Mar 30, 2023
Can an individual’s social status have an impact on their level of stress? Researchers at Tulane University put that question to the test and believe that social rank, particularly in females, does indeed affect the stress response. In a study published in Current Biology, Tulane psychology...In 1997, Tulane University physics professor Wayne Reed developed a technology in his lab to make the production of polymers — which are used to create plastics and other widely used products — greener and more efficient. Reed’s technology, known as Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of...
River-Coastal Science and Engineering PhD student Laura Manuel recently published a paper in the Environmental Science & Policy Journal. This paper presents a roadmap and detailed application of interdisciplinary, co-production strategies where managers and researchers are fully engaged in a...
To support rebuilding research efforts, Denys Bondar, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, sent research and lab equipment to colleagues at the National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine after...
Tulane University hosted the annual Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 28 and March 1. The fair is open to 6th through 12th grade students in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Promising students are nominated to participate in the fair by their schools...
When The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University officially opens on Thursday, March 9, the schedule will include a number of authors and presenters from Tulane. Faculty and staff from across the university will appear on panels discussing a variety of topics as the festival continues...
Tulane’s interdisciplinary research and cross-campus collaborations have led to groundbreaking discoveries that have made lasting impacts across the region, nation and globe. To highlight the breadth of this work, the Office of Research will host the inaugural Tulane Research, Innovation and...
Ongoing exposure to violence can leave children in a constant state of alarm. That state, which psychologists call “survival brain,” can result in poor grades, missed classes and disruptive behavior, often leading to suspensions and expulsions. For the past seven years, Tulane University trauma...
Ongoing exposure to violence can leave children in a constant state of alarm. That state, which psychologists call “survival brain,” can result in poor grades, missed classes and disruptive behavior, often leading to suspensions and expulsions. For the past seven years, Tulane University trauma...
Two Tulane alumnae have teamed up to create Caracas Canteen, a New Orleans–born smart water bottle. Kamiya Stewart, who earned a PhD in psychology from the School of Science and Engineering, and Maria Patrizia Santos, who graduated from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, co-founded...
A Tulane University scientist said Tuesday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy of a major fusion energy breakthrough has the potential to change the world but cautioned that the technology is many years — and experiments — away. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and undersecretary for...