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Movie Technology Aids Childhood Research

Using the digital motion-capture technology that made the fabulous worlds of the films Avatar and Tron Legacy possible, Tulane psychologists are analyzing the early development of coordination skills in babies. Read More »

Estrogen Treatments

Short-term Estrogen Treatments Improve Memory

Short-term estrogen therapy during menopause may have a lasting effect on memory, according to research performed by a Tulane psychologist and neuroscientist. Read More »

Stacy Overstreet

First-Class Teachers

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. This year’s four outstanding Tulane teachers have proven that art in the classroom. Read More »

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Spiders: What's the Fear Factor?

Do humans have an inborn fear of spiders? Terry Christenson, an expert on evolution of behavior in spiders, believes it’s a culturally acquired phobia. Read More »

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Faculty Accolades

Dr. Beth Wee, Dr. Gary Dohanich, and Dr. Janet Ruscher have received university recognition this year. Read More »

Faculty Promotions, Appointments, and Additions



Promotions: Dr. Laurie O'Brien, Dr. Michael Cunningham, and Dr. Bonnie Nastasi

Appointments: Dr. Michael Cunningham, Dr. Stacy Overstreet, and Dr. Janet Ruscher

Additions: Dr. Courtney Baker
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Faculty Research

Dr. Jill Daniel has received a 5-year, 1.39 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term implications for the aging female brain of short-term estrogen use in midlife.

 

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