September 11, 2026 — Tulane University has been selected for a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program. The grant, one of only nine such awards available nationwide, focuses on transforming academic research into tangible solutions that benefit the public.
The grant will support SMART (Success Model to Advance Research Translation) Tulane, a university-wide initiative designed to help move faculty and student discoveries beyond the laboratory and into new technologies, licensed products, startup companies and high-wage careers in the Gulf South…