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Tulane University

Since beginning as a medical college in 1834, we’ve grown into one of the most well-respected research universities in the country. We’re one of just 62 members of the Association of American Universities, an elite group of top-ranked research institutions.

But we’re hardly an ivory-tower, view-from-40,000-feet kind of place. Yes, you’ll find a lot of intellectual firepower on campus. Our faculty are involved in projects as diverse as protecting the aquatic resources of the Gulf and chronicling the region’s singular musical heritage. But because of our size – just 8,452 undergrads; classes average 21 students – you won’t be looking at that academic talent from afar. The brilliant faculty who are carrying out that work also happen to be eager, nurturing educators, and they’ll be teaching your classes from the minute you arrive.

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How a Mere 12% of Americans Eat Half the Nation’s Beef, Creating Significant Health and Environmental Impacts

A new study has found that 12% of Americans are responsible for eating half of all beef consumed on a given day, a finding that may help consumer groups and government agencies craft educational messaging around the negative health and environmental impacts of beef consumption.
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Could a Vitamin Deficiency Cause ‘double-jointedness’ and Troubling Connective-tissue Disorder?

Tulane University researchers have discovered a possible genetic cause for double-jointedness and a range of associated connective tissue disorders.
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Study Examines How Social Rank Affects Response to Stress

Tulane researchers studied social isolation and social instability and how they manifest themselves based on social rank.
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Study Finds Record-Breaking Rise of Sea Levels Along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coasts Since 2010

Sea levels along the U.S.

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Not Your Parents' Google: Why Universities Should Embrace, Not Fear, ChatGPT and AI

Tulane University President Michael A. Fitts argues universities should embrace rather than fear artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT.
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As Life Expectancy Rises, So Does The Rate of Dementia

Advances in health care and healthier lifestyles mean the life expectancy of Americans is on the rise. Even so, dementia is also on the rise in this country and worldwide.
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Burnout Among Social Workers a Real Issue Amid Pandemic, Tulane Researchers Say

A recent study conducted by Tulane University researchers found that social workers are as susceptible to job burnout as anyone on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Tulane Develops Test That Can Detect COVID-19 That Nasal Swabs Miss

Tulane University researchers have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect COVID-19 in rare cases when infections were missed by nasal swab PCR tests.
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Researchers unravel what makes someone a COVID-19 super-spreader

Researchers at Tulane University, Harvard University, MIT, and Massachusetts General Hospital have learned that obesity, age and COVID-19 infection correlate with a propensity to breathe out more respiratory droplets — key spreaders of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Tulane identifies potential animal model for studying severe COVID-19 infections

For the first time, Tulane University researchers have identified and replicated a little understood, hyperimmune response in nonhuman primates that could one day lead to treatments to rescue patients with severe cases of COVID-19
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