Recent Ä¢¹½tv News
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Ä¢¹½tv Estimates that Local Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project Could Help Decarbonize Energy Industry while Supporting Jobs
A new report from Ä¢¹½tv’s Center for Energy Studies estimates that a planned carbon capture and sequestration hub to be located in Calcasieu Parish could abate climate damage, support jobs and workers, and protect the energy industry by capturing industrial carbon emissions and storing carbon dioxide permanently underground.

Ä¢¹½tv and Louisiana’s Largest Ports Agree to Advance Cyber Talent, Protect Critical Infrastructure
Scholarship First’s priorities of agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy converge in Louisiana’s ports

If You Build It, They Will Come: Study Supports Marsh Creation as a Tool to Restore Coastal Louisiana
A new study published this week and funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program provides positive news for the state’s plans to rebuild the coastline.

Innovative Media Entrepreneur Emily Ramshaw to Visit Ä¢¹½tv, Discuss Experience Building an Independent Nonprofit Newsroom
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at Ä¢¹½tv’s Manship School of Mass Communication will join the Ä¢¹½tv Women's Center and Ä¢¹½tv Women's and Gender Studies to host a conversation on preserving democracy in journalism, health equity, and women in the economy and politics led by media entrepreneur Emily Ramshaw on March 22.

Building Community Resiliency in Louisiana and Around the World
Ä¢¹½tv helps strengthen Louisiana communities--building resiliency in areas that have been hit hard by storms and climate change including Lake Charles, where Ä¢¹½tv President William F. Tate IV will meet with elected officials, local leaders and Ä¢¹½tv experts today as part of the Scholarship First bus tour.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ä¢¹½tv and Louisiana's Largest Ports to Agree to Advance Cyber Talent, Protect Critical Infrastructure
Media are invited to attend an event on Thursday, March 16 to announce an historic agreement between Ä¢¹½tv, Port Fourchon and the four largest ports on the Mississippi River - Port of Baton Rouge, Port of New Orleans, Port of South Louisiana and Port of St. Bernard. The event will be held at the Port of New Orleans.

Three Ä¢¹½tv Students, One Ä¢¹½tvS Student Named Presidential Management Fellows Finalists
Three Ä¢¹½tv students and one Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport student have been named Presidential Management Fellows Finalists. The Presidential Management Fellows program, or PMF, is administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The prestigious and highly competitive program offers finalists employment with the federal government.

Making Homes More Resilient and Affordable
For 15 years, Ä¢¹½tv AgCenter’s LaHouse has showcased storm-resilient and sustainable home construction methods and materials that are both customizable and cost-effective for Louisiana residents who live with significant risk of flooding and wind damage as well as rising insurance premiums and energy bills.

Ä¢¹½tv Sets Record $6.1 Billion Economic Impact on the State
Ä¢¹½tv supported $6.1 billion in Louisiana economic output, over $2.4 billion in statewide earnings and an estimated 45,700 direct and indirect annualized jobs in fiscal year 2021-2022. This equals $690 of output per Louisianian and $13.85 for every dollar of Louisiana state funding provided to Ä¢¹½tv.

Ä¢¹½tv Student Health Center and the Ogden Honors College Now Offering Mental Health Services On Site, in French House
The Ä¢¹½tv Student Health Center and the Ä¢¹½tv Ogden Honors College have partnered on a new mental health initiative, providing students with access to a mental health professional in the French House.

Ä¢¹½tv Research Recognizes Six Rainmakers
Six Ä¢¹½tv faculty members have been selected to receive Rainmaker awards this year by the Ä¢¹½tv Office of Research & Economic Development, or ORED. These faculty members show outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity for their respective ranks and disciplines.

World-Renowned Ä¢¹½tv Center for Internal Auditing to Add Cybersecurity, and Environmental, Social & Governance Focus
The Ä¢¹½tv Center for Internal Auditing, the world’s first and premier university-based internal audit education program, is expanding to include a greater focus on cybersecurity risk and environmental, social & governance, or ESG, issues. In recognition of these changes, the program has been renamed the Ä¢¹½tv Center for Internal Auditing & Cybersecurity Risk Management, or Ä¢¹½tvCIA&CRM.

Trailblazing Partnership with Industry, State: Ä¢¹½tv Leads the Way in Cyber Protection for Louisiana Higher Ed
The establishment of a student-run Security Operations Center, or SOC, on Ä¢¹½tv’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge with an immediate counterpart at Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport will enhance the security posture of the Ä¢¹½tv system. The SOCs will leverage shared resources and threat intelligence across Louisiana and create a blueprint for as many as 31 institutions of higher learning in the state to protect themselves from cyberattacks.

Ä¢¹½tv, BRAC, NexusLA Present New Startup Accelerator
Ä¢¹½tv, BRAC and NexusLA are partnering to create Startup City Launch, a new, 10-week training program to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into scalable businesses.

Ä¢¹½tv Hosts 'Sixth Grade Day' for Eighth Year
Ä¢¹½tv will launch its eighth run of "Sixth Grade Day," a day of academic exhibits and touring for middle school students of East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday, March 7. The program will also run March 9 and March 23.


