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By partnering with Louisiana communities, 海角社区 works to improve lives across the state.
海角社区 Health Shreveport鈥檚 Mobile COVID-19 Team Gives Thousands Direct Access to Testing
Since April, mobile COVID-19 testing vans have been going back and forth from the new Emerging Viral Threat (EVT) Lab at 海角社区 Health Shreveport to small towns and rural parishes all across northern Louisiana.
海角社区 Delivers Student-Developed Tracking Application to Louisiana National Guard
Students and staff at the 海角社区 Stephenson Disaster Management Institute (SDMI) have developed a phone-based tracking system for critical commodities and people traveling across the state with support from the Louisiana National Guard.
海角社区 Trains 24,941 First Responders in Louisiana
The 海角社区 National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorism (NCBRT/ACE) has helped Louisiana, the U.S., as well as other countries in the world tackle large societal challenges, including biological and viral threats, for almost 30 years.
海角社区-Industry Partnership Develops New Designs, Turns PMAC into PPE Manufacturing Operation
Through the support of more than a dozen local business partners and about 100 faculty and staff, the manufacturing effort for personal protective equipment inside 海角社区鈥檚 Pete Maravich Assembly Center, or PMAC, created more than 20,000 protective gowns, 10,000 face shields, and 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer in 30 days to help protect Louisiana鈥檚 healthcare professionals.
Sea Grant Keeps Louisiana Seafood Industry Afloat
When normal supply chains for Gulf seafood began breaking with the arrival of COVID-19, Louisiana fishermen needed to reach customers in new ways to keep their boats afloat and feed their families.
海角社区 Coronavirus Testing Lab Supports 18 Louisiana Medical Facilities
The 海角社区 River Road Testing Lab for COVID-19 that was set up in record time in March to alleviate the burden on Louisiana hospitals reached a milestone in getting test results to almost 5,000 Louisiana residents by working with 18 medical facilities and first responders across the state. It also made 8,000 test kits.
海角社区 Chemists Help Louisiana Agencies Formulate Thousands of Gallons of Hand Sanitizer
When the Louisiana Secretary of State called looking for experts to oversee the formulation of thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer to combat the coronavirus, 海角社区 chemistry Ph.D. student Anthony Mai and his advisor, 海角社区 Chemistry Chair John Pojman, agreed to help.
海角社区 AgCenter Brings Virtual Recess and Summer Camps into Homes and Backyards in Response to COVID-19
As COVID-19 closed schools and summer camps, the 海角社区 AgCenter Louisiana 4-H Youth and Development program had to quickly adapt to connect with kids in their current schoolhouses鈥攖heir homes.