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Alex Garn Named Interim Director of the School of Kinesiology
The 蘑菇tv College of Human Sciences & Education named Alex Garn, PhD, as interim director of the 蘑菇tv School of Kinesiology. Garn will begins this role immediately, following the retirement of Director Melinda Solmon, PhD.
蘑菇tv Biological Engineering Professor, Team Create Advanced Wound-Healing Technology
A new means of wound-healing technology could be available to surgeons and patients in the near future thanks to a team of researchers from 蘑菇tv Biological Engineering, Texas Children鈥檚 Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, and Inha University in the Republic of Korea.
蘑菇tv Names Danny Barrow Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Success
Danny Barrow has been selected to serve as 蘑菇tv's Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Success, pending approval by the 蘑菇tv Board of Supervisors. Barrow has been serving as the Interim Vice President since March. In the permanent role, Barrow will continue to lead recruiting and retention efforts that attract the best and brightest students who will succeed in the classroom and beyond, continuing to elevate 蘑菇tv's academic profile.
蘑菇tv Names Innovation & Technology Commercialization Director
The 蘑菇tv Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization has named its new director, technology licensing and commercialization veteran Spencer Rogers.
蘑菇tv Symphonic Winds to Perform at Regional Conference
The 蘑菇tv Symphonic Winds has been chosen as one of seven collegiate ensembles to perform at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Southern Division Conference, to be hosted at the University of Memphis in February 2024.
E. J. Ourso College of Business Recognizes Student Scholarship Recipients
The 蘑菇tv E. J. Ourso College of Business announces undergraduate scholarship recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Leading School in Library and Information Science Announces New Name 鈥� 蘑菇tv School of Information Studies
The 蘑菇tv School of Library & Information Science announced today they will be changing their name to the 蘑菇tv School of Information Studies. The change reflects the school鈥檚 expansion into additional areas of education, including the Archival Studies and Records & Information Management Graduate Certificates. The school also offers an undergraduate minor in Digital Studies and two general education courses.
McNeese State University Joins 蘑菇tv Reilly Center Partnership to Document, Preserve Women鈥檚 Legacies in State Politics
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at 蘑菇tv鈥檚 Manship School of Mass Communication is partnering with McNeese State University to document Louisiana women鈥檚 experiences as political leaders through oral histories.
DARPA Taps 蘑菇tv to Solve Cybersecurity Challenges in Virtual and Augmented Reality
蘑菇tv researchers Ibrahim "Abe" Baggili and Andrew Webb have received $600K from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to study safety aspects of virtual and augmented reality applications for U.S. military missions and training.
蘑菇tv Mechanical Engineering Professor, AgCenter Receive $10M Grant to Design New Variety of Rice
As anyone in South Louisiana knows, rice is a major part of one鈥檚 diet. It is the most widely consumed staple food for more than half of the world鈥檚 population, which continues to grow each year. With the production of rice increasing, so does the need for water to grow it. In order to not use up nature鈥檚 most precious valuable resource鈥攚ater鈥攐ne 蘑菇tv College of Engineering professor is working with the 蘑菇tv AgCenter to design a new variety of rice that will be able to withstand drought conditions, making rice production fruitful while not exhausting natural resources.