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Amped up for artificial intelligence

Does the notion of artificial intelligence have you conjuring up Hollywood’s images of cyborgs, posing as humans, coming back from the future to change the fate of the world? Or is the mere concept of AI (as scientists refer to it) emblematic of a world in which sentient computers like HAL, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, override the wishes of the humans they’re designed to assist and, while speaking in a soft eerie monotone, diabolically plan the deaths of an entire spaceship crew?

Feeding the machine

Tulane engineering students shovel coal in the boiler room of the Heat and Power Plant  in the old engineering building, currently part of the School of Science and Engineering lab complex behind Blessey Hall as a part of the mechanic arts program circa 1900. 

Tulane to offer PhD in computer science

Computer science at Tulane University, eliminated after Hurricane Katrina but brought back in 2012, has taken another leap forward with the creation of a doctoral program that aims to produce leading researchers and further prepare computer scientists for the job market.

“From the outset, our approach has been to build a department focused as much on the application of computer science and its underlying principles to related research areas as it is on computer science itself,” said Michael Mislove, professor and chairman of the computer science department.

St. Patrick's court

Newcomb College students stand next to the Tulane blarney stone after being elected as the court for the St. Patrick’s dance in 1948. Organized by the Engineer's Technological Atelier, an engineering spirit organization, the dance was named for St. Patrick since he is the patron saint of engineering; it was generally held on or around St. Patrick’s Day each year.

Faculty and students get acquainted outside the classroom

There should be more to a faculty-student relationship than three 50-minute classes per week and a set of office hours. That’s why the Tulane Department of Housing and Residence Life is transforming the on-campus living experience with the new Faculty Mentor Program, which is designed to create opportunities for students to collaborate with professors outside the classroom.

No problem is too big for Tulane students to solve

From engineering better medicines to finding ways to provide access to clean water, global problems are getting attention from Tulane University students.

Louisiana wetlands struggling with sea-level rise four times the global average

Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands, particularly in the westernmost part of the state, there is little chance that the coast will be able to withstand the accelerating rate of sea-level rise, a new Tulane University study concludes.

Get SMART with summer research opportunity

The Tulane School of Science and Engineering is accepting applications for a summer undergraduate research opportunity on Tulane’s uptown campus.

On the mighty Mississippi: Tulane University’s ByWater Institute

Amble just a stone’s throw downriver of Mardi Gras World, upriver of the Crescent City Connection Bridge, on the East Bank of the mighty Mississippi River in New Orleans, and you’ll note a sleek, modernistic grey building with water-retention gardens in front.

Within the interestingly patterned walls of the new Tulane River and Coastal Center, remarkable things are happening: The crème de la crème of scientists are putting their heads together to solve the enormous problems of coastal restoration, in the wake of eroding wetlands and rising seas, in Louisiana. 

Materials engineering PhD first in state

The Tulane School of Science and Engineering has begun a new PhD program in materials physics and engineering and is accepting applicants for the 2017-18 academic year. 

Doug Chrisey, the Jung Professor of Materials Engineering, said the program is the first materials engineering graduate program in Louisiana and will provide students with a high-level, interdisciplinary experience.