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Health
Florida is seeing a dengue fever outbreak. Tulane mosquito researcher breaks down the rise in cases
Florida is experiencing one of its most significant dengue fever outbreaks in years. Tulane medical entomologist Dawn Wesson said the outbreak is…
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Health
Lonely? Socially isolated? Study finds it may cost you six healthy years of life
A team from Tulane found loneliness and social isolation are costing people nearly six years of life free from mental disorders like depression and…
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News Releases
New exhibition at Tulane reveals the long, contested struggle for independence in Spanish America
Spain, Spanish America and the Atlantic World in an Age of Revolution opened Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and…
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News Releases
Grant Center launches initiative examining American Jewish relationship with Israel
A new research initiative will examine one of the most consequential questions in contemporary Jewish life: how American Jews understand their…
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Life@Tulane
Tulane expands engineering programs, focusing on new technology to meet advanced workforce needs
Tulane University is expanding its engineering programs with the return of bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering beginning in…
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Research in Real Time
From volcano warnings and lost burial grounds to organ transplants, Tulane researchers harness AI to tackle real-world challenges
Volcano warnings, lost burial grounds and disease prevention are among the challenges being explored through 11 new Tulane projects that have been…
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Health
Tulane test could dramatically speed diagnosis of hard-to-detect lung infections
A Tulane University research team has developed a platform technology that identifies the exact species of bacteria behind NTM lung disease…
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Research in Real Time
National study finds violence affects millions across US with links to health, economic hardship
Researchers from the Newcomb Institute at Tulane University and the University of California San Diego found that intimate partner violence has…
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Life@Tulane
Tulane receives $2 million gift from Robert Grossman and Elisabeth Cohen to establish endowed scholarship for outstanding students
The transformative gift from Robert I. Grossman (right) and Elisabeth J. Cohen (left) will increase scholarship support across Tulane’s undergraduate…
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Tulane University wins rare $6 million National Science Foundation grant — one of only nine nationwide — to build the South’s next innovation engine
A major federal investment positions New Orleans as a hub for research commercialization, high-wage jobs and university-born startups.