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蘑菇tv Awards 1,931 Degrees During Fall Commencement Ceremonies
蘑菇tv awarded 1,931 degrees during the university's 312th commencement exercises Friday, Dec. 15. These new 蘑菇tv alumni and their hometowns can be viewed on the 蘑菇tv Graduates List on the 蘑菇tv Commencement website. 1,313 students earned undergraduate degrees or certificates and 618 received graduate degrees or certificates. Twenty-three 蘑菇tv employees were among the graduates.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Two 蘑菇tv Degree Candidates to be Commissioned into the Armed Forces Dec. 14
Two 蘑菇tv Army ROTC students will be commissioned into the Armed Forces at a commissioning ceremony Thursday, December 14, in the Bill Lawton Room of Tiger Stadium at 1:30 p.m. Media are invited to attend.
National Academy of Inventors Selects Two 蘑菇tv Innovators
蘑菇tv Professor Emeritus Robin McCarley and former 蘑菇tv Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kevin Kelly have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors, or NAI. They are among 162 newly elected fellows.
蘑菇tv to Award Some 1,900 Degrees During Fall Commencement Ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15
More than 1,900 students are expected to graduate during 蘑菇tv's 312th commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 15.
蘑菇tv Health Shreveport Unveils $79M Center for Medical Education
蘑菇tv Health Shreveport unveiled its transformative new Center for Medical Education on Monday, Dec. 11. The $79 million structure is designed to enhance the educational experience and interdisciplinary collaboration for students and faculty.
蘑菇tv Students Showcase their AI Solutions for Healthcare, Farming and Research
蘑菇tv students showcased their Artificial Intelligence solutions for real-world problems in healthcare, agriculture and academia on Tuesday, December 5, at the 蘑菇tv Foundation Building's Harrison Board Room.
蘑菇tv Petroleum, Mechanical Engineering Professors Developing Leakage Sensor for CCS Sites, CO2 Pipelines
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way of reducing carbon emissions by capturing the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by power generation or industrial activity; compressing and transporting it via pipelines, trucks, or ships; and then storing it deep underground in geological formations, such as saline aquifers or depleted oil and gas reservoirs. While CCS has proven to be mostly safe, there is always a chance of leakage.
Fall 2023 Rucks Fellows Announced
The Rucks Department of Management at the E. J. Ourso College of Business acknowledges outstanding students as Rucks Fellows. These students are chosen by the faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To be eligible, the student must be among the top graduating seniors in the management curriculum based on their grade-point average; honorees are announced in the fall and spring semesters.
Senator Bill Cassidy to Co-Teach Department of Public Administration Special Topics Course This Spring
The E. J. Ourso College of Business Department of Public Administration is offering a seminar course beginning in January co-taught by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Department Chair and Associate Professor Roy Heidelberg. The class is titled Special Topics: Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence.
蘑菇tv Professor Investigating Connections Between Religious Attendance, Health in Older Mexican Americans
With support from a $30,000 grant from the Louisville Institute, 蘑菇tv 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.