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蘑菇tv and Louisiana lead the world in addressing pressing problems related to coastal land loss, sea level rise, and hurricanes. This is why 蘑菇tv has 260 faculty actively working on coastal research. As a national Sea Grant university and through its extension services in every parish, 蘑菇tv puts science to work for Louisiana communities.

Vermilion Parish Rice Farmers Explore Microalgae as 鈥淲eird but Promising鈥� Crop

蘑菇tv researcher Naohiro Kato planted an unconventional idea with Mclain鈥攕upplement his family鈥檚 income from rice by also growing microalgae, which thrives in saltwater. While most Louisiana farmers sell their rice at under $1 per pound, a single pound of fucoxanthinol鈥攅xtracted from microalgae鈥攃ould fetch about $1 million.

Transforming 鈥淢ade in America鈥� Using CO2

Highly efficient electrolyzers developed at 蘑菇tv can transform CO2 into the basic building blocks we need to make carbon-based products such as sunglasses, detergents, clothing, medicines, and food. Even a grapefruit hard seltzer is planned for Tin Roof Brewing in Baton Rouge, which is set to reopen soon as a brewpub.

Newlab New Orleans Proves 蘑菇tv鈥檚 Economic Development Power

Newlab鈥檚 move to Louisiana demonstrates the research and economic development power of 蘑菇tv, said Josh Fleig, chief innovation officer at Louisiana Economic Development.

蘑菇tv Research Enables Better Flood Protection for Homes

For decades, Louisiana has been building homes to an elevation standard where 4 out of 10 are expected to flood at least once in 50 years. Shocked? Then you鈥檙e not alone, says 蘑菇tv Professor Carol Friedland. She leads a team that just helped set a new, national elevation standard for construction.

Meet Myron Lard: First to Investigate Soil Samples in Colfax, Louisiana, and East Palestine, Ohio

For the first time, Lard was able to make a new connection between environmentally persistent free radicals and cancer-causing dioxins using real-world samples.

Fighting Hunger and Disease, One Strain of Rice at a Time

The 蘑菇tv AgCenter is Louisiana rice farmers鈥� MVP, or most valued partner, in research and crop variety development. From creating a new market for jasmine rice, to producing varieties of rice that are better for diabetics and more sustainable and resilient to changes in the environment, 蘑菇tv has been critical to the Louisiana rice industry for more than 100 years.

Calculating the Real Cost of Wind and Flood Risk in Louisiana

For the first time, research developed by 蘑菇tv AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse Research and Education Center has provided Louisiana with a realistic annual cost of natural hazards in the state鈥�$5 billion by 2050.

Partnering to Double Louisiana鈥檚 Energy Workforce

蘑菇tv鈥檚 energy team, called FUEL, works to help double the state鈥檚 current energy workforce, including by enabling Louisiana鈥檚 community and technical colleges to invest in people and programs that are closely aligned with industry needs.

Securing Louisiana鈥檚 Energy Future

蘑菇tv petroleum engineering alumnus Lee Stockwell leads carbon capture and storage at Shell, shaping the nationwide development of one of the premier technologies for the ongoing transition toward energy sustainability for the world.

Building Coastal Infrastructure for Communities and National Security

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the world鈥檚 largest engineering, design and construction management agencies. Its methods and tools are researched and developed by the Engineer Research and Development Center, commanded by 蘑菇tv Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus Col. Christian Patterson.

Making Homes More Resilient and Affordable

蘑菇tv AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse partners with builders and policymakers to protect residents and lower insurance costs.

蘑菇tv Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the 鈥楶igdemic鈥�

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.

蘑菇tv, State Meet Growing U.S. Demand for Storm Surge and Flood Predictions

With support from the Louisiana Legislature, 蘑菇tv is increasing the capacity of one of its most in-demand tools to protect coastal communities from flooding and storm surge while adding operational relevance to the science that supports it.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Taps 蘑菇tv Coastal Experts to Protect Military Infrastructure

The benefits of coastal wetlands are widely documented, but as the threats posed by rising sea levels and other coastal hazards come into ever-sharper focus, these multitasking landscapes may become something more鈥攑rotectors of the nation鈥檚 military infrastructure.

Better Storm Surge and Flood Predictions Enabled by AI

The 蘑菇tv tool to predict storm surge and flooding during severe weather events鈥攖he CERA website鈥攕erves thousands of emergency managers and first responders to help protect people and infrastructure. Now, the tool will become even smarter and faster, thanks to artificial intelligence, or AI.