CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID FOBES!
Tulane Physics student selected to attend the
58th Meeting of Nobel Prize Winners in Physics
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Tulane geology major
Johanna "Josie" Nevitt
awarded a Goldwater scholarship
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Thomas Hebert, a professor of practice in the psychology department, teaches behavioral neuroscience to high school students who are taking part in the Tulane Science Scholars Program that introduces them to careers in engineering, math and science. (Photo by Mark Hogan) more
Tulane University President Scott Cowen signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment on Tuesday (March 18), pledging that the university will measure its impact on global warming and then develop a plan to achieve carbon neutrality through reduced energy use, green building, increased recycling efforts and other measures... more
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The achievements of physics professor John Perdew were in the spotlight on Sunday (March 9) at a special symposium... more
Törnqvist, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences and director of the National Institute for Climatic Change Research Coastal Center at Tulane, is studying subsidence of the Mississippi River Delta. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) Full Story
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Tulane Physics Professor Dr. Wayne Reed, right, with
Ph.D. student Pascal Enohnyaket and postdoctoral
associate Dr. Alina Alb, in a University of
Massachusetts lab where they relocated following
Hurricane Katrina. Full Story
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Dr. Ricardo Cortez, Tulane Associate Professor
of Mathematics,
with Svetlana Tlupova at her May 2007 Ph.D. graduation. Louisiana EPSCOR funded Dr. Cortez’s proposal for her visit to the Cystic Fibrosis Center Applied Math Group,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Full Story
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Julie Alvarez returned to New Orleans to
teach psychology full time at Tulane. Photo by (Paula Burch-Celentano).
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Tulane Alumnus Thomas Lee Part of Aviation History
Showing off his certificate from the first Boeing 747 flight in 1970, Tulane alumnus Thomas Lee, left, is ready to fly on the Airbus 380 with his wife, Sally, center, and daughter, Briana, right. (Photo provided by Thomas Lee) Full Story
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In an “Amazing Race” episode, brother/sister team Azaria Azene (center) and Hendekea Azene (right) in Amsterdam search among 2,500 bikes for two marked ones and then ride 5 miles to receive their next clue. (Photo by Robert Voets/CBS ©2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
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Students Make Quantum Leap |
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Students in the Modern Applications for Quantum Physics TIDES course get feedback from Russ Schmehl, a professor of chemistry, during a poster session held on their final day of class. The course was taught by professors Dmitry Uskov and Alexander Burin for the first time this fall. (Photo by Alicia Duplessis) Full Story
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Katrina Severely Damaged Coastal Forests
A study led by Jeffrey Chambers, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, examines the relations between global warming and damage to forests caused by intensifying weather systems. (Photo by George Long) Full Story
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His potential as a researcher brings Henry Ashbaugh the Tulane President's Early Career Development Award. He is assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) Full Story
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Assistant Professor Lev Kaplan
Department of Physics has been awarded the
2007 Graduate Studies Students Association (GSSA)
Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations!!
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Joe Savoie, left, Louisiana commissioner of higher education, gives a check for matching funds to a pleased Scott Cowen, Tulane University president. The funds make possible new Tulane faculty positions.
(Photos by Paula Burch-Celentano) Full Story
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Tulane researchers recently published findings that may explain why continued use of pesticides and artificial fertilizers reduces agricultural crop yields. (Photo by Getty Images) Full Story
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Tulane Hosts Coastal Research Center
Tulane University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science as the host university for its new National Institute for Climatic Change Research Coastal Center. The center, established through a nearly $1.7 million per year cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy, will solicit, review and make recommendations to the department regarding funding research projects.
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Physicist publishes thought-provoking book to demonstrate that God exists and that miracles are possible within the laws of physics.
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Louisiana's new center will coordinate vaccine development and capitalize upon infectious disease and vaccine research achievements.
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Two Tulane researchers' work could one day help the treatment of epilepsy, stroke, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
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Gary Dohanich and Susann Lusnia received the Weiss Presidential Fellowship awards.
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Biomedical engineering students demonstrated their invention at the opening of a specially designed mini-golf course.
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Harold Wick Hatch is recognized for his research with a prestigious scholarship.
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The School of Science and Engineering recognizes faculty and gears up to add more.
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Latest undergraduate program is the sum of engineering design and physics principles.
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New course's popularity is no mystery considering the wave of TV shows focused on crime scene investigations.
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Just how many people could live above sea level in New Orleans?
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Professor Thomas Sherry examines Katrina's impact on birds at study-sites.
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Professor Fred Wietfeldt is a leader in the first lab observation of light-emitting neutron decay.
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Geographer and author Richard Campanella shares his insights of the city's rapidly evolving landscape.
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City leaders and Tulane professor Doug Meffert visit Kobe and Tokyo to learn about disaster recovery.
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Vijaya Gopu, professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been appointed associate director for external programs by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. Gopu will transition into the new position by June 30, 2007, and afterward will remain on the Tulane faculty as research professor and distinguished scholar in the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities.
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Dr. Meena Vijayaraghavan (known as "Dr. V" to her students in Cell and Molecular Biology)involved 11 of her undergrad students in environmental monitoring and education and presented their findings to the New Orleans African American Museum. Full Story
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The global problem of rising sea levels could have a big impact for coastal Louisiana, says Torbjörn Törnqvist of the Tulane earth and environmental sciences department.
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About 40 students at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait (above) enjoy a discussion session across the globe with Tulane faculty member Calvin Mackie. The session, designed to inform the students about university life in the United States, was held on Tuesday (Nov. 21). Answering the long-distance questions from the Kuwaiti students were Mackie, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and a group of Tulane students. (Photos courtesy of the U.S. Embassy, Kuwait. Full Story
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Mother and son both receive their Tulane senior class rings at a ceremony today.
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Tulane psychologist Jennifer Vasterling found that Iraq war veterans are likely to suffer mild memory and attention.
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Tulane doctoral-level psychology students conducted art projects and other activities to help children overcome anxieties after Katrina.
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The software will be available to faculty and students in the biomedical engineering, math and physics departments. Carol Burdsal (left), associate dean of the Tulane School of Science and Engineering, and Tulane development officer Tina Reynolds accept a UGS Innovations Award at a recent press conference in Baton Rouge.
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Near the Mississippi River levee in the Lutcher-Gramercy area, Tulane scientist Torbjörn Törnqvist uses Global Positioning System technology in his study of coastal Louisiana subsidence.
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Ken Muneoka, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology In the School of Science and Engineering, is leading a group of scientists in a $3.9-million study of tissue restoration that could lead to breakthroughs in wound healing.
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Dr. Jennifer Vasterling, a clinical psychologist with the Veterans Administration Hospital in New Orleans and currently a research professor in the School of Science and Engineering's Department of Psychology, was featured in the August 1, 2006 edition of the New York Times Science Section. Dr. Vasterling is a faculty member of SSE's Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience. According to the Times article, Dr. Vasterling's research on memory and attention disorders in veterans of the Iraq War is "one of the first studies to show war's effect on military personnel by documenting before-and-after mental function." Dr. Vasterling published her original findings in the August 2, 2006 issue of the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. http://jama.ama-assn.org She presented her findings at a stress symposium held on Tulane's campus in June. The symposium was sponsored by the Department of Psychology and the Program in Neuroscience.
Laurie O'Brien, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the School of Science and Engineering, was cited recently in the New York Times article, A Senior Moment, or a Self -Fulfilling Prophecy? Dr. O'Brien's research encompasses self-stereotyping, stereotyping threat, and memory performance in middle-aged adults. Dr. O'Brien recently received the prestigious Morton Deutsch Award in Germany. This award is given annually by the International Society of Justice Research for the best article published in Social Justice Research, with preference given to contributions from investigators who are early in their research careers. For more information on the Morton Deutsch Award, please click here.
Scott Grayson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the School of Science and Engineering, is one of 25 faculty members nationwide to receive the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for the academic year 2006-07. The award is given by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 96 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies and private industry. The organization manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy. The awardees each receive $5,000 to use toward their research and professional growth and these activities, in turn, result in new funding opportunities during the early stages of their careers. Each recipient's institution matches the ORAU award, making the total prize worth $10,000 for each winner.
