Diamonds aren’t forever
June 04, 2020
Geologists publish a study in Nature showing that as the African continent is slowly stretched apart by plate tectonic forces, carbon, including one the hardest forms of carbon — diamond — is released as the gas CO2.
Tulane seeks recovered COVID-19 patients to volunteer as plasma donors for clinical trial
June 03, 2020
Tulane Medical Center, Tulane School of Medicine and The Blood Center are seeking people fully recovered from COVID-19 to donate their plasma - known as convalescent plasma - for a clinical trial that will test whether
Parting waves
June 02, 2020
Newcomb Children’s Center’s families and teachers took part in a drive-by celebration honoring the Class of 2020’s graduation to kindergarten.
Tulane scientists find a switch to flip and turn off breast cancer growth and spread
June 02, 2020
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer to rapidly grow. More importantly, they have also discovered a way to “turn it off” and inhibit
Social work professor awarded grant to reduce substance abuse and violence among Native American families
June 02, 2020
A professor in the Tulane School of Social Work has been awarded a $2.7 million grant to find interventions that will lead to a healthier, more resilient Native American community.
Tulane University announces start date for fall 2020 semester
May 29, 2020
Tulane University President Michael Fitts announced today that the university’s fall 2020 semester will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with the return of on-ground teaching, learning living and working. The semester,