The National Institutes of Health awarded Tulane University a $15-million contract last September for further study of Lassa fever, an acute viral illness affecting much of West Africa.
The Lassa virus infects hundreds of thousands of West Africans each year, and nearly 16 percent of people admitted to hospitals have Lassa fever in some areas. The United […]

Sophomore Spandana Induru recently founded the Tulane chapter of the Sanjeevani Project.
Abhita Reddy, an undergraduate student at Northwestern University and a close family friend of Induru, founded the original chapter of the Sanjeevani Project, an initiative to raise funds to build a school in her father’s native Indian village.
Reddy’s father Sanjeeva Reddy, who came from a family […]

Surgeons in Tulane University’s department of otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) have developed an innovative procedure for head and neck cancers.
Chairman of Otolaryngology Paul Friedlander and Director of Plastic Surgical Research Earnest Chiu worked together to pioneer the new procedure. Friedlander and Chiu first met at LSU. They came to Tulane in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina […]

Members of the Undergraduate Student Government and various religious organizations are working to revive the Religious Organizations Council, which will give religious organizations a unified voice in the student government for the first time since Katrina.
USG adviser Jered Bocage, along with David Gray, USG vice president of student organizations and Jennifer DeGier, the Chi Alpha Christian […]

The NYSE Euronext’s Movers and Changers challenge named a Tulane team one of its three finalists.

The Movers and Changers Challenge involves planning a business that benefits the community or the world while remaining profitable and sustainable, a business model often referred to as social entrepreneurship. The winning team will win $25,000 to help start its business.
The team […]

A sand volleyball court is being installed outside Sharp Residence Hall.
Chris Maitre, associate director for facilities and fitness, said that the court has been under construction for about two weeks and should be ready by Saturday.
The project has been a collaborative effort between the Reily Center, Housing and Residence Life, the Office of the University Architect and […]

Tulane recently entered a partnership with Repair Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology corporation, to develop and produce adult stem cells from bone marrow.
These cells will be manufactured at a specialized laboratory configured to produce adult stem cells. This lab, a Good Manufacturing Practices lab, is part of Tulane’s Center for Gene Therapy and was created […]

Tulane plans to open a new satellite campus by late May 2010 in Madison, Miss.
The mayor and the economic development director of Madison contacted Tulane in April 2008 because they wanted a satellite campus similar to the one in Biloxi, Miss.
“The population
is so excited. It’s
almost like the city
won the lottery.”
-Steve Vassallo
Madison
economic director
“I certainly cannot take credit for […]

Reily Student Recreation Center recently replaced one of its first-floor racquetball courts with a cardiovascular exercise room called the Cardio Zone. Coca –Cola sponsored the renovation.
The Cardio Zone contains a self-propelled treadmill, 42-inch plasma televisions and AMTs — a cross between an elliptical and a stepping machine.
“I think it’s awesome,” sophomore Stephanie Stefanski said. “I really like […]

The Tulane class of 2013-2014, composed of 1,507 members, is one of the most selective and geographically diverse classes in university history.
The number of applications has surged in recent years and the academic caliber has remained high. Of the  39,913 applicants this year, 10,550 were accepted and 1,507 chose to attend.
“Given the economy this year, I’m very […]