Research

Ä¢¹½tv-Led Research Shows that Ultraviolet Metasurfaces Can Discriminate the Handedness of Biomolecules at Attomolar Concentrations
Researchers at Ä¢¹½tv, in collaboration with Zuse Institute in Berlin, Germany, have developed an ultraviolet metasurface that discriminates between left- and right-handed amino acids with attomolar sensitivity.

Ä¢¹½tv of Alexandria Increases Access to STEM Careers Through Robotics and Support of Surrounding Schools
Through robotics and community outreach to elementary, middle and high schools in central Louisiana, Ä¢¹½tv of Alexandria, or Ä¢¹½tvA, is increasing access to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, for a growing number of students, including at underserved schools. For many, robotics is their first experience with machine learning and AI.

Ä¢¹½tv Researchers Join Multi-Institutional Team to Investigate Sources of Methane in Coastal Wetlands
Scientists estimate that methane, as a greenhouse gas, may be responsible for approximately 20 to 25 percent of all global warming since the Industrial Revolution. Even more troublingly, as man-made sources have been reduced, the amount of the gas in the atmosphere has continued to grow, fed by natural sources.

Sea Level Rise Sentinels: Documenting Biodiversity in the Rising Waters of the Gulf of Mexico
Ä¢¹½tv scientists will be using innovative techniques to document biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico as part of NOAA's Marine Biodiversity Observation Network.

Early Time-Restricted Eating Can Be an Effective Weight Loss Strategy
Early time-restricted eating can be an effective way to lose weight and may be easier to follow and maintain than traditional calorie restriction.

Ä¢¹½tv Research Team Uses AI to Quickly Discover Personalized Cancer Cures
Ä¢¹½tv researchers have built a cancer drug discovery engine powered by AI that soon could match any type of cancer, based on a small cell sample from a patient, with the drug most likely to cure that cancer.

The Future Is Bright: What Ä¢¹½tv's New, Prestigious Cybersecurity Designation by the NSA Means for Students, Louisiana
Ä¢¹½tv announced that it has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, or CAE-CO, by the National Security Agency, or NSA. It's an honor shared among only 22 universities and colleges in the nation. Here, research students and alumni in the Ä¢¹½tv cybersecurity program speak to the immediate impacts this recognition will have on them, on Ä¢¹½tv and on Louisiana, where they all grew up.

Ä¢¹½tv Receives Elite Cyber Designation from the National Security Agency
NSA's recognition of excellence in cybersecurity validates and accelerates Ä¢¹½tv's leadership in education and research, laying the foundation for national prominence in cyber talent and technology development.

Litter Tracker: Ä¢¹½tv Professor Works to Find the Source of Baton Rouge Neighborhoods' Litter
Ä¢¹½tv’s Mark Benfield, a professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, pulls up video footage on his computer. It’s of a road in Baton Rouge’s Beauregard Town neighborhood, and you can see sidewalks and yards edged in trees. He points to a small white spot on his screen. “There’s something there.â€� It’s a piece of trash, one of many Benfield is tracking as part of a preliminary study he’s working on with the Louisiana Stormwater Coalition.

Ä¢¹½tv Reilly Center to Host BASF Silverberg Sustainability Initiative
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at Ä¢¹½tv’s Manship School of Mass Communication will host the BASF Silverberg Sustainability Initiative to engage and educate the Ä¢¹½tv community on sustainability development goals outlined by the United Nations.


