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Released: 12-Oct-2021 3:15 PM EDT
Tulane professor part of $15 million institute to establish field of imageomics
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Tulane professor Henry "Hank" Bart is teaming up with researchers across the country as part of a $15 million NSF initiative to establish the inaugural Imageomics Institute.

Released: 6-Oct-2021 11:45 AM EDT
National Academies selects Tulane for new undergraduate Gulf Scholars Program
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The National Academies’ Gulf Research Program (GRP) has selected Tulane University to join the newly launched Gulf Scholars Program (GSP), a five-year, $12.7 million pilot program that prepares graduates to address the most pressing environmental, health, energy and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Released: 21-Sep-2021 12:05 PM EDT
Tulane scientists develop ‘living nerve circuit’ to fight opioid epidemic
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Michael J. Moore, a professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, is part of a national study that aims to turn around the statistics on opioid addiction.

   
Released: 16-Sep-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Tulane University names Maurita Poole as the new director of Newcomb Art Museum
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Maurita N. Poole, PhD, the director and curator of the museum at Clark Atlanta University, has accepted the appointment as the new director of the acclaimed Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University.

Released: 25-Aug-2021 12:50 PM EDT
Tulane scientist leads study on faster charging energy storage
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A Tulane University researcher has led a team in discoveries that could result in significantly faster charging electric vehicles and portable devices such as cell phones and laptops.

Released: 22-Jul-2021 2:55 PM EDT
Tulane Spin-Out Company to Develop New Treatment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
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The Tulane spin-out BioAesthetics is teaming up with a Tulane biomedical engineering professor to develop a new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse, which affects millions of women around the world. BioAesthetics, whose CEO and COO are both Tulane graduates, is collaborating with Tulane researcher Kristin Miller, an associate professor of biomedical engineering whose lab will conduct the testing of the graft.

Released: 29-Jun-2021 12:30 PM EDT
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University Announces 2021 Lineup of Best-Selling Authors
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The 2021 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will kick off its inaugural weekend, October 21-23, 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.

Released: 23-Jun-2021 2:25 PM EDT
National Partnership Launched to Increase Faculty Diversity in Architectural, Planning and Design Studies
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Nine leading U.S. schools and colleges of architecture, planning and design have co-founded the Deans' Equity and Inclusion Initiative to work together to nurture a diverse population of emerging scholars focused on teaching and researching the built environment to advance socio-ecological and spatial justice, equity and inclusion.

Released: 16-Jun-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Tulane University Names New Business School Dean
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Paulo Goes, Dean and Halle Chair in Leadership at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, has been named dean of Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, effective August 23, 2021.

Released: 9-Jun-2021 3:05 PM EDT
Tulane wins share of $35 million Department of Energy clean energy grant
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Tulane University will share in a U.S. Department of Energy award designed to advance new technologies to decarbonize the biorefining processes used to convert organic material, such as plant matter, into fuel.

Released: 30-Apr-2021 3:10 PM EDT
Tulane part of Navy/Army-funded research on improving communication
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Tulane scientists are part of a team of Louisiana researchers looking at how smart quantum technology can improve communications systems used in the military.

Released: 22-Apr-2021 3:15 PM EDT
Tulane economist Gary Hoover selected to inaugural Nobel Prize Summit
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Gary “Hoov” Hoover, the director of Tulane University’s Murphy Institute and a leading economist on issues of economic policy and its impact on inequality, is among a group of 40 Nobel Prize laureates and global innovators selected for the inaugural Nobel Prize Summit, April 26-28, 2021. Registration for the virtual summit is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information or to register for the event.

Released: 23-Mar-2021 12:35 PM EDT
Engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new study
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The study by Tulane University scientists sets out to learn more about organic carbon that is transported in large quantities by the Mississippi River.

Released: 16-Mar-2021 2:15 PM EDT
Doctors should address reduced sense of taste and smell in cancer patients, Tulane study says
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The study is a joint project of the Tulane Department of Psychology and the Tulane Cancer Center.

Released: 8-Jan-2021 7:55 AM EST
Tulane’s Jewish Studies Department receives $1 million gift and $1 million matching challenge
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Tulane University has received a $1 million gift—and an additional matching challenge grant of up to $1 million—from the TAWANI Foundation, led by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired). The gift will establish the Audrey G. Ratner Excellence Endowed Fund for American Jewry and Jewish Culture in the School of Liberal Arts—moving the Department of Jewish Studies significantly closer to its goal of creating a world-class hub of Jewish learning dedicated to the innovative and holistic study of American Jews.

Released: 22-Sep-2020 12:30 PM EDT
Google search data reveals major panic attack issue, Tulane study shows
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A team of researchers at Tulane University used Google search data to determine the extent of panic attacks related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 18-Sep-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Targeting the biggest cybersecurity threat to voting in the 2020 election
Tulane University

Voting is the staple of democracy and has been done in person in the United States since its founding. While the controversy over the integrity of mail-in votes continues, never in our country’s history has voting in person been more fraught with potential security risks that could alter the outcome.

Released: 10-Sep-2020 11:25 AM EDT
Liver cancer treatment showing positive results, Tulane study says
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A biomedical engineering research team from Tulane University is developing a novel cancer treatment hepatocellular carcinoma, a highly fatal form of liver cancer.

   
Released: 3-Sep-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Tulane selected for one of three $27 million U.S.-Israel Energy Centers
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The goal of the Center is to help propel energy security and economic development, while facilitating cooperation among U.S. and Israeli companies, research institutes and universities.

Released: 31-Aug-2020 2:10 PM EDT
Tulane researchers studying compassion fatigue among COVID-19 workers
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The study by the Tulane School of Social Work seeks input from medical professionals, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists, and other first responders.

Released: 25-Aug-2020 11:20 AM EDT
Tulane Center for Sport receives $5.5 million gift from Hertz Family Foundation
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Sport, a common thread that can unite people from every culture across the globe, is an integral part of everyday life. The central mission for the Tulane Center for Sport is devoted to the study, research and support of all areas where sport engages society, not only as entertainment or competition on the field of play but in human health, complex legal issues, labor agreements, sports marketing and finance, media, data analytics, venue architecture and much more.

Released: 21-Aug-2020 2:40 PM EDT
Tulane University launches new degree program in renewable energy
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With the growing role of renewables in the nation’s energy mix, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has launched a program to teach students how to bring renewable and sustainable energy projects from concept to completion.

Released: 10-Aug-2020 2:35 PM EDT
Tulane researchers studying rise in intimate partner violence amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Tulane mental health experts say many of the strategies that are critical to ensuring public health are having a major impact on families experiencing intimate partner violence., also known as IPV.

Released: 3-Aug-2020 12:45 PM EDT
Tulane study seeks new insights into panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder
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A Tulane University psychologist received a $2.24 million NIH grant to study the causes of panic disorder and PTSD.

Released: 22-Jul-2020 3:40 PM EDT
Tulane scientists partner with U.S. Army on machine learning study
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The project could pave the way for small, mobile quantum networks and possibly lead to unbreakable, secure communication systems, quantum computers and enhanced radar.

Released: 21-Jul-2020 10:20 AM EDT
Tulane University leaders detail plans for returning to campus in fall
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With a full campus reopening scheduled for August 19, Tulane University is moving forward with the return of on-ground university operations and academics.

Released: 15-Jul-2020 12:40 PM EDT
Tulane scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
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The work is the culmination of a U.S. Department of Energy project that began in 2014 with $3.3 million in funding and involved years of prototype development at Tulane and field testing in San Diego.

Released: 7-Jul-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Tulane University receives $12.5 million for military veteran care
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Tulane University, nationally renowned for the care it provides to retired professional athletes through partnerships with the NFL Player Care Foundation and The Trust (Powered by the NFLPA), has received a $12.5 million gift from The Avalon Fund for the creation of the Tulane University Center for Brain Health. The center will specialize in the treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in U.S. military veterans, beginning in the fall of 2020.

Released: 6-Jul-2020 4:05 PM EDT
Tulane professor’s book goes back in time to examine Hurricane Katrina
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Andy Horowitz, a Tulane scholar who studies the history of disasters, says a 1915 hurricane and its consequences are linked to Katrina and is one of the many factors that informed his writing “Katrina: A History, 1915-2015” (Harvard University Press).

Released: 29-Jun-2020 4:15 PM EDT
Stress of COVID-19 pandemic could lead to violence at home, Tulane experts caution
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While some COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are being eased across the country, the stress on many families remains high and will be felt even after restrictions are lifted. Physical distancing, isolation and quarantine meausures designed to stop the spread of the virus could lead to an increase in family violence at home, according to a perspective in Pediatrics co-authored by Tulane University child psychiatrists.

Released: 22-Jun-2020 3:15 PM EDT
Tulane scientists to share in $20 million NSF award for materials research
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The $20 million Louisiana Material Design Alliance (LAMDA) aims to create a diverse and highly skilled STEM workforce for Louisiana.

Released: 18-Jun-2020 1:15 PM EDT
Tulane study calls for alternatives to Bonnet Carré Spillway to improve river management
Tulane University

The study underscores the urgency of identifying alternatives to improve river management and confront the new normal of more frequent river floods.

Released: 16-Jun-2020 2:25 PM EDT
Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) to address Tulane students
Tulane University

Clark will speak to students and the public on U.S. strategy during the COVID-19 crisis.

Released: 15-Jun-2020 1:25 PM EDT
Roll over, Aristotle, nature doesn’t always hate a vacuum
Tulane University

The study, published in Nature Chemistry, provides new insights on how to modify the stickiness of these molecular building blocks, allowing engineers to build materials, like gels, from the bottom-up.

Released: 4-Jun-2020 5:50 PM EDT
Study shows diamonds aren't forever
Tulane University

The study, published in Nature, was conducted by a team of international resources, including two from Tulane University.

Released: 2-Jun-2020 1:25 PM EDT
Tulane scientists find a switch to flip and turn off breast cancer growth and metastasis
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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 cancer from occurring. The animal study results have been so compelling that the team is now working on FDA approval to begin clinical trials and has published details in the journal Scientific Reports.

Released: 2-Jun-2020 12:20 PM EDT
Tulane social work professor awarded grant to reduce substance abuse and violence among Native American families
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The $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable researchers to identify interventions that will lead to a healthier, more resilient Native American community.

Released: 22-May-2020 3:05 PM EDT
Mississippi Delta marshes in a state of irreversible collapse, Tulane study shows
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A key finding of the study, is that coastal marshes experience tipping points, where a small increase in the rate of sea-level rise leads to widespread submergence.

Released: 14-May-2020 11:20 AM EDT
Race for COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccine subject of Tulane Innovation series
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The second installment of the series will feature some of Tulane's leading researchers.



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