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From groundbreaking research and major funding wins to new leadership and student milestones, the Tulane School of Science and Engineering community is driving discovery at every level. Explore the latest news highlighting the faculty, students, and researchers shaping the future of science and engineering — in the lab, in the classroom, and across the Gulf Coast and beyond.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Receives Schreiber Conservation Award by the American Ornithological Society
Each year, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) awards distinctive individuals and groups for their ornithological research, notable contributions to the science and practice of ornithology, and their service to society.
Tulane Innovation Institute Launches Young Entrepreneurship Academy to local high school students
The Tulane Innovation Institute is launching the Young Entrepreneurship Academy (YEA!) in New Orleans, an after-school high-school program, to teach and inspire the next generation of local students to start businesses and become entrepreneurs. The academic year-long program (August 2024-May 2025) is sponsored by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (Louisiana Blue), and Elevance Health.
President Biden announces up to nearly $23 million for Tulane to develop revolutionary cancer ‘moonshot’ project
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr.
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COVID cases have been on the rise in Southeast Louisiana since June, with more children and adults going to the emergency room for treatment, but doctors are not seeing an increase in this latest COVID wave taking lives.
Tulane Estrogen Research Featured on Fox 8 News
Jill Daniel, PhD has been awarded a $2.69 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to study how short-term hormone therapy at the beginning of menopause may affect later cognitive aging in women. She has been investigating whether estrogen produced by brain cells can help women overcome cognitive deficits as they age.
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Can estrogen use improve memory, brain aging? Tulane researcher seeks answers
A Tulane University researcher has been awarded a $2.69 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to study how short-term hormone therapy at the beginning of menopause may affect later cognitive aging in women.
AI professor at Tulane wins CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Nicholas Mattei, associate professor of computer science in the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The award comes with $600,000 for his research over the next five years.
Materials science professor at Tulane wins CAREER award from National Science Foundation
Matthew Montemore, the Robert and Gayle Longmire Early Career Professor in Chemical Engineering at Tulane University, has received the CAREER award, a prestigious recognition that the National Science Foundation gives to early-career researchers. The award comes with more than $520,000 of funding for Montemore’s research.
Tulane's Provost’s Proof of Concept Fund Propels Innovation: Spring 2024 Cohort Announced
Tulane innovators continue to develop and advance their groundbreaking ideas and technologies through the Provost’s Proof of Concept Fund (PPOC), which announced its third cohort of winners at the Tulane Research, Innovation, and Creativity Summit.
Tulane students’ design for innovative lunar rover selected as finalist in NASA contest
A design for a plutonium-powered rover to hunt for water on the icy southernmost-tip of the moon has landed a team of Tulane students among finalists in a NASA contest to develop innovative new concepts for exploring the solar system.
The five Tulane engineering physics students will compete next week as one of 14 teams in the NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, a yearly competition for undergraduate and graduate students across the United States.