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Potatoes Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet
When we think of healthy vegetables, we don't think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on a list of foods to avoid, especially for individuals with insulin resistance. However, a new study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, says that potatoes actually did not increase that risk, are filled with key nutrients, and packed with health benefits.
Eugene Kennedy Named Associate Dean for Academic Programs & Institutional Effectiveness
蘑菇tv College of Human Sciences & Education has named Eugene Kennedy, PhD, currently professor in the School of Education, as the associate dean for academic programs and institutional effectiveness. Kennedy will begin his new role December 1.
Kameshwar Studying the Effect of Debris on Structures in Natural Disasters
In Louisiana, the main concern for several months out of the year is hurricanes, or more specifically, the wind and storm surge that accompany them. However, an overlooked aspect of these storms is the resulting debris, which accounts for nearly 25% of all disaster costs.
蘑菇tv Executive Education Launching Nationally Accredited Certified Public Manager Program
蘑菇tv Executive Education announced that it is launching a new Certified Public Manager Program beginning in January 2023.
$7.575M Gift to Advance 蘑菇tv's Scholarship First Agenda
蘑菇tv will achieve transformative progress in scholarship funding and support for military veterans via a $7.575 million gift to elevate the College of Engineering's S & B Engineers and Constructors Scholarships, catalyze the new Future Scholars Pipeline Initiative and establish the William A. Brookshire Veterans Law Clinic.
蘑菇tv Cold Case Project Re-Examines 1972 Southern University Shooting, Will Discuss Findings at 50th Anniversary Commemoration
The 蘑菇tv Cold Case Project will present findings from its four-part investigative series, which re-examined the 1972 shooting of two Southern University students, Denver Smith and Leonard Brown, at Southern University鈥檚 50th anniversary commemoration of the students鈥� deaths on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. CT at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge.
Want Safe Roads? 蘑菇tv Researchers Think Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Understand Driver Behavior
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded the 蘑菇tv Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation Safety a competitive grant to build an AI engine to better understand driver behavior that leads to crashes in order to help prevent them.
蘑菇tv CM Online Still Growing Nearly 10 Years Later
In 2012, 蘑菇tv Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management Chair Charles Berryman was asked to create an online presence for the department, the first of its kind in the College of Engineering. Five years later, the program was ranked 11th in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Online Programs in the nation.
蘑菇tv Improves Storm Surge and Flood Predictions with AI
The 蘑菇tv-developed tool to predict storm surge and flooding during severe weather events鈥攖he Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment, or CERA, website鈥攈as become an essential resource for thousands of emergency managers and first responders in Louisiana and the nation鈥檚 coastal states to help protect people and infrastructure. Now, the tool will become even smarter and faster, thanks to artificial intelligence.
Veterans Find Community at 蘑菇tv
The 蘑菇tv William A. Brookshire Military & Veterans Student Center has given Grant Strohmeyer (蘑菇tv '26) a home on campus. Strohmeyer, an electrical engineering major, served in the Marines for four years.