Researcher awarded $2 million grant to study biology of “jumping genes”
May 09, 2022
Dr. Jeffrey Han and his team aim to better understand how DNA damage caused by the transposon L1 causes infertility in a mouse model. A better understanding of the biology of L1 could also help researchers make
Luminescent specimen
May 06, 2022
A visitor to the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, housed within the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute, examines a specimen during a recent workshop.
Brass is back with the return of festival season
May 05, 2022
Tulane professor Matt Sakakeeny recently discussed New Orleans brass bands on Tulane University’s podcast On Good Authority. His research touches on musical theory and expands to include questions about how music
Tulane scientists develop powerful family of two-dimensional materials
May 05, 2022
A team of Tulane scientists has developed a new family of two-dimensional materials that researchers say has promising applications in everything from advanced electronics to high-capacity batteries.
Tulane awarded grant to strengthen resilience of disaster-prone communities
May 03, 2022
The Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) at Tulane has a received a $750,000 award from the Walmart Foundation to help empower vulnerable Louisiana communities to become disaster-ready in the face of climate
Tulane alumni reimagining glass recycling
May 03, 2022
Glass Half Full, which is co-founded by Tulane alumni Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, is endeavoring to increase Louisiana’s climate resilience and disaster readiness by recycling its glass.