LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 4 (TNSPer) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Kiwana McClung has been named the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's interim chief diversity officer. She succeeds Taniecea A. Mallery, who recently accepted a position as senior director of equity, diversion and inclusion for the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C. McClung is an associate professor in the School of Architecture and Design. She  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 2 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Rosilynn Gillum, a 2009 graduate of Louisiana Tech University in Sociology, will join the University Foundation as Development Officer for the College of Education, starting Nov. 15. Gillum brings her proficiency in relationship building and customer service, and her experience in the healthcare industry, to the position. "We're thrilled that Rosilynn will be bringing her expertise in building relations more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 2 (TNSEve) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Travis Johnson, Louisiana State Representative for the 21st District, a native of Ferriday and Louisiana Tech graduate, will serve as keynote speaker for the University's fall commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, in the Thomas Assembly Center on the Tech campus. Family and friends unable to attend commencement can watch the event via Facebook Live. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree  more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- The Caddo Parish Public Schools issued the following news: Lennard Holden is celebrating 15 years as the Director of Bands at Southwood High School with a new honor. In October, he was awarded the Robert Wilhite Award of Excellence by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. Holden is the first to receive this award which pays homage to an educator who taught music to disadvantaged students for 49 years in St. Landry Parish. "I'm very humbled to receive this more PR

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Nov. 2 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the Health Resources & Services Administration's (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, today announced Louisiana Tech University was awarded a $600,000 grant through the Delta Region Rural Health Workforce Training Program. A Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY 2022 is now open with an estimated $1.4 million total program funding to be a more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 3 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy is committed to helping Louisiana build a stronger and more resilient electric infrastructure and mitigating bill impacts on customers following the severe weather events of 2020 and 2021. Deanna Rodriguez, president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans, and Phillip May, president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana, traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to meet with the Louisiana delegation's two members of the Senate an more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported third quarter 2021 earnings per share of $2.63 on an as-reported basis and earnings per share of $2.45 on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP). "We delivered another strong quarter. With clear visibility into the remainder of the year and a strong base plan, we are narrowing our 2021 adjusted earnings per share guidance range and affirming our longer-term outlooks." said Entergy Chairm more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards' Climate Initiatives Task Force will benefit from a newly released tool designed to estimate and evaluate the effectiveness of proposed greenhouse gas mitigation policies for achieving Louisiana's climate goals. The Louisiana Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) is a state-of-the-art modeling tool developed by Energy Innovation, LLC in collaboration with the Water Institute of the Gu more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: A new, first-of-a-kind study will examine how food insecurity - lacking enough food for an active and healthy life - influences the physical and mental health of Black women. By measuring a number of psychological and physiological mechanisms, researchers will gain a better understanding of the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. "F more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 6 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech's Speech and Hearing Center will benefit from one of 20 grants from the University's Lagniappe Ladies women's philanthropy group. The funding will provide new technology designed to train future speech-language pathologists and audiologists for careers and service to their communities. Over 40 grant applications were received in the organization's 12th year. Members of the group evaluate g more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 4 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's A.E. Philips Laboratory School will partner with the Louisiana Tech University Foundation on a renovation campaign designed to fund enhancement of the school's physical campus and outdoor learning spaces. In recent years, the school's playground has experienced ongoing issues with exposed roots, older fencing, and drainage issues that have caused erosion. "We provide an excellent educ more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Nov. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: * * * Nicholls Geomatics Receives 2021 Surveying Education Award The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying recognized the Nicholls State University Geomatics Program with one of its 2021 Surveying Education Awards. This is the third time Nicholls has received an NCEES Surveying Education Award, which began in 2016. Schools are chosen based on their student outcomes, stu more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 2 (TNSGra) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Anyone who's spent much time on social media knows that the algorithms are always watching. These machine learning systems know what we like, what we consume online and what we may want to buy -- sometimes even before we do -- based on the digital footprints we all leave online. But these highly curated and personalized recommender systems aren't always fair and can sometimes inherit prejudices and  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 30 (TNSRes) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: When COVID-19 brought the country to a virtual standstill in the spring of 2020, one group of workers soon became known as the pandemic's unsung heroes. They made school lunches for virtual learning. They kept grocery stores stocked with food. And they prepared to-go orders to help keep the restaurants that employed them afloat. "Food service workers and their families were among the hardest hit ea more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A Tulane University researcher found that artificial intelligence can accurately detect and diagnose colorectal cancer from tissue scans as well or better than pathologists, according to a new study in the journal Nature Communications. The study, which was conducted by researchers from Tulane, Central South University in China, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Temple University, a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * First patient study in North America to investigate a new combination of two previously FDA-approved drugs identified as effective against COVID-19 by DeepDrug, an artificial intelligence platform developed by Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers. * * * Skymount Medical has partnered with Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Medical Center to conduct the first U.S. clin more PR