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Two Ogden Honors, Biological Sciences Students Named 2023 Goldwater Scholars
Ogden Honors juniors Rachael Coates and Kenedi Lynch have been named 2023 Goldwater Scholars, awards that seek to identify, encourage, and financially support students of exceptional promise in becoming the nation’s next generation of research leaders in STEM. Both Coates and Lynch are studying biological sciences in Ä¢¹½tv’s College of Science.

AI in Alaska: Ä¢¹½tv 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. Ä¢¹½tv Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay is currently doing just that, as he and a team of Ä¢¹½tv 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.

Southern Smoke Foundation Announces Partnership with Ä¢¹½tv Psychological Services Center to Expand Mental Health Program
Free mental health counseling is now provided to food and beverage workers in Louisiana, California, Illinois, New York, and Texas.

Six Ä¢¹½tv Faculty Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Six Ä¢¹½tv researchers have been awarded the National Science Foundation’s 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’s mission.

Ä¢¹½tv Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the ‘Pigdemic’
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.

Ä¢¹½tv names Kimberly Bissell Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication
Ä¢¹½tv has named Kimberly Bissell the Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, effective July 24, pending approval by the Ä¢¹½tv Board of Supervisors.

Ä¢¹½tv Announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023
Ä¢¹½tv proudly announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023. Class members were recognized at a ceremony on Saturday, April 29 held in the Capstone Gallery at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on the Ä¢¹½tv campus.

Ä¢¹½tv Mechanical Engineering Students’ Project Could Have Industry Implications
As part of its senior capstone design project, a team of Ä¢¹½tv mechanical engineering students is working on a proof of concept that if successful, could have application across several industries.

Christopher Trapani Joins Ä¢¹½tv Music & Center for Computation and Technology Faculties
Louisiana native and renowned composer Christopher Trapani will join the faculties of the Ä¢¹½tv School of Music and Ä¢¹½tv Center for Computation and Technology as Assistant Professor of Experimental Music & Digital Media beginning in January 2024, Ä¢¹½tv announced Monday.

Ä¢¹½tv Executive Education Introduces Workplace Effectiveness Series
Ä¢¹½tv Executive Education will offer a six-part Workplace Effectiveness Series beginning on May 10, 2023, from 9-11 a.m. at Ä¢¹½tv's Business Education Complex. The first seminar, "Creating and Fostering a Morale Building Organizational Culture," will be taught by Rucks Department of Management Distinguished Instructor Kerry Sauley.