SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 28 (TNSconf) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary College will host a two-day conference entitled, "Legacies of American Slavery: Race, Health, and Medicine," on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12. The conference is presented as part of the multi-year Legacies of American Slavery initiative sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). It is free and open to the public, but advance registration is recomm more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 28 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: GE's Grid Solutions and Power Conversion businesses (NYSE:GE) have been selected by Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, to provide the high-voltage (HV) equipment and the energy management system (EMS) to support Venture Global LNG's Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Louisiana. GE's Grid Solutions contracts  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The statistics are clear. Tulane University is a global university, with students representing 83 countries and international students and scholars numbering nearly 1,600. Tulane also boasts 140 study abroad programs in 40 countries, 10,000 international alumni, and research taking place in 70 nations. The Office of Academic Affairs and Provost and the Office of International Affairs, also known a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 25 (TNSpar) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Through a partnership with Capital Area Human Services District, one of Louisiana's largest behavioral health providers, LSU leverages AI technology to catch early warning signs of serious mental illness and improve treatment. * * * LSU Professor of Psychology Alex Cohen is working to treat serious mental illness using artificial intelligence. He is developing a smartphone app that more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 28 (TNStalk) -- Louisiana State University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 27, 2022, with Clint Willson, civil and environmental engineering professor and director of the Center for River Studies, and Kory Konsoer, associate professor in the Geography and Anthropology Department and Coastal Studies Institute Fellow: * * * In the month of October, the Mississippi River has seen record low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the level is revealing a m more PR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Oct. 28 (TNSpar) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: McNeese State University recently signed an articulation agreement with Sowela Technical Community College. The agreement is for students who have earned an Associate of Science in Nursing at Sowela to transfer to McNeese to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. "McNeese and Sowela share a common interest in providing access to quality higher education in Southwest Louisiana," McNeese President Dr more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Bloomberg Media issued the following news release: On a Wing and a Prayer, a documentary profiling the work of an aerial photographer who has made dozens of flights in a homemade paraglider over Louisiana's fast-retreating coastline, has been named the winner of the Bloomberg Green Docs competition. The contest honors short films addressing the urgency of climate change. The announcement was made this evening during the Green Docs Film Festival at the Skirball Cultural Cent more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 28 (TNSjou)(TNSper) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Award-winning neuroscientist Matthew Dalva, PhD, whose research focuses on how the connections of the brain form and are changed by experience, has been appointed as director of the Tulane Brain Institute and the university's newest Presidential Chair. Dalva, a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and vice chair of research in the Depart more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 26 (TNSconf) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's Department of Computer Science is hosting the last of the fall Industry Connect Distinguished Lectures Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. Scheduled in the Envoc Innovation Lab, located in room 2026 in the Computer Science and Technology Building, the free lecture is titled "Components of Enterprise Security." Garth Kiepper of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana will s more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 26 (TNSawa) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University Instructor of Industrial Technology Anthony Blakeney has been honored with the WEMCO Excellence Award as the top educator in the country. A resident of Ponchatoula, Blakeney was nominated by his peers. "For over two decades, Anthony has dedicated himself to teaching our students about welding technology. He has single handedly developed the welding prog more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 25 (TNSeco) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University announced plans for new state- of-the-art facilities that will elevate both academics and athletics at the University. The facilities improvements will encompass over 50,000 square feet and are made possible through a combination of public and private funds. The multi-phase, multi-year project will begin with an update and enhancement for the home of Li more PR