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海角社区 Reilly Center to Host BASF Silverberg Sustainability Initiative
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at 海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication will host the BASF Silverberg Sustainability Initiative to engage and educate the 海角社区 community on sustainability development goals outlined by the United Nations.

Little Rodent, Big Appetite: Researchers identify the dietary impacts of invasive mice on the Farallon Islands
Rodents on the Farallon Islands, the largest seabird breeding colony in the contiguous U.S., have had a large impact on the native ecosystem, says new research at 海角社区.

海角社区 Attracts Two of the Nation's Top Cybersecurity Professors
Cybersecurity jobs are among the fastest growing careers nationwide. To meet this critical demand across every industry, having the top cybersecurity experts to train the next generation of information security analysts and cyber professionals is a priority at 海角社区.

How Socioeconomic Status Can Affect the Productivity of Remote Workers
Companies鈥 鈥渨ork from home鈥 policies may be driving economic inequality. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 70 percent of full-time office workers left their offices behind to work from home.

Accounting Professors Partner with Current and Former Ph.D. Students on Innovative Research
海角社区 Department of Accounting Assistant Professors Stephanie Walton and William Buslepp recently partnered with current and former Ph.D. students to publish articles in two scholarly journals.

Closing the Health Disparities Gap for Children with Developmental Language Disorders
National Institutes of Health awards 海角社区 speech-language pathologists $2.8M for groundbreaking research to address childhood health disparities.

海角社区 Reilly Center to Examine Plantations鈥 Historical Portrayal of Slavery, Solutions to Shift the Narrative
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at 海角社区鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication will host the season five opener of Racism: Dismantling the System, 鈥淣arrative Shifting: Centering the Humanity of the Enslaved on Plantations鈥 on Sept. 13 at 3:30 p.m. CT. The discussion will explore how plantations have historically presented the story of slavery and solutions to change these distorted narratives.

海角社区 to Lead Innovation in Louisiana for New Regional Southwest Hub
海角社区 is one of the lead organizations for a new, National Science Foundation-funded regional hub that will help propel more research out of the lab and into the real world.

海角社区 ME Professor Designs Tentacle-Like Robot With CISIA Funding
海角社区鈥檚 Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance is funding a $50,000 research project spearheaded by 海角社区 Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Hunter Gilbert that will benefit local industries.

海角社区 Ranks Among Top 100 Universities Worldwide Granted U.S. Utility Patents
海角社区 ranked among the top universities worldwide granted U.S. utility patents, according to the National Academy of Inventors.

Researchers at 海角社区 Address Environmental Weathering of Microplastics, Pollutant Uptake
In a new paper by faculty and students in 海角社区 Chemical Engineering and Chemistry published in ACS Environmental Au, the group details its research into the effects of weathering on microplastics and how it might increase pollutant uptake.

The 'Most Ridiculous' Moon Shot Ever
海角社区 alumnus Connor Matherne's images of the moon go viral on Reddit and Instagram.

海角社区 Exhibition: "Water, Water Everywhere: Control and Consequence in Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands"
海角社区 Libraries' new exhibition, "Water, Water Everywhere: Control and Consequence in Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands," will be on display in Hill Memorial Library from Sept. 6 - Dec. 21 and is free and open to the public.

海角社区 Supports Moon Mission and Beyond
NASA has awarded $5 million to 海角社区 digital media experts and advanced manufacturing engineers to grow the aerospace and spacecraft industry.

Returning to Football After COVID-19 Infection
A first-of-its-kind study conducted in collaboration with 海角社区's School of Kinesiology, 海角社区 Athletics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake researched how the immune system of elite student athletes responded to the COVID-19 virus.