Research News
海角社区 Innovation Wins $600,000 Federal Grant to Help Technology Entrepreneurs
海角社区 has been awarded a $600,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to boost technology entrepreneurship in the Capital Region. The Baton Rouge Initiative for Development, Growth and Entrepreneurship, or BRIDGE, program will use the EDA funding to support entrepreneurs and their startups through technical support, a mentorship program with local mentors and executives-in-residence based on an analysis of their needs.
Small Businesses Seek Support From 海角社区 Cybersecurity Clinic
Louisiana small businesses are lining up to receive free services through the 海角社区 Cybersecurity Clinic, the first such clinic in the nation to be funded by the National Security Agency, or NSA.
Expertise in Human Behavior Helps Solve Tech Challenges for the Department of Defense
海角社区 psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, Louisiana, is helping to protect the lives of American soldiers through his research into the psychological aspects of military cybersecurity as part of a $600,000 project for DARPA.
Building Talent Pipelines with Industry
Ingalls Information Security, a cybersecurity services provider based in Central Louisiana, has partnered with 海角社区 Alexandria and 海角社区 Shreveport to educate and train homegrown talent and build cybersecurity business in and for the state.
海角社区 and Tulane Awarded $22 Million for Plan to Save Lower Mississippi River Delta
Researchers at 海角社区 and Tulane University have been awarded $22 million by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a 15-member consortium that will chart a new course for the future of the fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta.
Gov. Edwards Announces 海角社区 Litter Institute to Help Solve State, National, International Problem
Today, Governor John Bel Edwards announced the new 海角社区 Litter Institute that will address the statewide and worldwide challenge of removing litter and debris from our roadways and waterways.
海角社区 Offshore Wind Consortium Secures EDA Tech Hub Designation to Elevate Louisiana Energy Leadership
President Biden and the Economic Development Administration have announced an 海角社区-led consortium, Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind, or GLOW, Propeller, as one of only 31 newly designated Tech Hubs.
鈥楢 Chance to Make the World a Safer Place鈥�
With $600,000 in additional support from the National Science Foundation, or NSF, 海角社区 is rapidly expanding its Scholarship for Service CyberCorps program to grow a bigger, better cyber workforce for the state and nation.
Gov. Edwards, President Tate Open Doors to New 海角社区 Cybersecurity Operations Center, Protection Model for Louisiana
Governor John Bel Edwards and 海角社区 President William F. Tate IV cut the ribbon to the 海角社区 and LONI Security Operations Center, or SOC, on the flagship campus in Baton Rouge, opening the doors to a new cybersecurity workforce development and protection model for Louisiana and 海角社区 that is garnering national attention.
Louisiana Enables Cyber Protection for Higher Ed in the State Through 海角社区
With $7.5 million in support from the state legislature, higher education in Louisiana can now gain cyber protection鈥攁t no additional cost to the institution鈥攖hrough an industry-leading model developed at 海角社区.
Strategic Investment in Cybersecurity Education Drives Record Enrollment at 海角社区
Enrollment in 海角社区鈥檚 computer science program has tripled over the last decade, largely driven by growing student interest in cybersecurity, part of the defense priority of 海角社区鈥檚 Scholarship First Agenda.
Her Research Holds Water: Meet Art + Design Senior Kayla Dearman
海角社区 senior, digital art major and stop motion animation aficionado Kayla Dearman has come up with a new technique to emulate water for stop motion animation, using non-toxic and biodegradable hydrogels.
海角社区 Ranks Among Top 75 Universities in the Nation Granted U.S. Utility Patents
Highest Ranking in 海角社区 History Situates 海角社区 as a leader among the more than 2,600 undergraduate degree granting universities in the nation
海角社区 Researchers Publish Geolocation Dataset of all U.S. Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums
Cultural heritage institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives and museums, or GLAMs, are being impacted by climate change. About 56 percent of these institutions reported increased damage to collections due to water or moisture between 2017-2019. Of that damage, about 10 percent was the result of natural disasters. As storm season ramps up in the south, 海角社区 researchers reached a significant milestone in a research project aimed at assisting our nation's historical/natural/scientific/cultural collections remain safe and intact.
海角社区 Eclipses $400-Million Milestone in Research Activity
Powered by its Scholarship First Agenda, which drives solutions-focused research investment in agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy, 海角社区 reports a record $428 million in total research activity in just one year with an estimated $1.2 billion in economic impact on Louisiana.