Recent Ä¢¹½tv News
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Ä¢¹½tv Innovation Wins $600,000 Federal Grant to Help Technology Entrepreneurs
Ä¢¹½tv 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.

Paid Apprenticeship Program at Ä¢¹½tvE Opens new Doors to Respiratory Therapy Students
Ä¢¹½tv Eunice, Ochsner Lafayette General, and Acadiana Workforce Solutions have joined forces for a paid respiratory therapy apprenticeship program at Ä¢¹½tvE to provide opportunities in the respiratory therapy field for financially challenged families.

Small Businesses Seek Support From Ä¢¹½tv Cybersecurity Clinic
Louisiana small businesses are lining up to receive free services through the Ä¢¹½tv 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
Ä¢¹½tv 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 Ä¢¹½tv Alexandria and Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport to educate and train homegrown talent and build cybersecurity business in and for the state.

Ä¢¹½tv and Tulane Awarded $22 Million for Plan to Save Lower Mississippi River Delta
Researchers at Ä¢¹½tv 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 Ä¢¹½tv Litter Institute to Help Solve State, National, International Problem
Today, Governor John Bel Edwards announced the new Ä¢¹½tv Litter Institute that will address the statewide and worldwide challenge of removing litter and debris from our roadways and waterways.

Ä¢¹½tv Develops Experimental Approach to High School Cybersecurity Education
When a comprehensive research university operates a K-12 lab school on its flagship campus and there’s a 750,000-wide workforce gap for cybersecurity professionals in the U.S., graduate students and high school students come together for some unusual approaches to learning—and tastes.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Ä¢¹½tv President William F. Tate IV to Celebrate Completion of Huey P. Long Field House Restoration Project
On Tuesday, October 24, the Ä¢¹½tv College of Human Sciences & Education will host Governor John Bel Edwards and Ä¢¹½tv leaders for a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the Huey P. Long Field House restoration project.

Ä¢¹½tv Offshore Wind Consortium Secures EDA Tech Hub Designation to Elevate Louisiana Energy Leadership
President Biden and the Economic Development Administration have announced an Ä¢¹½tv-led consortium, Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind, or GLOW, Propeller, as one of only 31 newly designated Tech Hubs.

‘A Chance to Make the World a Safer Place’
With $600,000 in additional support from the National Science Foundation, or NSF, Ä¢¹½tv 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 Ä¢¹½tv Cybersecurity Operations Center, Protection Model for Louisiana
Governor John Bel Edwards and Ä¢¹½tv President William F. Tate IV cut the ribbon to the Ä¢¹½tv 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 Ä¢¹½tv that is garnering national attention.

Louisiana Enables Cyber Protection for Higher Ed in the State Through Ä¢¹½tv
With $7.5 million in support from the state legislature, higher education in Louisiana can now gain cyber protection—at no additional cost to the institution—through an industry-leading model developed at Ä¢¹½tv.

Ä¢¹½tv President & Boyd Professors Celebrate Elite Faculty Accomplishments at Presidential Laurel Event
In its second year, this event highlights the exceptional academic, creative, and research accomplishments of faculty from all eight Ä¢¹½tv institutions over the last academic year. This award is very selective, with a goal of highlighting the exceptional stature of our collective faculty in their respective fields while celebrating success and encouraging aspiration among peers.

National Sports Media Experts to Examine NIL, Sports Journalism, Olympic Impact at Interactive Ä¢¹½tv Sports Summit
Leading sports media professionals and scholars will convene at the Ä¢¹½tv Manship School of Mass Communication’s Sports Summit to explore trends, challenges and innovations in the sports media industry on Thursday, Oct. 12. The daylong summit will feature panels on NIL, mobile gaming, sports journalism and social media, Olympic impact and connectivity, and more.


