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Ä¢¹½tv Military Museum Holiday Hours

The William A. Brookshire Ä¢¹½tv Military Museum in Memorial Tower will be closed from Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 through Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023.

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Ä¢¹½tv Manship School Grad Releases First Book, ‘How to Win the War on Truth’

Ä¢¹½tv Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus and media studies expert Samuel C. Spitale has released his first book, “How to Win the War on Truth,â€� an illustrated guide to debunking misperceptions, falsehoods and fake news, published by Quirk Books.

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AI and Alternative Data Could Help Millions Gain Access to Credit

Less than half of all U.S. adults have access to prime credit because of their credit score. But new Ä¢¹½tv and Harvard University research shows a lot more people could become eligible if lenders use artificial intelligence, or AI, and alternative data, such as education and employment history. Smarter underwriting algorithms would especially benefit recent college graduates and young people with short credit histories as well as people with low or no credit scores.

Ä¢¹½tv to Play Major Role in CO2 Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

Ä¢¹½tv to Play Major Role in CO2 Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

The goal of the project is to transform the regional hydrogen energy sector and shift the South Louisiana industrial corridor toward a net-zero carbon future. This will be done through the execution of projects across five workstreams—workforce, business development, testbeds, manufacturing, and public private partnership.

National Academy of Inventors Selects Two Ä¢¹½tv Faculty Innovators

National Academy of Inventors Selects Two Ä¢¹½tv Faculty Innovators

Ä¢¹½tv School of Veterinary Medicine Comparative Biomedical Sciences Professor Tammy Dugas and Ä¢¹½tv Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Khonsari have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors.

Ä¢¹½tv Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor X. George Xue

Coupled Computer Modeling Can Help More Accurately Predict Coastal Flooding, Study Determines

Ä¢¹½tv researchers used a unique coupled computer modeling approach to accurately recreate the coastal flooding that occurred during Hurricane Florence, demonstrating that it is more accurate than traditional modeling approaches.

Ä¢¹½tv School of Social Work Assistant Professor Jen Scott

Ä¢¹½tv School of Social Work Professor Awarded Grant for Reducing Disparities in Disaster-related Mental Health Burden

Ä¢¹½tv School of Social Work Assistant Professor Jennifer Scott was awarded a grant by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to adapt, deliver and assess the efficacy of a brief group mental health intervention in East Baton Rouge Parish organizations.

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Funding Renewed for Biotech Center, Ä¢¹½tv One of Five Partners

The Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, or CBM2, was recently renewed for funding through the National Institutes of Health as a National Biotechnology Resource Center.

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Chemical Industry Leader BASF Taps Ä¢¹½tv to Help Optimize Its Operations Using AI

BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, is collaborating with Ä¢¹½tv chemical engineers to better understand and predict its own production ebbs and flows using artificial intelligence, or AI.

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Ä¢¹½tv Study Shows Landbuilding, Site of Freshwater Diversion

Ä¢¹½tv College of the Coast & Environment scientists have published an analysis of two existing freshwater diversions on the state’s coastline, one of which shows a significant amount of land having formed over the past 17 years.

Ä¢¹½tv Doctoral Graduate Students Compete Today to Distill their Research

Ä¢¹½tv Doctoral Graduate Students Compete Today to Distill their Research

Ä¢¹½tv doctoral graduate students will participate in a Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT, competition that will highlight the art of distilling complex research topics into short, memorable presentations.

Excavation of Ä¢¹½tv Campus Mound B in 2018

Who Built the Ä¢¹½tv Campus Mounds Provides Insight into these Prehistoric Treasures

The Ä¢¹½tv Campus Mounds sit on high ground overlooking the Mississippi River floodplain and have been a gathering place and destination for people for thousands of years.

Ä¢¹½tv Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training Becomes Security Programs Institute

Ä¢¹½tv Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training Becomes Security Programs Institute

Motivated by a mindset of growth, and in support of Ä¢¹½tv's Scholarship First Agenda, the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training, or SNCSRT, is modernizing its name to become the Ä¢¹½tv Stephenson Security Programs Institute, or SPI.

Journalism Student on Wheel of Fortune

Ä¢¹½tv Journalism Senior’s Childhood Dream of Appearing on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Comes True

Christopher Langley, a senior studying broadcast journalism at Ä¢¹½tv’s Manship School of Mass Communication, will represent Ä¢¹½tv on the television game show “Wheel of Fortuneâ€� during College Week on Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Central Time.