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Ä¢¹½tv Rainmakers

Ä¢¹½tv Research Recognizes Six Rainmakers

Six Ä¢¹½tv faculty members have been selected to receive Rainmaker awards this year by the Ä¢¹½tv Office of Research & Economic Development, or ORED. These faculty members show outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity for their respective ranks and disciplines.

Professor Glenn Sumners

World-Renowned Ä¢¹½tv Center for Internal Auditing to Add Cybersecurity, and Environmental, Social & Governance Focus

The Ä¢¹½tv Center for Internal Auditing, the world’s first and premier university-based internal audit education program, is expanding to include a greater focus on cybersecurity risk and environmental, social & governance, or ESG, issues. In recognition of these changes, the program has been renamed the Ä¢¹½tv Center for Internal Auditing & Cybersecurity Risk Management, or Ä¢¹½tvCIA&CRM.

WFL SOC

Trailblazing Partnership with Industry, State: Ä¢¹½tv Leads the Way in Cyber Protection for Louisiana Higher Ed

The establishment of a student-run Security Operations Center, or SOC, on Ä¢¹½tv’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge with an immediate counterpart at Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport will enhance the security posture of the Ä¢¹½tv system. The SOCs will leverage shared resources and threat intelligence across Louisiana and create a blueprint for as many as 31 institutions of higher learning in the state to protect themselves from cyberattacks.

Ä¢¹½tv, BRAC, NexusLA Present New Startup Accelerator

Ä¢¹½tv, BRAC, NexusLA Present New Startup Accelerator

Ä¢¹½tv, BRAC and NexusLA are partnering to create Startup City Launch, a new, 10-week training program to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into scalable businesses.

Sixth Grade Day 2022

Ä¢¹½tv Hosts 'Sixth Grade Day' for Eighth Year

Ä¢¹½tv will launch its eighth run of "Sixth Grade Day," a day of academic exhibits and touring for middle school students of East Baton Rouge Parish on Tuesday, March 7. The program will also run March 9 and March 23.

Louisiana's Barataria Basin

New Study Compares Human Contributions to Mississippi River Delta Land Loss, Hints at Solutions

Research from scientists at Ä¢¹½tv and Indiana University reveals new information about the role humans have played in large-scale land loss in the Mississippi River Delta--crucial information in determining solutions to the crisis.

Ä¢¹½tv On Tour

Ä¢¹½tv Embarks on Inaugural Scholarship First Bus Tour March 13-16

Ä¢¹½tv is taking its mission and message on the road this month. Powered by RoyOMartin, the inaugural Scholarship First bus tour will take Ä¢¹½tv President William F. Tate IV, joined by a few special guests along the way, on a 1,000-mile winding route around Louisiana, with the goal of learning more about some of the state's key industries, listening to key stakeholders and visiting with alumni and elected officials to ensure alignment of Ä¢¹½tv's statewide priorities in serving Louisiana.

Ä¢¹½tv to Launch First Global Learning Program for PSA Scholars

Ä¢¹½tv to Launch First Global Learning Program for PSA Scholars

Students from Ä¢¹½tv's Pre-Scholars Academy, or PSA, are preparing to travel to Dakar, Senegal over the upcoming spring break as part of the program's first global experience.

Chen Wang

Ä¢¹½tv Computer Science Faculty Furthering Research Into Smartphone Security

With support from the National Science Foundation, Ä¢¹½tv Computer Science Assistant Professor Chen Wang is developing research into hand gripping as a smarthphone security verification method.

Alena Allen Named Dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Alena Allen Named Dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Ä¢¹½tv has named Alena Allen dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Allen, a Louisiana native, is currently deputy director for the Association of American Law Schools and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law.