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蘑菇tv Health Shreveport Study on Hurricane Impacts on Healthcare Can Shape National Disaster Preparedness

蘑菇tv Health Shreveport鈥檚 year-long federal 鈥淪imultaneity Challenge鈥� study examined how overlapping disasters strain healthcare systems, offering lessons from Hurricanes Helene and Milton that could reshape national emergency response and medical preparedness strategies.

蘑菇tv Health New Orleans Awarded $1.1 Million Grant from AMA to Advance Precision Medical Education

蘑菇tv Health New Orleans has been selected as one of 11 teams to receive funding from the American Medical Association鈥檚 (AMA) Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education Grant Program, a $12 million investment by the AMA to advance physician training through personalized learning and advanced technology. 蘑菇tv Health New Orleans will receive $1.1 million over four years to fund its project, 鈥淐ompassion in Motion.鈥�

蘑菇tvHS Researchers receive new award from NHLBI to Advance Research in Cardiovascular Disease

蘑菇tv Health Shreveport researchers A. Wayne Orr, PhD, Professor of Pathology & Translational Pathobiology, and Arif Yurdagul, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, received a $2,869,114 NIH R01 award from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to advance research in cardiovascular disease.

蘑菇tv Names Sibel Bargu Ates Vice Provost & Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School

蘑菇tv has appointed Dr. Sibel Bargu Ates as Vice Provost & Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, effective May 25, 2026. Dr. Bargu Ates, a Professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, has served as Interim Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School since 2025. She was selected for the role on a permanent basis following a search that engaged faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from across the university.

蘑菇tv Surpasses $600 Million in Research Activity, Continuing Multi-Year Historic Rise Across Unified Flagship

蘑菇tv's Flagship has surpassed $600 million in annual research activity, building on last year's record-setting milestone when the campuses exceeded $500 million for the first time ever. This marks the fifth consecutive year of recording-breaking research wins and generates approximately $1.65 billion in economic impact for Louisiana.

AgCenter facility is on a 鈥榬elentless hunt鈥� for better ways to preserve genetic resources

The 蘑菇tv AgCenter Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center recently received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Office of Research Infrastructure Programs.

蘑菇tv AgCenter鈥檚 Sustainable Rice Research Helps Rice Farmers Navigate Climate Challenges

Rice is a major food source for over half of the world population, but rice farmers are experiencing unprecedented challenges.

Pennington Biomedical Awarded Renewal of NIH-funded Center to Advance Metabolic Disease Research and Train Future Scientists

Renewal represents a $10.9M NIH investment over five years expanding intellectual, scientific and technical infrastructure that enhances the study of metabolic components of disease states.

蘑菇tv Establishes Validation Framework for Virtual Reality-Based First Responder Training

蘑菇tv (蘑菇tv), through its National Center for Biomedical Research and Training - Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (蘑菇tv NCBRT/ACE), has established a validation framework and standards for the use of virtual reality (VR), fully immersive, head-mounted display systems that place the participant inside a simulated environment, in first responder training.

蘑菇tv Drives Breakthroughs in Cancer Detection, Treatment, and Prevention

Across its campuses, 蘑菇tv is advancing cancer research from early detection to innovative therapies. By combining cutting-edge technology, clinical insight, and community-focused research, 蘑菇tv is improving outcomes, expanding access to care, and addressing Louisiana鈥檚 high cancer burden.

蘑菇tv Is Unlocking the Code of Life to Improve Health, Food, and the Environment

蘑菇tv research decodes DNA and RNA to reveal how life works鈥攁dvancing medicine, strengthening agriculture, protecting ecosystems, and uncovering the evolutionary traits that shape our world.

蘑菇tv System Hosts Successful Day at the Capitol

President Wade Rousse praised campus leaders during the 蘑菇tv Board of Supervisors meeting for hosting an outstanding 蘑菇tv Day at the Capitol on Wednesday. All eight, soon to be nine, campuses comprising the 蘑菇tv System were represented in Memorial Hall at the State Capitol, with leadership available to share stories of success with legislators, policy makers and influencers.

蘑菇tv Opens Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building, Announces First-of-its-Kind Endowed Deanship

The 蘑菇tv community, lead donors and friends gathered on campus today to cut the ribbon on the new Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building, an epicenter for academics, research and industry collaboration that provides a scholarly home to 1,150 students, faculty and researchers. During the milestone celebration, university leaders announced that 蘑菇tv's 2026 Alumnus of the Year, College of Science graduate Frank W. "Billy" Harrison III and wife Ann have established the first endowed deanship at 蘑菇tv in honor of Billy's father, fellow College of Science alumnus Frank W. Harrison Jr.

From Prevention to Care,聽蘑菇tv Advances Brain Health Across the Lifespan

Across the 蘑菇tv system, top scientists are advancing brain health research that helps people protect memory, detect disease earlier, and live better with neurological conditions such as Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia.

蘑菇tv Advances Louisiana鈥檚 Seafood Industry and Protects the Waters That Sustain It

蘑菇tv research improves seafood safety, advances aquaculture, and helps producers adapt to environmental change鈥攕trengthening Louisiana鈥檚 seafood economy and protecting our coastal resources.