Research
Driving Agricultural Innovation by Growing People First
Innovation isn鈥檛 always about the latest technology. Sometimes it鈥檚 about transforming an organization by making its people happier, healthier and more successful. At RoyOMartin, Louisiana鈥檚 largest landowner and maker of wood products, 蘑菇tv alumna Donna Bailey and 蘑菇tv/蘑菇tv Health Shreveport alumnus Dr. Brian Elkins have helped build an educational system as well as a healthcare system鈥攚ithin the company鈥攖o support RoyOMartin employees and their families.
Caring for People in Central Louisiana
As head of nursing at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, 蘑菇tvA nursing alumna Barbara Griffin is not only providing critically needed medical care for people in Central Louisiana, but also ensuring jobs and professional advancement for hundreds of 蘑菇tvA nursing alumni.
蘑菇tv Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Fund, Create 蘑菇tv Delta Institute
Coastal erosion, sea-level rise, and hurricanes along the U.S. Gulf Coast are taking a serious toll on the Mississippi River deltaic system. In order for coastal communities to not only survive but thrive, there must be a coming together of engineers, industry leaders, and researchers. Thanks to an industry-university cooperative research center (IUCRC) planning grant from the National Science Foundation, 蘑菇tv can start the 蘑菇tv Delta Institute, which will bring together scientists, engineers, and industry to work on developing solutions for the Louisiana coast.
AI in Alaska: 蘑菇tv Researchers Work to Understand Permafrost and Climate Change
Artificial intelligence is proving itself an invaluable tool in many arenas, not the least of which is the fight to understand, plan for and combat the effects of our changing climate. 蘑菇tv Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay is currently doing just that, as he and a team of 蘑菇tv scientists work to develop an AI tool that will help us better understand the degradation of permafrost, the layer of rock or soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year round.
Six 蘑菇tv Faculty Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Six 蘑菇tv researchers have been awarded the National Science Foundation鈥檚 most prestigious grant for early-career faculty. Each was chosen because of their potential to serve as academic role models in research and education, and ability to integrate their endeavors within the context of their organization鈥檚 mission.
蘑菇tv Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the 鈥楶igdemic鈥�
Wild, invasive pigs cause more than $90 million in damage to Louisiana farms each year and pose a growing threat to the environment, people and other animals.
蘑菇tv, State Meet Growing U.S. Demand for Storm Surge and Flood Predictions
With support from the Louisiana Legislature, 蘑菇tv is increasing the capacity of one of its most in-demand tools to protect coastal communities from flooding and storm surge while adding operational relevance to the science that supports it.
蘑菇tv Health Shreveport Expansion Outlines Bright Future for Students, Region
With the new Center for Medical Education and Emerging Viral Threats more than 75 percent complete and on track to open this fall, students and leaders at 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport are starting to see the impact the new building will have on them, their careers and health in north Louisiana.
蘑菇tv鈥檚 Social Research & Evaluation Center Named Center of Research Excellence by Louisiana Board of Regents
The 蘑菇tv Social Research & Evaluation Center (SREC) in the 蘑菇tv College of Human Sciences & Education has been named a Louisiana Board of Regents Center of Research Excellence. SREC is the second Center of Research Excellence at 蘑菇tv A&M and the only center focused on evaluating and researching social issues affecting our communities.
Optimizing Military Health and Performance
Scientists Claire Berryman and Stephen Hennigar joined 蘑菇tv鈥檚 Pennington Biomedical Research Center to build on three decades as the leading academic provider of nutrition science for the Department of Defense.