 20, 2020

Jennifer A. Doudna, who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is the subject in Tulane professor and author Walter Isaacson’s new book – The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Photo by Keegan Houser)

COVID-19, New Orleans Book Festival, News Releases
Subject of Walter Isaacson’s new book is the 2020 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
October 20, 2020