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Large-scale nuclear simulations and quantum information science

º£½ÇÉçÇø Research Professors Awarded $800K from U.S. Department of Energy

º£½ÇÉçÇø quantum physics faculty are among 13 research groups in the U.S. recently selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Energy. These º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers are at the forefront of interdisciplinary research in nuclear science, fundamental and applied research and quantum information science and technology.

Katrina Babies

Filmmaker Edward Buckles, Jr. to Visit º£½ÇÉçÇø, Discuss HBO Documentary ‘Katrina Babies’

New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 years old when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Seven years later, he raised his camera to begin documenting the stories of his peers who survived the storm as children

Dana Gioia, Former NEA Chair and Former Poet Laureate of California, To Read His Poetry at º£½ÇÉçÇø

Dana Gioia, Former NEA Chair and Former Poet Laureate of California, To Read His Poetry at º£½ÇÉçÇø

Dana Gioia, internationally acclaimed poet and essayist, will read from his poetry on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 4:30 pm, at º£½ÇÉçÇø. The reading, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Sternberg Salon of the French House, home of the Ogden Honors College. His visit is sponsored by the Ogden Honors College and the Eric Voegelin Institute.

º£½ÇÉçÇø Distinguished Research Masters Guoqiang Li and Fahui Wang

Distinguished Research Masters and Dissertation Award Recipients Announced

º£½ÇÉçÇø Office of Research & Economic Development, or ORED, honors the exceptional research and scholarship of two º£½ÇÉçÇø faculty as Distinguished Research Masters each year. In addition, the º£½ÇÉçÇø Alumni Association and the º£½ÇÉçÇø Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School sponsor the Distinguished Dissertation Awards presented to two doctoral students whose research and writing demonstrate superior scholarship.

º£½ÇÉçÇø President's Day for Army Corps of Cadets Set for March 23

º£½ÇÉçÇø President's Day for Army Corps of Cadets Set for March 23

The annual President's Day for the º£½ÇÉçÇø Corps of Cadets is scheduled for 3:15 p.m., Thursday, March 23, at the º£½ÇÉçÇø War Memorial on the Parade Ground. The event is sponsored by º£½ÇÉçÇø and Cadets of the Ole War Skule.

Books from Book Bazaar

Friends of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Libraries Hosting 2023 Book Bazaar

More than 60,000 new and used books as well as CDs, DVDs and vinyl records will be available through the Friends of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Libraries Book Bazaar on April 13-16.

º£½ÇÉçÇø PETE Professor, Research Team Aim To Prevent Nuclear Power Leaks

º£½ÇÉçÇø PETE Professor, Research Team Aim To Prevent Nuclear Power Leaks

Though nuclear energy provides more than 20% of the electricity in the United States, it is still considered by many to be a controversial source of power due to famous leakage disasters such as Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Fukushima. But what if those disasters could have been avoided by having a sensor that immediately detected a leak?

WFL Vet

State Investment in º£½ÇÉçÇø School of Veterinary Medicine Helps Address National Vet Shortage

An initial $2.2 million state investment in the º£½ÇÉçÇø School of Veterinary Medicine is propelling the school toward a bold goal of almost doubling admissions by next year from 120 to 200.

º£½ÇÉçÇø Estimates that Local Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project Could Help Decarbonize Energy Industry while Supporting Jobs

º£½ÇÉçÇø Estimates that Local Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project Could Help Decarbonize Energy Industry while Supporting Jobs

A new report from º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s Center for Energy Studies estimates that a planned carbon capture and sequestration hub to be located in Calcasieu Parish could abate climate damage, support jobs and workers, and protect the energy industry by capturing industrial carbon emissions and storing carbon dioxide permanently underground.

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º£½ÇÉçÇø and Louisiana’s Largest Ports Agree to Advance Cyber Talent, Protect Critical Infrastructure

Scholarship First’s priorities of agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy converge in Louisiana’s ports