AUBURN, Alabama, April 20 (TNSPer) -- Auburn University issued the following news: Following a national search, Auburn University has selected Jason Hicks as the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts, or CLA, effective July 1. Hicks joins Auburn from Louisiana State University, where he is currently a Provost's Fellow in the Office of Academic Affairs. He succeeds Ana Franco-Watkins, who has served as interim dean since July 2021 following the transition of Joe Aistrup back to the faculty a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Spotlight Louisiana event recognizes statewide small businesses for growth, strategy, innovation, leadership and more * * * Louisiana Economic Development honored 10 companies as Louisiana Growth Leaders at the 2022 Spotlight Louisiana event Thursday at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The event also featured the presentation of the inaugural Louisiana Growth Leader Lege more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 21 (TNSPer) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University has named Kimberly Gramm as the inaugural David and Marion Mussafer Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. In this role, Gramm will lead the newly announced Tulane Innovation Institute, a multi-million-dollar, long-term project in downtown New Orleans whose mission is to improve lives locally and around the world by bringing to market the discoveries and ideas of Tulane fa more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, April 21 (TNSfund) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The National Science Foundation's (NSF) continued confidence in Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence now includes a $4 million award for research on rapid qualification for additively manufactured (AM) safety-critical components used in the aviation, space and medical industries. The project also includes researchers from Southern University and Louisiana State more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Louisiana customers will soon be able to take advantage of a program that allows them to align a portion of their monthly electric usage with renewable energy credits. Beginning this May, the Green Select option gives residential and business customers in Louisiana the power to match some or all of their electricity usage with clean, renewable energy generated in state. Participating customers can benefit fr more PR

MANSURA, Louisiana, April 21 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Great Southern Wood Preserving, the lumber processing company best known for its YellaWood(R) brand pressure-treated pine, is investing $22.5 million to expand the selection of wood treatments for residential, industrial and marine use produced at its Avoyelles Parish facility. In addition to its residential and marine use products, the expansion will allow the company to target new commercial and  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 21 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards was joined by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Sec. Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D., and railroad officials to inspect the rail line of the proposed passenger train route between Baton Rouge to New Orleans. "The impending merger between the Kansas City Southern and the Canadian Pacific railways provides opportunities and renewed support to introduce the first-ev more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Great Southern Wood Preserving, the lumber processing company best known for its YellaWood(R) brand pressure-treated pine, is investing $22.5 million to expand the selection of wood treatments for residential, industrial and marine use produced at its Avoyelles Parish facility. In addition to its residential and marine use products, the expansion will allow the company to target new commercial and more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 21 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. David Mills and Brent Upshaw have been invited to serve as panelists at the Society for Biomaterials 2022 meeting. The theme for the annual meeting is "The Perilous Fight to Translate Innovative Research to Commercial Viability." This year's program is focused on ideas that involve breakthroughs in biomaterials science, translation of basic research to clinical application, next-generation medical  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 21 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: School of Education Assistant Professor Yu April Chen, PhD, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award for her project titled Leveling the Playing Field in STEM: Post-transfer Success for Underrepresented Racial Minority Community College Transfers. The grant totals $497,713 and will span five years. The NSF Faculty Career Development (CAREER) Program offers the NSF's m more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 19 -- New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following news release: A bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General, led by General Hector Balderas (New Mexico), General Lynn Fitch (Mississippi), and General Jeff Landry (Louisiana), wrote GoFundMe to urge better disclosure policies and greater clarity in terms of service for consumers who use their platform. "GoFundMe has a duty to its donors and charities to be transparent and accountable," said Attorn more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 18, 2022: Attorney General Miyares today joined a bipartisan coalition of 28 Attorneys General, led by New Mexico, Mississippi, and Louisiana, to urge GoFundMe to adopt better disclosure policies and greater clarity in terms of service for consumers who use their platform. "GoFundMe creates an easy, digital platform for people all over the world to donate to causes of their cho more PR