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蘑菇tv Professor Kermit Murray Selected Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
Roy Paul Daniels Professor of Chemistry Kermit K. Murray has been selected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. This year's class comprises 124 accomplished academic inventors representing 60 research universities, governmental entities and nonprofit institutes worldwide. The Senior Member program is an exclusive award created to showcase the innovative ecosystems at NAI member institutions, like 蘑菇tv, which provide the supportive environment to foster novel discoveries. Senior members are chosen from active faculty, scientists, and administrators with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization who have produced technologies that have the potential for a real impact on the welfare of society.
Strengthening Communities: Empowering Food Pantries in Rural Louisiana
Food insecurity, poverty, and obesity rates in Louisiana's rural parishes are often above the national and state averages. Since 2018, the 蘑菇tv AgCenter Healthy Communities team has worked with charitable food sites like food pantries to make healthy foods more accessible.
蘑菇tv Business Student Earns Third Place in National Cyber Threat Competition
蘑菇tv Information Systems and Decision Sciences (ISDS) major Daniel Lichowid Jr. placed third in the 2024 Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory Cyber Threat Competition, held at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas from Feb. 15-17. Out of approximately 1,500 students, Lichowid was one of 60 individuals to move onto the final round, cementing himself in the top 5% of all participants.
蘑菇tv Director of Bands Damon Talley Elected to American Bandmasters Association
蘑菇tv's Paula G. Manship Professor and Director of Bands Damon Talley was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA), considered one of the highest honors in the nation for a wind band conductor, the 蘑菇tv School of Music announced Tuesday.
蘑菇tv Law Professor Lisa Avalos selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to complete research on forthcoming book in United Kingdom
蘑菇tv Law Professor Lisa Avalos has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to conduct research on her forthcoming book, She Must Be Lying to Us! When Reporting Rape Becomes a Crime, in the United Kingdom during the 2024-25 academic year.
蘑菇tv Institute for Energy Innovation Welcomes Margaret Reams as New Associate Director for Community Engagement
蘑菇tv researcher Margaret Reams, the Joseph D. Martinez Professor of Environmental Sciences, has joined the 蘑菇tv Institute for Energy Innovation as its new associate director for community engagement.
Friends of the 蘑菇tv Libraries Hosting 2024 Book Bazaar
The Friends of the 蘑菇tv Libraries Book Bazaar will be held Friday, April 12 鈥� Sunday, April 14 at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum. It will offer thousands of new and used books as well as CDs, DVDs and vinyl records.
蘑菇tv Celebrates Six Rainmakers
Six 蘑菇tv faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers this year by the 蘑菇tv Council on Research based on their outstanding scholarship and creative activity within their respective ranks and disciplines. The Rainmaker awards recognize sustained work with high impact on the academic community and beyond, often in alignment with 蘑菇tv's Scholarship First Agenda to elevate lives.
蘑菇tv Announces the Inaugural Neuroscience Symposium: Bringing Minds Together
The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Baton Rouge Chapter (SfN BTR) presents the inaugural "Neuroscience Symposium: Bringing Minds Together." The event will take place Friday, March 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Pennington Biomedical Research Conference Center, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
蘑菇tv Researchers Design Tool to Explore Effects of Solar Farming on Louisiana Ecosystems
Though solar farming is not a novel concept in renewable energy, it is fairly new to the state of Louisiana. With the advancement of renewable resources come questions about how they will affect humans and the environment. 蘑菇tv Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Chris Kees understands this curiosity and is working alongside 蘑菇tv School of Landscape Architecture Professor Fabiana Trindade da Silva and 蘑菇tv School of Renewable Natural Resources Professor Brett Wolfe to study the effects of solar farming in the state.
蘑菇tv Alumni Association announces its 2024 Hall of Distinction class
Dr. William A. Brookshire, co-founder and longtime chairman of S&B Engineers and Constructors, was named the 2024 蘑菇tv Alumnus of the Year. Seimone Augustus, former Tiger and WNBA Great, was named Young Alumna of the Year. Dr. Brookshire is being recognized posthumously.
Hospital Commits $1M in Academic Support and Tuition Reimbursement for 蘑菇tvA Nursing Graduates
蘑菇tv Alexandria has received a $1M commitment from a local hospital to empower and assist students pursuing a career in nursing by providing exclusive access, comprehensive training, and financial support throughout their academic journey.
蘑菇tv's Andrew Maas named chair of global nonprofit AUTM
Andrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research overseeing the 蘑菇tv Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named board chair of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research. Maas has more than 16 years of experience in technology licensing and commercialization. He succeeds Almesha L. Campbell, PhD, assistant vice president for research and economic development at Jackson State University. Maas's term as chair ends in February 2025.
蘑菇tv Students Traveling to Ghana with New Global Ambassadors Program
For the first time ever, ten outstanding 蘑菇tv students will travel to Ghana with 蘑菇tv's new Global Ambassadors Program (GAP).
MEDIA ADVISORY: High-Level NOAA Official to Make Rare Visit to 蘑菇tv Tuesday, Feb. 20
Head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Richard W. Spinrad will make a rare visit to 蘑菇tv on Tuesday, Feb. 20, to recognize 蘑菇tv's nation-leading coastal and oceanographic work.