SSE News

Study examines how social rank affects response to stress

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.

Fluence Analytics becomes one of Tulane’s most successful spinouts — and ‘great example of what is possible’

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 Polymerization (ACOMP), also aims to improve product quality and enable the manufacture of more sophisticated polymers, while reducing emissions and energy consumption and increasing the safety of workers and surrounding communities.

RCSE PhD student publishes paper in Environmental Science & Policy Journal

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 collaborative manner in the design of a decision support tool for coastal ecosystems.

The fight to keep Ukrainian science alive through a year of war

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 their lab was destroyed by a Russian missile.

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Tulane hosts annual science and engineering fair for local middle and high school students

Tulane University hosted the annual Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 28 and March 1. The fair is open to 6^th through 12^th grade students in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Promising students are nominated to participate in the fair by their schools. At this year's fair, students discussed their work with judges, which included faculty and students from the Tulane School of Science and Engineering.  

(Photos by Paula Burch-Celentano)  

Tulane authors, presenters at The 2023 New Orleans Book Festival

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 through Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, 2023. The festival is free and open to the public. Seating at the sessions is first come, first served. Click here to learn more about The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.

New Tulane Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit celebrates university’s diverse scholarly work

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 Creativity Summit (TRICS).

Tulane program for K-12 students exposed to violence will expand nationally

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.

Tulane program for K-12 students exposed to violence will expand nationally

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.

New Orleans-based alumnae entrepreneurs create smart water bottle

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 this women-of-color led business aimed at helping people increase their water intake. The company launched this past summer.