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Matthew Dalva will succeed Jill Daniel, who has been head of the Brain Institute since its inception in 2016.

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Under the project, experts will work to better prepare school crisis intervention teams to prevent violence and promote a positive school atmosphere.

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The project, called ReCoast, is a partnership between Tulane and Glass Half Full, a glass recycling center founded by two Tulane alumni to recycle glass and help the coast.

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An interdisciplinary team of doctors and engineers are working to develop a diagnostic test to detect severe COVID-19 complications.

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The $8.2 million grant is the largest is the largest ever direct NSF award to Tulane.

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A new Tulane study says the link between bats and coronaviruses is likely due to a long-shared history, and that their genetic information can help us prevent and manage future pandemics.

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The Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) has received a 5-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program to create an environmental justice curriculum for Louisiana K-12 schools. The project will be supported by faculty and staff from Tulane University School of Liberal Arts and a team of Louisiana teachers.

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Shawn Abbott, who has held leadership roles in enrollment management at NYU, Stanford, Columbia and other top universities, has accepted the appointment as Tulane University’s new vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission effective Sept. 6.

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When President Michael A. Fitts arrived at Tulane University in 2014, he came with a vision to transform the university into one of the country’s pre-eminent academic institutions. Over the past eight years, by leveraging its unique location, culture, people and structure, he has moved Tulane to the next level of academic excellence and elevated its national stature as a leader in interdisciplinary teaching, learning, research and public service.

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Researchers say the material have great potential for applications such as in advanced electronics and high-capacity batteries.

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The study of more than 3,200 teens by Jewish Studies professor Ilana Horwitz was recently published in the American Sociological Review.

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While tuition at public universities across the nation has risen dramatically in recent years, increases in financial aid have kept pace to keep college more affordable for students from lower-income families, according to a new Tulane University study.

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Tulane University has announced major funding commitments for the Tulane Innovation Institute, a multi-million-dollar, long-term project in downtown New Orleans to transform the university’s entrepreneurial capabilities.

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The complete archival collection of famed bestselling New Orleans author Anne Rice is now open by appointment to the general public and campus community for research through the Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC), a division of Tulane University Libraries.

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Four individuals who have made major contributions in fields ranging from sports and entertainment to national defense and artificial intelligence will receive honorary degrees at Tulane University’s 2022 Commencement. Henry “Hank” Aaron, one of baseball’s greatest players; Gen. David H. Berger, a Tulane graduate and commandant of the United States Marine Corps; Ken Jeong, a medical doctor who became one of the country’s most sought-after comedic actors and Dr. Rosalind Picard, an inventor, engineer, scientist and pioneer in artificial intelligence, will receive honorary degrees at the May 21 ceremony. Aaron will receive Tulane’s first-ever posthumous honorary degree.

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Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business will present the 25th Annual Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference on Friday, April 29, at the Westin Hotel in New Orleans. The annual event gives institutional investors and members of the public an opportunity to hear presentations from executives from public companies headquartered in six Southern states.

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One of today’s most sought-after and popular comedic actors will return to New Orleans on May 21 to address graduates at Tulane University’s Commencement 2022. Ken Jeong, who honed his skills in New Orleans’ comedy clubs while doing research at Tulane's School of Medicine in the 1990s, will be the keynote speaker at Tulane’s Commencement, which will take place at 9 a.m. in Yulman Stadium. The ceremony will be the first Tulane commencement in which all graduates will participate together, in person, since the pandemic began.

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Tulane scientists will use the five-year grant to better understand why the brain-protecting benefits of estrogen may not apply to all women, especially those with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes.

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Tulane researchers will use the grant to develop and implement a program that addresses, retention, burnout and overall wellbeing and resiliency of the health care workforce.

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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announced today its much-anticipated lineup and complete schedule for its inaugural event, which will take place March 10-12, on Tulane University's uptown campus. The book festival is free and open to the public.

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The two designed a system to help researchers gather and narrow down the scientific papers that are most relevant to their work.

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Tulane researchers say that despite vaccinations and lifted restrictions, mental health issues continue to be a crucial concern as the COVID-19 pandemic enters a recovery phase.

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The seeds of the common tropical vine contain compounds that could be useful for treating mental and physical diseases as well as promoting well-being, according to Tulane researchers.

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The 2022 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will host its inaugural weekend, March 10-12, with a three-day, in-person literary celebration featuring more than 100 national, regional and local authors, including some of the nation’s most beloved bestsellers. The festival is free and open to the public. A schedule of events will be released in early February.

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New Orleans startups are making substantial gains in attracting investment funding while also adopting more flexible work options and scaling back their office expansion plans, according to the latest findings from Tulane University’s 2021 Greater New Orleans Startup Report.

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Tulane researcher Nick Mattei is part of a new NSF study to design more equitable algorithm recommender systems.

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Tulane University's Special Olympic (TUSO) program has reached new heights with a pair of national accolades for its meaningful and inclusive work with Special Olympic athletes. ESPN selected the TUSO program as one of the Top 5 Unified Special Olympics Sports groups in the nation and also named TUSO to its 2021 Honor Roll, which features the top 25 schools from across the country.