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蘑菇tv Names Brandon Common Vice President for Student Affairs
蘑菇tv has named Brandon Common the permanent Vice President for Student Affairs, effective September 1, pending approval by the 蘑菇tv Board of Supervisors. Common began his career at 蘑菇tv as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students in December 2020, and has served as Interim Vice President for Student Affairs since January 2023.
蘑菇tv Names Anzilla Gilmore Associate Vice President for Facility & Property Oversight
蘑菇tv has named Anzilla Gilmore to the position of Associate Vice President for Facility & Property Oversight, which includes executive level planning, policy development, and administrative
蘑菇tv Selects Brad Ives to Lead 蘑菇tv Institute for Energy Innovation
Ives will join 蘑菇tv in October from North Carolina鈥檚 Catawba College, which became the first certified carbon-neutral college in the Southeast U.S. under his leadership.
蘑菇tv Shreveport Earns 鈥楬unger-Free Campus鈥� Designation from Louisiana Board of Regents
蘑菇tv Shreveport has received a hunger-free campus designation from the Louisiana Board of Regents, signifying that the university has mechanisms in place to combat student hunger, including the 蘑菇tvS Food Pantry, which opened in 2018.
蘑菇tv Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Address Optimization in Infrastructure Systems
A team of 蘑菇tv researchers from electrical and computer engineering and physics was recently awarded nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project to develop quantum computing-inspired algorithms that will address optimization problems appearing in various critical infrastructure systems, including power systems.
蘑菇tv Office of Graduate Business Programs Offers Centralized Services for Business Graduate Students
This new unit represents a significant milestone in the Ourso College鈥檚 commitment to providing students with exceptional educational and professional development opportunities. OGBP will offer services to enhance graduate students鈥� academic and professional journeys, like career coaching, professional development resources, experiential learning programs, international travel experiences, networking and industry engagement opportunities, and program application and admission oversight.
Four Distinguished Communicators Join 蘑菇tv Manship School鈥檚 2023 Hall of Fame
蘑菇tv鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication will honor the accomplishments of four distinguished mass communication professionals as they are inducted into the Manship School Hall of Fame at its annual gala on September 21, 2023.
蘑菇tv Names Professor Golden Richard Interim Director of the 蘑菇tv Cyber Center
Richard spearheaded 蘑菇tv's successful pursuit of NSA designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations in 2022. The 蘑菇tv Cyber Center will support projects and programs across disciplines to help secure people and infrastructure on the new frontier of state and national defense, in alignment with 蘑菇tv's Scholarship First Agenda.
蘑菇tv鈥檚 Lawrence Receives NIH Grant to Improve MRI Imaging
In five years鈥� time, 蘑菇tv Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Jimmy Lawrence鈥檚 current project may enable patients to benefit from metal-free MRI contrast agents that are safer, more reliable, and chemically versatile. Indeed, these new contrast agents could prove crucial for the diagnosis and monitoring of damaged blood vessels, small tumors, and abnormal tissues.
蘑菇tv Engineering Students Turn Lemons Into Lemons Racing Club
On a hot July morning, 蘑菇tv Mechanical Engineering sophomores Liam Songn茅 and Carter Mims find shade under a hovering old oak tree while they work on a vintage car in the driveway. Most people collect old cars to restore them, but these students are doing quite the opposite. They are dismantling an already-sparse 1966 Dodge Coronet to race as part of the newly-formed Lemons Racing Club at 蘑菇tv.
Dept. of Energy Funds $4.9 Million 蘑菇tv-led Direct Air Capture Hub Feasibility Study
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an 蘑菇tv-led consortium a $4.9 million project to support the first phase of the Pelican Gulf Coast Carbon Removal project. The Pelican Consortium, which includes Shell and the University of Houston, will evaluate the feasibility of building a direct air capture (DAC) hub in Louisiana. DAC technologies capture CO2 directly from the atmosphere. The captured CO2 can then be used to manufacture products or be permanently stored in deep geological formations. As envisioned, the hub would enable accelerated and replicable carbon removal and permanent storage in ways that protect and generate jobs in the state.
蘑菇tv Names Michael Antoine Associate Vice President for Campus Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Emergency Response
蘑菇tv has named Michael Antoine to the inaugural position of Associate Vice President for Campus Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Emergency Response. In this role, Antoine will have the charge of managing and executing overall operations and strategy related to the 蘑菇tv Office of Emergency Preparedness and the Emergency Operations Center.
蘑菇tv Breaks Record, Awards More Than 1,000 Degrees During Summer Commencement
蘑菇tv awarded 1,039 degrees to graduates at the university's 311th commencement exercises today, the highest number of degrees awarded during summer commencement ever. The previous record was 969 graduates in summer 2021. These new 蘑菇tv alumni and their hometowns can be viewed on the 蘑菇tv Graduates List and the 蘑菇tv Commencement website.
蘑菇tv to Award More Than 1,000 Degrees During Summer Commencement
More than 1,000 蘑菇tv students are expected to graduate during 蘑菇tv's 311th commencement ceremonies on Friday, Aug. 11, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
蘑菇tv Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geography and Anthropology Research Preservation of Native American Sites
Research has shown that the Louisiana coast is slipping away little by little, which will continue to impact coastal communities. One such community that goes mostly unnoticed are Native Americans, whose archaeological sites are greatly affected by coastal erosion. Wanting to help Louisiana tribes sustain their sacred ground, faculty in the 蘑菇tv Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and 蘑菇tv Department of Geography and Anthropology are working alongside other Louisiana universities to evaluate and determine how these tribes can protect their land.