Jul 21, 2021
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has awarded a $256,000 grant to BioAesthetics Corp., a Tulane University spin-out company, to develop a new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP). BioAesthetics, whose CEO and COO are both Tulane...Video transcript: From blood pressure guidelines to national anthem protests, Tulane experts made national news for a number of topics. Here’s the latest Tulane News in Review. The Soul Queen of New Orleans is now a doctor. Tulane awarded Grammy-winner Irma Thomas an honorary doctorate at the...
When hurricanes Irma and Maria passed over the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017, Samantha Tigner immediately worried for the safety of a childhood friend who lived there. The friend and her family were OK, Tigner learned, but the pair of natural disasters wrecked the islands’ tourism-driven economy and...
A newly published paper co-authored by Julie Markant, assistant professor in the School of Science and Engineering, proposes a new theoretical model to examine the ways infants learn and retain information. The paper, “Attention and Perceptual Learning Interact in the Development of the Other-Race...
When Sophie Rhines arrived at Tulane University, she was not set on a specific major or a specific path for post-graduation plans. She knew she enjoyed science, but she also wanted to fit her love of dance into her college education. Now, as a brand-new alumna of the Class of 2018, Rhines will use...
A jubilant atmosphere prevailed as nearly 3,000 Tulane University students convened in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome — many ready to celebrate with flags of home countries, second-line umbrellas and bouquets in hand — on Saturday, May 19, during the Unified Commencement Ceremony. The graduation...
Transcript: As we celebrate the graduating class of 2018, some Tulane alumni are making national headlines. That’s part of Tulane News in Review. Ellen paid tribute to Brian McKenna, a Tulane graduate who recently passed away. Brian’s story of strength and his friendship with fellow Tulane alumnus...
Members of the Class of 2018 use their mortarboards to capture the spirit of their Tulane experience through a variety of creative methods, like embellishing the surface with glass Mardi Gras beads or with song lyrics. Check out the infographic below showcasing a few of our favorites and be on the...
The recipients of the 2018 Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellowships are Laura Rosanne Adderley, associate professor of history in the Department of History in the School of Liberal Arts and director of the Africana Studies program, and Meenakshi Vijayaraghavan, senior professor of...
When Nicole Gasparini, an associate professor of geology at Tulane University, read the application requirements for the 2018 Oliver Fund Scholars Award, she knew that her research in landscape reorganization would be a perfect fit. The annual $40,000 award, given every two years, is designed to...
Mimi Chen was born in China, grew up in Australia and later moved to America at 8 years old when her father accepted a job in Washington state. While this much travel at such a young age would have been difficult for some, Chen said it helped her become who she is today and who she hopes to become...
