Research

Ä¢¹½tv Professor Investigating Connections Between Religious Attendance, Health in Older Mexican Americans
With support from a $30,000 grant from the Louisville Institute, Ä¢¹½tv Professor of Sociology Sam Stroope, along with collaborators Rhiannon Kroeger and Samantha Ramey, are researching the effects of aging on religious involvement among Mexican Americans. In a newly published article in the Journal of Aging and Health, the researchers show an earlier decline in religious service attendance in older Mexican Americans compared to white Americans.

Louisiana State Police Partners with Ä¢¹½tv to Solve Critical Challenges in Industrial Cyber
To better understand vulnerabilities and ultimately secure Industrial Control Systems networks across Louisiana, State Police has partnered with Ä¢¹½tv to advance industrial cyber research and talent development.

Ä¢¹½tv Names Two Associate Vice Presidents to join the Office of Research & Economic Development
Stephania Cormier and John Flake will work to advance the five research priorities of Ä¢¹½tv's Scholarship First Agenda: agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy.

Ä¢¹½tv Enabled Professional Career in Music, Then Cybersecurity
Ä¢¹½tv alumnus Andrew Trimble had to put his trumpet down due to a medical condition but found a new career securing communications and data for the U.S. Army after completing Ä¢¹½tv Online & Continuing Education’s Cyber Bootcamp.

Ä¢¹½tv Innovation Wins $600,000 Federal Grant to Help Technology Entrepreneurs
Ä¢¹½tv has been awarded a $600,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to boost technology entrepreneurship in the Capital Region. The Baton Rouge Initiative for Development, Growth and Entrepreneurship, or BRIDGE, program will use the EDA funding to support entrepreneurs and their startups through technical support, a mentorship program with local mentors and executives-in-residence based on an analysis of their needs.

Small Businesses Seek Support From Ä¢¹½tv Cybersecurity Clinic
Louisiana small businesses are lining up to receive free services through the Ä¢¹½tv Cybersecurity Clinic, the first such clinic in the nation to be funded by the National Security Agency, or NSA.

Expertise in Human Behavior Helps Solve Tech Challenges for the Department of Defense
Ä¢¹½tv psychology major Michael Cole Fontenot from Ville Platte, Louisiana, is helping to protect the lives of American soldiers through his research into the psychological aspects of military cybersecurity as part of a $600,000 project for DARPA.

Building Talent Pipelines with Industry
Ingalls Information Security, a cybersecurity services provider based in Central Louisiana, has partnered with Ä¢¹½tv Alexandria and Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport to educate and train homegrown talent and build cybersecurity business in and for the state.

Ä¢¹½tv and Tulane Awarded $22 Million for Plan to Save Lower Mississippi River Delta
Researchers at Ä¢¹½tv and Tulane University have been awarded $22 million by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a 15-member consortium that will chart a new course for the future of the fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta.

Gov. Edwards Announces Ä¢¹½tv Litter Institute to Help Solve State, National, International Problem
Today, Governor John Bel Edwards announced the new Ä¢¹½tv Litter Institute that will address the statewide and worldwide challenge of removing litter and debris from our roadways and waterways.


