BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded nearly $3 million to create a program to improve health equity and care in rural and medically underserved communities in Region 6 (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.) It is one of only ten such awards granted by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Unde more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- ABC News, the news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news: After a passerby found a three-year-old girl with blood on her feet wandering alone in a Louisiana parking lot, authorities embarked on a multiday search for her missing mother: Lyntell Washington, a Baton Rouge educator who was voted Teacher of the Year. When authorities found the pregnant teacher shot in the head, they were left with a cryptic clue from her toddler, who said: "Mr. Robbie" h more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: The opening of Centenary College's 2022-2023 academic year brought the largest entering class since 2011 as well as a strong cohort of new faculty and staff who have joined the College since the end of the previous academic year. Pictured at right are: Bottom row, l to r: Ashley Dehart, Xiaoxia Zhang, Christine Martin; Second row: Lalita Rogers, Dewan Russel Rahman; Third row: George Till more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Acclaimed and versatile musician Cordara Harper has taken over as director of the Grambling State University Choir and has planned an event to begin his new role in a new academic year in a celebratory fashion. Harper serves as an Assistant Professor of Music Education, Vocal Coordinator, and Director of Choirs at GSU, where he conducts the University Choir and Vocal Ensemble and teaches music and mu more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Generous funding from the Entergy Charitable Foundation will support the applied research and service learning projects of five promising students within Loyola University New Orleans' acclaimed Environment program throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. As Environmental Justice Scholars, these five students will develop community engagement projects focused on improving environmental sustainability, more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 30 (TNSper) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Nicole Johnson has joined the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group as Of Counsel, associated with the Irvine office. Nicole's practice will focus on representing consumer financial services companies in litigation matters. With 14 years of litigation experience, Nicole represents mortgage loan servicers, loan beneficiaries, forec more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 30 (TNSper) -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Jessica Johnson has rejoined the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice in Cleveland. Jessica represents clients in commercial litigation and financial services litigation matters in Ohio state and federal courts, with a primary focus on defending banks, mortgage lenders, and loan servicers in state, federal, and bankruptcy court proceedi more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Oct. 4 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: The coworkers from East Jefferson General Hospital, friends and family will contribute an initial gift of at least $11,400 to create the Glenda S. Tauzin Memorial Endowed Scholarship to benefit the Nicholls State University College of Nursing. Recipients will be full-time students in sophomore, junior or senior standing with at least a 3.0 GPA whose major is within the College of Nursing. The more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 6 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2022: Governor John Bel Edwards toured a locally owned bridge in East Baton Rouge today with inspectors from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). The bridge was deemed deficient and load posted in January 2022. This bridge is one of over 500 off-system bridges eligible to receive approximately $270 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law s more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Sept. 30 (TNStalk) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Grambling State University's (GSU) Office of Continuing Education and Service-Learning along with GSU's Earl Lester Cole Honors College held a Constitution Day Discussion Tuesday at T.H. Harris Auditorium. The theme of the program was "I Am An American: A Conversation About The U.S. Constitution." Dr. Quentin Holmes, Dr. Penya Moses, and Dr. Kevin Washington served as panelists answering questions more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 3 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: On Friday, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a delegation of state officials and business leaders participated in a daylong series of discussions about the energy transition with top executives of major global companies operating in Louisiana. The discussions covered a wide range of issues affecting the increasingly diversified energy sector, from the Russia-Ukraine war's impact on European demand for Louis more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Oct. 4 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls Geomatics program received a $100,000 donation from the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors. Nicholls Department Head of Applied Sciences and Associate Professor of Geomatics Dr. Esra Tekdal Yilmaz said, "Geomatics at Nicholls State is the only ABET accredited four-year program in the state of Louisiana with its advanced Unmanned Aircraft systems (UAS)/Drone program. This don more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSpar)-- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's Division of Nursing, in partnership with MedCamps of Louisiana, recently introduced an opportunity for Nursing students to engage in practical, hands-on learning opportunities designed to increase their knowledge of pediatric care for children with chronic conditions. "Healthcare is constantly changing, with most children being cared for in a provider's office instead of in an  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: In a large clinical trial that directly compared four drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers found that insulin glargine and liraglutide performed the best of four medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to maintain blood glucose levels in the recommended range. Blood glucose management is a key component of more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: According to research reports, concrete is the second-most used substance in the world (after water) and is the most widely used building material. Its usage worldwide is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminum combined. However, the susceptibility of concrete to cracking proves to be a major challenge since it results in the early deterioration of concrete structures. LSU Constru more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * With support from the National Academy of Sciences, LSU will build a new undergraduate research and creative works program focused on supporting people, ecosystems and industries in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Projects will bridge all disciplines and encourage students to combine multiple perspectives as not just experts, but problem-solvers. * * * A large, interdisciplinary tea more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 6 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, in collaboration with the US Army Medical Research and Development Command, has awarded LSU Health New Orleans $4.6 million over four years to develop education and training to improve burn injury care in military conflicts and civilian disasters before the patients reach a hospital. The Burn Prehospital Provider Program will meet the needs of m more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Researchers at LSU, in collaboration with Zuse Institute in Berlin, Germany, have developed an ultraviolet metasurface that discriminates between left- and right-handed amino acids with attomolar sensitivity. That work was just published in Nano Letters and titled, "Resonant Plasmonic-Biomolecular Chiral Interactions in the Far-Ultraviolet: Enantiomeric Discrimination of Sub 10nm Amino Acid more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Jenny Sones, DVM (LSU 2008), PhD, DACT, associate professor of theriogenology, is the recipient of a Catalyst Award from the National Academy of Medicine. Sponsored by the National Institute of Aging, the award includes a $50,000 cash prize and travel costs to attend an annual Global Innovator Summit. Dr. Sones is one of only 25 U.S.-based innovators to receive a Catalyst Award per year dur more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * With a new grant from NASA, LSU scientists will track the impact of severe weather disturbances on the coastal wetlands and estuaries in Louisiana and Texas. * * * A diverse array of ecosystems exist along the shores and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, many of them well-documented by researchers. However, in the face of increased severe weather and the stressors brought on by c more PR

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSper) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A Texas native with a deep passion for regional universities will be West Texas A&M University's new vice president for student affairs. Dr. Christopher Thomas, currently vice president for student affairs at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, will begin his new duties at WT on Dec. 1. Thomas joins the WT administration in a new role following the elevation of enrollment management to the  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a cert-stage amicus brief led by West Virginia and Louisiana that argues the U.S. Supreme Court should take up Groff v. DeJoy, to strengthen religious liberty protections. The case, which is in defense of a postal employee seeking to observe the Sabbath, offers an opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to reevaluate Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison (1977) and  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * New models detail consequences of high emissions for Gulf, Caribbean corals * * * Ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea are on pace to surpass critical thresholds for coral health by mid-century, but rapid action to significantly reduce emissions could slow warming, giving corals and coral conservation programs as much as 20 more years to adapt, according to new research. Cli more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, posted the following news: Schlumberger announced it will invest $11.5 million to centralize its North Gulf Coast (NGC) divisions at a newly renovated operations hub in Lafayette. The company will create 44 new direct jobs and more than $4 million of new annual payroll over a four-year period. Schlumberger will also retain 1,376 jobs at its Louisiana properties. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result i more PR

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSconf) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Dr. Kathryn "Kiki" Fontenot, an associate professor and vegetable extension specialist at the Louisiana State University AgCenter, will present "Containing Edibles to Maximize Your  more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Professor of Creative Writing David Armand has been selected as the recipient of the 23rd annual Louisiana Writer Award by the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library. The award is given to a contemporary Louisiana author in recognition of an outstanding contribution to Louisiana's literary and intellectual life exemplified by the wri more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: Chancellor John Sharp of The Texas A&M University System is coming to living rooms all around the state. Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp will appear in 18 media markets across Texas (and one in Louisiana) when Season Three of the show premieres in the first full week in October. Last year, the show aired in eight Texas markets. "The more we can share our stories about the cool people a more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education's (USDOE) Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Grant Program has awarded over $10 million in federal funding to expand and enhance teacher recruitment efforts in New Orleans. The Tulane University School of Professional Advancement (Tulane SoPA) will operate as lead recipient and partner with New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO), Xavier University of Louis more PR