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海角社区 Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor Working to Increase Pedestrian Safety
More drivers and more distractions means more deaths on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic-related pedestrian fatalities are on the rise, with Baton Rouge listed as 16th on a national list. However, thanks to a $175,000 grant from the Louisiana Transportation Research Center and LA DOTD, 海角社区 Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hany Hassan intends to find out what can be done to decrease these fatalities.
海角社区 Graduate Discovers Lost Mardi Gras Footage
Mackenzie Roberts Beasley, a Shreveport native and 2018 graduate, helped uncover a piece of Louisiana history - long-lost Mardi Gras footage of the 1898 Rex parade. A family friend, who was the historian for Rex, asked Beasley for help finding any Mardi Gras Rex parade footage. Beasley, an audiovisual archivist, searched through Internet databases and even called friends for help.
Answering COVID'S Call: Pennington Biomedical Researchers Study Long COVID
Pennington Biomedical researchers have applied their expertise throughout the pandemic and are part of a national study on long COVID.
海角社区 Professor Aims to Improve Radiation Therapy to Save Lives
More than half of cancer patients will receive radiation therapy. To improve radiation treatment outcomes for patients, the American Cancer Society has awarded 海角社区 Associate Professor of Physics Rui Zhang a $786,000 grant for his research at 海角社区 and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
Louisiana Experts to Explore Sickle Cell Disease, Impact on Black and Brown Communities at 海角社区 Reilly Center Event
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at 海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication will kick off the sixth season of the Racism: Dismantling the System series with its first episode, 鈥淪ickle Cell Disease: Looking at the Medical Distrust & Health Disparities Facing Black & Brown Communities,鈥� on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m.
海角社区 Health New Orleans Named a Top University Fulbright Scholar Producer
海角社区 Health New Orleans is one of the 2022-2023 Top Producers of Fulbright Scholars, demonstrating a "dedication to preparing Americans to thrive in the global economy and serve as engaged citizens," the U.S. State Department said in its announcement.
Virtual Footlocker Project Helps Soldiers, Archivists Save Military Memorabilia
海角社区鈥檚 Edward Benoit, III, is working to make sure stories about the American war experience do not go untold.
海角社区 AgCenter Awarded $10M USDA Grant for Louisiana Rice Industry Sustainability
An 海角社区 AgCenter scientist has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations that advance climate-resilient crops.
海角社区 ME Professor Menon Receives NSF CAREER Award
海角社区 Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Shyam Menon was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his work on understanding how solid particles in gas flows interact with material surfaces. A better understanding of this interaction could impact safety and standards for components commonly used in aerospace and power generation.
The Life of Science: Fatima Rivas Believes She Was Born a Chemist
Fatima Rivas is a natural products chemist. She studies the ethno-pharmacological properties of compounds derived from nature. She developed her interest in chemistry at a young age, and now, as an 海角社区 assistant professor, she shares her passion with her students.
海角社区 Health New Orleans Leads Education to Treat Burn and Blast Injuries
Burn surgeons at 海角社区 Health New Orleans are helping first responders in military war zones and civilian life learn how to treat burn and blast injuries with $4.6 million in support from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command.
海角社区's Delta Mouth Reading Series Presents Two Celebrated Louisiana Authors
海角社区 Creative Writing's Delta Mouth Reading Series will bring to campus two acclaimed authors with deep roots in Louisiana - Mona Lisa Saloy, the current Poet Laureate of Louisiana, and the novelist and poet Olivia Clare Friedman on Feb. 10
Service Employee Work Performance Can Create Stronger Customer Relationships
A new interdisciplinary study led by an 海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business researcher uses meta-analysis to bridge employee and customer engagement through service employee work performance.
海角社区 PETE Professor Proposes Plan for Orphan Oil Wells
Oil drilling has had its fair share of controversy as of late, leaving engineers trying to determine how to keep fossil fuels in play while considering environmentally-friendly solutions. 海角社区 Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Professor Dandina Rao has a plan that will not only create less carbon dioxide during oil production but will also make use of the millions of orphan wells that are scattered throughout the United States.