Research
海角社区 Ranks No. 56 Among Top 100 Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents
海角社区 jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors' 2023 Top 100 ranking. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are more than 2,500 undergraduate degree-granting institutions in the nation. The National Academy of Inventors ranks the top 100 among them using the number of patents received by their faculty in a single year.
Infectious Bacteria May Hold Cure for Untreatable Cancer
The bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy.
海角社区 Professor Stephania Cormier Wins Adel Sarofim Award for Pollution Research
The Adel Sarofim award is presented every two years to an international scientist who've made significant contributions to our understanding of combustion processes, formation of combustion by-products and mechanisms of their health effects. Last week, 海角社区 researcher Stephania Cormier received the honor at the meeting of the International Congress on Combustion By-products and Their Health Effects in Durham, North Carolina.
Supporting Louisiana's Rice Farmers
Fighting Hunger and Disease, One Strain of Rice at a Time
海角社区 Cybersecurity Team Receives $600K Grant From NSF to Combat Malware
海角社区 cybersecurity researcher and Associate Professor Elias Bou-Harb, along with collaborators at the University of South Carolina, has secured a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to combat malware by recognizing and stopping cyberattacks at the network level as they first enter computer systems. The researchers' approach empowers system administrators through a do-it-yourself approach.
海角社区 Postdoctoral Researcher Beatriz Elizaga Navascu茅s Wins Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity
The Bronstein Prize is awarded every two years to a leading postdoctoral scholar in loop quantum gravity, an area in theoretical physics that helps bridge general relativity with quantum mechanics to provide a deeper understanding of our universe and everything in it. 海角社区 is one of the top three universities for loop quantum gravity research in the United States.
海角社区 Provost's Fund Invests $1.2 Million in Highly Competitive Research Teams
In a second round of Big Idea seed grants, the largest internal funding program in 海角社区 history, the Provost鈥檚 Fund for Innovation in Research is investing $1.2 million in 15 interdisciplinary research teams. Aligned with 海角社区鈥檚 Scholarship First Agenda, the teams and their projects aim to solve pressing problems in Louisiana and everywhere.
海角社区 Recognizes 2024 Distinguished Dissertation Awardees
Each year, the 海角社区 Alumni Association and the 海角社区 Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School recognize two 海角社区 doctoral students whose research and writing demonstrate superior scholarship.
海角社区 Syringe Device Improves Stem Cell Delivery to Patient
海角社区 researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they can be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.
海角社区's Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Could Save Energy Companies Millions
Researchers use Fiber Bragg Grating Advanced Signal Processing