Research
Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Foundation Invest $2 Million in 海角社区 to Elevate Local Workforce, Advance Strategic Research Initiatives
海角社区 and ExxonMobil are strengthening their decades-long relationship to collaboratively pursue key priorities set forth in 海角社区's Scholarship First Agenda, including by advancing energy security and sustainability initiatives, and to invest in local community workforce programs and athletics.
Protecting Presidents and Residents
海角社区 speech communication alumna Leslie Pichon is one of the nation鈥檚 premier cybersecurity leaders. After spending more than 20 years investigating financial fraud and protecting three consecutive American presidents, she is now working to secure Louisiana against cyber threats as Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans field office of the United States Secret Service.
海角社区 Researchers Show Mobile Elements Monkeying Around the Genome
Today, an 海角社区 research team led by Mark Batzer, a geneticist, along with 30 collaborators around the world present new research in the journal Science on surprising genetic diversity as well as commonality among six very different-looking species of African baboons.
Building Coastal Infrastructure for Communities and National Security
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the world鈥檚 largest engineering, design and construction management agencies. Its methods and tools are researched and developed by the Engineer Research and Development Center, commanded by 海角社区 Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus Col. Christian Patterson.
海角社区 Coastal Experts to Present Latest Findings, Collaborative Work at Biennial State of the Coast Conference
Louisiana鈥檚 coast is a cultural resource and economic driver for the globe. Yet, the challenges of coastal land loss brought by sea level rise, erosion and subsidence鈥攁s well as severe weather and flooding鈥攃ontinue to threaten the state. Next week, solutions to increase the resilience and sustainability of natural resources, communities and industries in Louisiana will be on proud display at State of the Coast.
海角社区 Experts Patent Self-powered Lights That Could Ignite Algae Industry
Two 海角社区 faculty members have been awarded a U.S. patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements, food, dyes and biofuels.
Caring for People in Central Louisiana
As head of nursing at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, 海角社区A nursing alumna Barbara Griffin is not only providing critically needed medical care for people in Central Louisiana, but also ensuring jobs and professional advancement for hundreds of 海角社区A nursing alumni.
Driving Agricultural Innovation by Growing People First
Innovation isn鈥檛 always about the latest technology. Sometimes it鈥檚 about transforming an organization by making its people happier, healthier and more successful. At RoyOMartin, Louisiana鈥檚 largest landowner and maker of wood products, 海角社区 alumna Donna Bailey and 海角社区/海角社区 Health Shreveport alumnus Dr. Brian Elkins have helped build an educational system as well as a healthcare system鈥攚ithin the company鈥攖o support RoyOMartin employees and their families.
海角社区 Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Fund, Create 海角社区 Delta Institute
Coastal erosion, sea-level rise, and hurricanes along the U.S. Gulf Coast are taking a serious toll on the Mississippi River deltaic system. In order for coastal communities to not only survive but thrive, there must be a coming together of engineers, industry leaders, and researchers. Thanks to an industry-university cooperative research center (IUCRC) planning grant from the National Science Foundation, 海角社区 can start the 海角社区 Delta Institute, which will bring together scientists, engineers, and industry to work on developing solutions for the Louisiana coast.
AI in Alaska: 海角社区 Researchers Work to Understand Permafrost and Climate Change
Artificial intelligence is proving itself an invaluable tool in many arenas, not the least of which is the fight to understand, plan for and combat the effects of our changing climate. 海角社区 Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay is currently doing just that, as he and a team of 海角社区 scientists work to develop an AI tool that will help us better understand the degradation of permafrost, the layer of rock or soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year round.