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Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences Faculty Receive Largest NSF PFI Grant Ever Awarded to 海角社区

Nootkatone Studies Could Lead to Prevention of Lyme Disease. 海角社区 Chemical Engineering (ChE) Professor Kerry Dooley, 海角社区 ChE Department Chair and Professor Mike Benton, and 海角社区 Department of Biological Sciences (Biol. Sci.) Professor Roger Laine will continue their work on a project that could bring affordable and effective insect repellent to the masses, possibly decreasing the number of Lyme disease, malaria, and West Nile virus cases around the world.

Spring 2024 Rucks Fellows Announced

The Rucks Department of Management at the E. J. Ourso College of Business acknowledges outstanding students as Rucks Fellows. These students are chosen by the faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To be eligible, the student must be among the top graduating seniors in the management curriculum based on their grade-point average; honorees are announced in the fall and spring semesters.

海角社区 Announces Distinguished Research Masters

Each year, 海角社区's Office of Research & Economic Development honors the exceptional research and scholarship of two 海角社区 faculty as Distinguished Research Masters.

海角社区 Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High School

An 海角社区 freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.

Spring 2024: 海角社区 Shreveport Breaks Enrollment Record With More Than 10,000 Students

海角社区 Shreveport has smashed its previous enrollment record, recording a final spring 2024 enrollment of 10,214. This marks an enrollment increase of nearly 1,500 students over spring 2023, a 17 percent jump.

海角社区 Petroleum Engineering Professor Receives Grant to Track Subsurface CO2 Flow

海角社区 Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Mehdi Zeidouni is the recipient of a $252,160 grant from the 海角社区 Institute for Energy Innovation for his work on tracking subsurface carbon dioxide flow and well-sealing capacity in Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) projects.

Mekkah Husamadeen represents 海角社区 Law, National Black Law Students Association on the global stage during service trip to Ghana

Husamadeen was elected to serve as NBLSA Attorney General last summer and was among five members of the NBLSA Executive Board selected for the expedition, which took place just after the first of the year.

海角社区 Libraries Hosts 2024 Audubon Day

For its annual Audubon Day, 海角社区 Libraries will host a viewing of the famed double elephant folio edition of John James Audubon鈥檚 Birds of America (London, 1827-1838) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Hill Memorial Library on 海角社区鈥檚 main campus. Audubon was a talented and complicated artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His illustrated compendium of the birds in the United States, Birds of America, is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed.

海角社区-Developed Vaccine Could Save U.S. Cattle Industry $1 Billion Annually

An 海角社区 researcher has developed a new vaccine against bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and related illnesses that kill around 8 million calves each year and cost the U.S. cattle industry more than $1 billion.

STEM Win: 海角社区 Breaks Ground on Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building

海角社区 broke ground on Friday, March 15, on the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building, having achieved a $148 million funding goal to expand research and teaching laboratories in science fields.

海角社区 Professor Kermit Murray Selected Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors

Roy Paul Daniels Professor of Chemistry Kermit K. Murray has been selected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. This year's class comprises 124 accomplished academic inventors representing 60 research universities, governmental entities and nonprofit institutes worldwide. The Senior Member program is an exclusive award created to showcase the innovative ecosystems at NAI member institutions, like 海角社区, which provide the supportive environment to foster novel discoveries. Senior members are chosen from active faculty, scientists, and administrators with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization who have produced technologies that have the potential for a real impact on the welfare of society.

海角社区 Business Student Earns Third Place in National Cyber Threat Competition

海角社区 Information Systems and Decision Sciences (ISDS) major Daniel Lichowid Jr. placed third in the 2024 Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory Cyber Threat Competition, held at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas from Feb. 15-17. Out of approximately 1,500 students, Lichowid was one of 60 individuals to move onto the final round, cementing himself in the top 5% of all participants.

海角社区 Director of Bands Damon Talley Elected to American Bandmasters Association

海角社区's Paula G. Manship Professor and Director of Bands Damon Talley was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA), considered one of the highest honors in the nation for a wind band conductor, the 海角社区 School of Music announced Tuesday.

海角社区 Law Professor Lisa Avalos selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to complete research on forthcoming book in United Kingdom

海角社区 Law Professor Lisa Avalos has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to conduct research on her forthcoming book, She Must Be Lying to Us! When Reporting Rape Becomes a Crime, in the United Kingdom during the 2024-25 academic year.

海角社区 Institute for Energy Innovation Welcomes Margaret Reams as New Associate Director for Community Engagement

海角社区 researcher Margaret Reams, the Joseph D. Martinez Professor of Environmental Sciences, has joined the 海角社区 Institute for Energy Innovation as its new associate director for community engagement.