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Nuclear physicist explains massive potential of fusion breakthrough

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.

Nuclear physicist explains massive potential of fusion breakthrough

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.

Engineering physics professor named to prestigious list of most cited researchers

Michael Naguib, the Ken & Ruth Arnold Early Career Professor in Science and Engineering at the School of Science and Engineering, has been named to the annual list of 

Engineering physics professor named to prestigious list of most cited researchers

Michael Naguib, the Ken & Ruth Arnold Early Career Professor in Science and Engineering at the School of Science and Engineering, has been named to the annual list of

Tulane scientist part of major study on sea-level change from Greenland melt

Researchers recently confirmed that significant sea-level change is linked to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, and a Tulane University scientist played a major role in the findings.

The research was led by Los Alamos National Laboratory and published in the journal Science.  It details how rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal communities around the globe.

Bernhard makes '360 Promise' to encourage Tulane students to enter energy industry

Bernhard announced this week a bold commitment to hire 360 Tulane University graduates over the next three decades. Dubbed the “360 Promise,” the program is a partnership between Bernhard and the Tulane Energy Institute, a world-renowned component of Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business. The commitment, although primarily focused on Tulane Energy Institute students and curriculum, also extends to other relevant departments across the university, including Tulane’s Law School and School of Science and Engineering. 

Tulane’s 2022 Research Awards honor outstanding achievement across campuses

Tulane’s 2022 Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards were presented on Nov. 4 at the Higgins Hotel in New Orleans. The awards are given annually “to honor outstanding scholars and to recognize exceptional research achievement and impact on advancing knowledge in science, engineering, health, education, or creativity in the arts, the humanities and other academic fields of study.” This is the second year Tulane has honored the outstanding achievements of its researchers, with many deserving recipients across campuses. Hall of Fame Award recipients included Dr.

Tulane researchers to help Louisiana schools launch proactive violence prevention programs

Over 80 percent of school-aged youth in New Orleans report witnessing community violence, including assaults, shootings and murders, sometimes on a weekly or even daily basis, according to the New Orleans Health Department. 

Violence is also a common occurrence in New Orleans area schools, with over 900 incidents reported in mostly Orleans and Jefferson parishes in the 2018-19 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Renowned neuroscientist will lead Tulane Brain Institute as new Presidential Chair

Award-winning neuroscientist Matthew Dalva, PhD, whose research focuses on how the connections of the brain form and are changed by experience, has been appointed as director of the Tulane Brain Institute and the university’s newest Presidential Chair.

Science Saturday