BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Dr. Larry Hollier today announced he will step down from the position of chancellor of LSU's Health Sciences Center in New Orleans effective immediately. He has been chancellor since 2005, after having earlier served as president of Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Hollier plans to return to the faculty at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. He is a practicing vascular surge more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 13 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts announced it has named Pamela Pike, Herndon Spillman Professor of Piano Pedagogy in the LSU School of Music, as the new Associate Dean of Research, Creative Practice, and Community Engagement, effective Oct. 18. In her new role, Pike will collaborate with all areas of the College and other LSU entities such as the Office of Research and Economic Dev more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 16 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Entergy Corporation today announced Elizabeth S. Williams has been named vice president, commercial and industrial journey and products for the company. She will report to David Ellis, Entergy's chief customer officer. "Entergy is partnering with our customers to help them meet their reliability, affordability and sustainability needs and develop thoughtful solutions that create real value," said Ell more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions or C2ES and The Climate Registry today awarded Entergy Corporation and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Leo Denault with a national 2021 Climate Leadership Award. "We are honored to receive this recognition for our commitment to climate action and environmental stewardship through innovative solutions on behalf of all stakeholders," said Denault. "Entergy is committ more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 13 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The Jackson Public School - Tougaloo Early College High School Program presented the "Bringing Excellence and Service Together" award to Entergy team members Betina Brandon, senior manager of diversity and workforce development, and Alexander Washington, Ph.D., program manager of diversity and workforce strategies. The B.E.S.T. award recognizes those who provide outreach efforts with the early college high school prog more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 13 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas, Inc. awarded $140,844 in incentives to Jefferson County as part of its Commercial Solutions Program through Entergy Solutions, which provides technical and financial support to help customers identify and implement projects that reduce energy use. The Commercial Solutions Program is offered to businesses, institutional and public entities, including local state and federal governments, public/private s more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 12 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Around 34 billion gallons of water go down the drain every day. Could some of it be recycled into drinking water in areas where water is becoming increasingly scarce? The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Tulane University microbiologist a $1.24 million grant to develop more efficient ways to test and measure viruses in wastewater so engineers can evaluate how to best eradicate them. Th more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Oct. 15 (TNSOps) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit will recognize four Nicholls State University business students with an AIM2Flourish Prize this October for their report on the impact of artificial oyster beds on the coast. Otto Candies, Jenna Covington, Bryan Taylor and Ivan Prejean reported on the inventive practices of ORA Estuaries. The New Orleans-based company designs and ins more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Air Products' Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi announced the company will develop a $4.5 billion clean energy complex near Burnside in Ascension Parish. This will also be the world's largest permanent carbon dioxide sequestration endeavor to date. Air Products will construct a blue hydrogen manufacturing complex to produce more than 750 million standard cubic feet more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and video game development executive Jeff Strain announced the launch today of Possibility Space, a game development studio that will build large-scale video games for a global audience. Possibility Space becomes the latest addition to Louisiana's growing interactive entertainment cluster, which includes inXile, a Microsoft Xbox Game Studio; High Voltage Software, part of Keyw more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: For the past 15 years, LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Aly Mousaad Aly has studied wind, structural, and coastal engineering. His latest project explores ways to improve community resilience and establish smart and recoverable infrastructure and businesses along the Gulf Coast. "Specifically, our research at LSU looks at the design and rehabilitation aspects of  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 14 (TNSMon) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors has donated more than $250,000 to Louisiana Tech University's Construction Engineering Technology program as part of its ongoing effort to increase the training opportunities for the next generation of leaders in construction management. This gift is part of an annual commitment from the state's professional contractors and the licensing board. Each ye more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 15 (TNSMon) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Innovation Enterprise at Louisiana Tech University has been selected for a $1.5 million award through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to Scale Venture Challenge competition. There were 50 award winners from 26 different states, and the Louisiana Tech award was among the largest in the country. EDA's Build to Scale Venture Challenge is a national competition designed to inves more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 14 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Mark Murphey to receive FFA's highest honor Louisiana Tech's Dr. Mark Murphey, Academic Program Chair in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor of Animal Science and Holder of the Agricultural Sciences Endowed Professorship in Tech's Department of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, has been selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree, the highest degree bestowed upon an individu more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 15 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: In late August 2021, Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana coastline causing significant wind damage and flooding in the surrounding area. Less than 24 hours later, over 320 Tennessee Guardsmen convoyed south to support relief operations in the impacted areas. Of the 320 Soldiers, 80 were military police from Lexington's 251st Military Police Company. The Guardsmen left on Sept. 2 and traveled wi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 12 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A Tulane University scientist is teaming up with researchers across the country as part of a $15 million initiative by the National Science Foundation to establish a new field of study that has the potential to transform biomedical, agricultural and basic biological sciences. Henry "Hank" Bart, a professor in the Tulane Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and director of the Tulane Biodi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 16 (TNSOps) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new era in college athletics began on July 1, 2021, and the landscape of college athletics has shifted for the nation's student-athletes. For the first time in the 100-year history of the NCAA, college athletes can now receive almost unlimited compensation, including the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL). It's a time unlike any other in the history of college sports and the beginning of  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 14 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Having "the talk" is a task shouldered by millions of Black families each year as parents try to protect their children from racist experiences, including the possibility of being unfairly profiled by the police. What would happen if critical and honest conversations about race, racism and eliminating discrimination were also a rite of passage for white parents and their children? The National Inst more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 16 (TNSGra) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The University of Alabama at Birmingham, in partnership with other leading academic centers in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, will establish the Deep South Center to Reduce Disparities in Chronic Diseases with a grant from the National Institutes of Health. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded funds to UAB and 10 research institutions to establish and suppo more PR