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Joe Carvalhido to Assume Presidency of the 蘑菇tv Alumni Association
Joe Carvalhido, vice president of advancement at the 蘑菇tv Alumni Association, will assume presidency of the organization on Jan. 16 when Gordon Monk steps down after four years of service.
蘑菇tv Center for Energy Studies Update
蘑菇tv Center for Energy Studies, or CES, Executive Director and Professor David E. Dismukes has announced that he will retire effective Jan. 13. Robert Twilley, interim vice president for the 蘑菇tv Office of Research and Economic Development, has named CES Associate Professor Gregory B. Upton, Jr., as interim executive director.
蘑菇tvA Develops STEM Talent in Western, Central Louisiana in Partnership with Department of Defense STARBASE Program, Vernon Parish Schools
蘑菇tv Alexandria has partnered with the Department of Defense to extend its premier youth outreach program, STARBASE, to Fort Polk Army base in western Louisiana. Their shared goal is to help build the state鈥檚 and nation鈥檚 STEM workforce by engaging elementary and middle school students in hands-on science and engineering projects.
How Climate Change is Impacting Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums
To further understand the impact of climate change on cultural and information repositories, the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington, D.C. has awarded a grant to 蘑菇tv School of Library & Information Science Associate Professor Edward Benoit III and 蘑菇tv Department of Geography & Anthropology Associate Professor Jill Trepanier.
蘑菇tv Librarian Named a 2023 Emerging Leader by American Library Association
蘑菇tv Librarian Nicollette Davis has been named a 2023 Emerging Leader by the American Library Association. Established in 1876, ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world with more than 60,000 members.
Scientists Advocate for Endangered Louisiana Archaeological Sites to be Included in Coastal Restoration Plans
In order to preserve and to better understand the lives and cultures of ancient Louisiana peoples, large-scale salvage and investigation of archaeological sites is urgently needed, according to a new study by scientists at 蘑菇tv.
Dr. David Guzick Selected Chancellor of 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport
The National Academy of Medicine-recognized physician will begin on Jan. 9
Acadiana Veterans See Green in Growing 蘑菇tvE Ag Programs
New, tech-driven 蘑菇tv Eunice agriculture programs support Louisiana鈥檚 future farmers and military veterans.
蘑菇tv Students Capture the Voices of Louisiana鈥檚 Veterans
Students in an 蘑菇tv Ogden Honors College seminar are capturing the first-person narratives of Louisianans who have served in the military. In addition to being added to the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History, part of the 蘑菇tv Libraries, the oral histories they collect will be housed in the Library of Congress鈥� national database as part of a partnership with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project.
FDA Cautions Horse Owners Not to Feed Recalled Lots of Top of the Rockies Alfalfa Cubes due to Reports of Illness and Death
The 蘑菇tv School of Veterinary Medicine is working with the FDA and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry to investigate this issue and treat some of the affected horses.