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Ä¢¹½tv Researchers Collaborate to Better Understand the Weak Nuclear Force
Physical Review Letters, the world’s premier physics letter journal, has published two papers by a team of Ä¢¹½tv nuclear physics researchers to advance the knowledge on the important implications for understanding the physics of the weak nuclear force.

Ä¢¹½tv Research Team Leads Federal Study of Underwater Mudslides in the Gulf of Mexico to Understand Impacts on Energy Infrastructure, Shipwrecks
An interdisciplinary team of Ä¢¹½tv researchers is coordinating the largest-ever collaborative study of the seabed where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico with $3.8 million in support from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM.

Researchers at Ä¢¹½tv Health Shreveport and Ä¢¹½tv Shreveport Use AI to Better Understand and Treat Brain Tumors
Medical doctors are collaborating with computer scientists to improve care for patients with cavernous malformations, some of the most difficult-to-treat tumors in the head and spine.

Ä¢¹½tv Health New Orleans Nurses Among Great 100 Nurses
Seven members of the faculty of Ä¢¹½tv Health New Orleans School of Nursing were among those honored in 2022 by The Great 100 Nurses Foundation.

Ä¢¹½tv Experts Weigh-in on Record Low Mississippi River Levels
In the month of October, the Mississippi River has seen record low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the level is revealing a more than 100 year old sunken ferry and the underbelly of the USS Kidd. Ä¢¹½tv experts share more insight on what the low-level means for the state and nation.

Robinson Takes on Hatchery Manager Duties
Elizabeth Robinson has joined Louisiana Sea Grant as the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery operations manager in Grand Isle.

Ä¢¹½tv Political Communication, Spanish Alumna Named Fulbright Grantee
Sydney McGovern, a May 2022 political communication and Spanish Ä¢¹½tv Honors College alumna, will teach English and promote cultural exchange through student journalism in Galicia, Spain as a Fulbright grantee.

Ä¢¹½tv Announces 2022 Homecoming Queen and King
Ä¢¹½tv announced the 2022 Homecoming Queen and King on Saturday, Oct. 22, during the game with the University of Mississippi.

Ä¢¹½tv Police Department First in the SEC to Implement "Soft Interview Room"
The Ä¢¹½tv Police Department is the first in the SEC to implement a Project Beloved "soft interview room" for victims of trauma or sexual violence. The new room features comfortable lighting, furniture, weighted blankets, and items that are intended to help survivors talk to police about what happened.

Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Now Performing Monkeypox Virus Testing
Effective Oct. 4, the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, or LADDL, at the Ä¢¹½tv School of Veterinary Medicine began testing for monkeypox virus for the Ä¢¹½tv Student Health Center. In 2021, LADDL, an accredited veterinary diagnostic laboratory, acquired CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) certification for the testing of human samples for COVID-19 and now monkeypox virus.