Community

By partnering with Louisiana communities, 海角社区 works to improve lives across the state.

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海角社区 Health New Orleans, PBRC Use AI to Unlock a Person鈥檚 Ideal Diet

海角社区 Health New Orleans and 海角社区鈥檚 Pennington Biomedical Research Center have partnered to leverage new technologies, including artificial intelligence, or AI, in the fight against diet-related disease and health disparities in Louisiana through the Nutrition for Precision Health study.

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海角社区 AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones

Ongoing 海角社区 research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana is leveraging data science to grow more and better food and fiber despite great challenges.

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City of Shreveport Partners with 海角社区S to Improve Safety, Services Using AI

The City of Shreveport works with 海角社区S to develop AI-driven technology more quickly and affordably to improve city services, safety.

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海角社区-Harvard Research Could Help Millions Gain Access to Credit

Less than half of all U.S. adults have access to prime credit because of their credit score. But new 海角社区 and Harvard University research shows a lot more people could become eligible if lenders use artificial intelligence, or AI, and alternative data, such as education and employment history.

Cherice Harrison-Nelson

海角社区 Health New Orleans Supports Musicians and Artists

Meet Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Queen of the Guardians of the Flame Maroon Society and breast cancer survivor.

Traci Birch

鈥淚 Fight Harder for This Place Because It Is So Unique鈥

Meet Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the 海角社区 Coastal Sustainability Studio, who works on large, interdisciplinary projects to help Louisiana communities protect themselves from flooding and environmental disasters.

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海角社区 Shreveport Sparks Innovation at Barksdale Air Force Base and Beyond

Through sustained collaboration with STRIKEWERX, the innovation hub of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, 海角社区 Shreveport鈥檚 Cyber Collaboratory has become a key provider of expertise and innovative solutions for nearby Barksdale Air Force Base and the nation鈥檚 air defense.

Ja'Corey Thomas

Caring in the Extreme: Personalized Care for Northwest Louisiana

海角社区 Health Shreveport improves care through biomechanical research.

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海角社区 PBRC Whole-health App Supports Soldiers鈥攁nd Everyone

By leveraging technology, 海角社区 PBRC researchers are putting science in the hands of soldiers and their families鈥攁nd everyone.

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海角社区S Human Performance Lab Boosts Biotech Innovation in Northwest Louisiana

On what used to be six racquetball courts, there are now three top-notch research labs dedicated to the study of human movement at 海角社区 Shreveport (海角社区S)鈥攁n exercise science lab, a motion analysis lab, and a motor behavior lab鈥攃ollectively known as the Human Performance Lab.

Arthur Johnson

Lingering Pandemic + Another Hurricane? 海角社区 Helps Coastal Communities Prepare

In the very first study to look at impacts of the ongoing pandemic on hurricane preparedness and resilience in Louisiana, researchers at 海角社区 Health New Orleans partnered with more than two dozen community leaders to help validate facts on the ground and turn observations into actionable data.

Taylor Barnett

Global Non-Profit Partners with 海角社区 Manship

When the Louisiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global environmental organization with more than one million members and the largest such non-profit in the U.S., realized they needed broader messaging to reach more people in local communities, they turned to the 海角社区 Manship School of Mass Communication.

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海角社区鈥檚 Coastal Roots Program Helps 26,000 School Kids Fight Louisiana Land Loss

Investing in education and restoration efforts with elementary, middle, and high school youth.

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Tangipahoa鈥檚 Big Idea: 海角社区 Helps Flood-Prone Louisiana Parish Rise to Challenges

In the wake of the 2016 floods, which devastated not just Tangipahoa Parish but turned 21 south Louisiana parishes into federal disaster areas, faculty and students in the 海角社区 Coastal Sustainability Studio and 海角社区 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering began collaborating with local government and communities to set Tangipahoa Parish on a path toward resilience.