BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * LSU alumna Diane Goyette and husband Henry's gift will advance research-to-practice pipeline to benefit Louisiana families * * * LSU alumna Diane Goyette and husband Henry of Houston, Texas, have made a $5 million gift to benefit the LSU Early Childhood Education Institute. The LSU College of Human Sciences & Education's ECE Institute, announced in March 2021, is a hub for the state more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 6 (TNSper) -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to the following Louisiana boards and commissions. Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District The mission of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District is to provide for the efficient administration, conservation, orderly development, and supplementation of groundwater resources in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, East Felicia more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 9 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Parents and guardians in Louisiana will now have access to their child or dependent's vaccination status via the LA Wallet app. Families can add a digital SMART Health Card to the LA Wallet app which will give them immediate access to their child or dependent's COVID-19 vaccination information from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). As of June 1, 2022, more than 825,000 residents have added more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 8 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech and The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) have partnered in a new innovative program that will train 13 Maryland teachers to better instruct, inspire, and support blind students. The "Narrowing the Gap for Blind and Low-Vision Students in Maryland Teacher Preparation" program will allow the teachers full funding to attend Tech's Professional Development and Research Institute on Blind more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 8 (TNSres) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release on July 7, 2022: Pennington Biomedical Research Center announced today that it would test whether a smartphone app that aids with nutritional tracking and is proven to help adults understand their dietary intake with real-time feedback could help children in the same way thanks to a $22,507 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foun more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on July 7, 2022: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought the threat of nuclear warfare to the forefront. But how would modern nuclear detonations impact the world today? A new study published today provides stark information on the global impact of nuclear war. The study's lead author LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professor Cheryl Harrison and coauthors ran mul more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on July 7, 2022: Barrier islands protect the coastline from storms, storm surge, waves and flooding. They can act as a buffer between the ocean and beachfront property. As sea level rises, barrier islands retreat, or move closer toward the shore, which diminishes the buffer and protection. New information published today shows the retreat of coastal barrier islands will accelerate by 50 perce more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports research, innovation and discovery that provides the foundation for economic growth in the United States. The National Science Foundation has awarded Louisiana Tech University $300,000. The project that received this funding is entitled "IRES Track I: Towards a Green and Self-Powered Internet of Things (IoT) using Vibration Energy Harvesting," is under the  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 8 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers scientist helps produce world's first large-scale study on how nuclear war would affect marine ecosystems * * * By Greg Bruno Even the smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, leading to sharp declines in fish stocks, expansion of ice sheets into coastal communities and changes in ocean currents that would take decades or longer to reverse, according to a Rutgers researcher a more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 6 (TNSper) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Dr. Melinda Oberleitner is ending her service as dean of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr. Lisa Broussard, the college's associate dean and a professor, will be interim dean until Oberleitner's successor is named. Oberleitner earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UL Lafayette in 1977 and joined the faculty as an i more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSper) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Following a national search, the University of New Orleans has appointed Samuel Gladden as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development. Gladden, who has nearly 25 years of experience as a faculty member and administrator, most recently served as associate dean of the College of Human Sciences and Humanities at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. "I am e more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 8 (TNSper) -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: Vrushali Bokil, honored for her work supporting inclusive excellence and an expert in computational and applied mathematics, numerical analysis and mathematical biology, has been named interim dean of the OSU College of Science. Bokil, the college's associate dean for research and graduate studies, will replace Roy Haggerty, who on Aug. 1 will begin serving as Louisiana State University's execut more PR