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From the Director
John McLachlanThe Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research (CBR) is like any research group in that its identity is tied to the many faculty, students, and staff who have been its members over the past fifteen years. But some central elements of it have remained constant. Everything the CBR does is cross-disciplinary, has an educational community, and is responsive to the wider community.

Under the guidance of two New Orleans universities, the CBR has created a place where eminent scholars and teachers from varying backgrounds and disciplines gather to conduct research, debate vital issues, instruct the young, and connect with the community outside its walls. CBR is a proud collaborator of the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, and supports Tulane’s research mission under the leadership of Associate Senior Vice President for Research, Laura Levy.

Since Katrina, CBR researchers and staff have shifted existing programs, and developed new research and outreach programs to rebuild and restore New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. This is a natural outcome of our focus on community-based research. The focus of this work is on creating a city and region where the social, built, and natural systems are resilient and sustainable, and reconnecting the city to its natural landscape.

 
Featured Programs
     
CBR and Tulane Oil Spill Response Visit the Tulane Gulf Oil Spill Response web site launched by the CBR with information on institutional, state and federal, and funding resources...
   
CBR, New Orleans recovery Mississippi River pours as much dispersant into the Gulf of Mexico as BP -- Dr. McLachlan and Dr. Blum quote other contaminants carried by the river into the Gulf...
   
CBR, New Orleans recovery The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded Tulane University a $3 million grant to help build RiverSphere..
   
CBR, New Orleans recovery Katrina Flood — A Silver Lining? Howard Mielke and his colleagues have observed an unforeseen positive result of flooding in New Orleans following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita..
   
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CBR, UNESCO, New Orleans as a model urban biosphere RiverSphere is a Tulane place for development, testing and demonstration of renewable energy resources utilizing the Mississippi River.
   
Environmental Learning at the CBR National Institute for Climatic Change Research mobilizes university researchers in support of climatic change research objectives of BER.
   
Urban Ecosyßtem Initiative at CBR Urban Society and Ecology focuses on cities and communities and their natural ecosystems in the context of resilience, recovery, and sustainability.
   
Human and Ecological Health at CBR Human and Ecological Health: CBR researchers evaluate the effects of chemical signals in the environment, gene-environment interactions, health impacts of heavy metals.