SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 21 (TNSconf) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary's Hurley School of Music is proud to welcome renowned conductor and educator Dr. Tim Seelig to Centenary for a residency that includes two free public events highlighting the experience of LGBTQ+ musicians. Seelig is the Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) and Conductor Emeritus of the Turtle Creek Chorale in Dallas, Texas. "Dr. Seelig is known fo more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards joined ExxonMobil officials to celebrate the commencement of operations for the Polypropylene Growth Project (PPG Project), a new production unit that broke ground in 2019. The investment of more than $500 million creates 65 new direct jobs and 219 new indirect jobs, for a total of 284 new jobs for the Capital Region. The project helps ExxonMobil meet the growing demand for du more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Jan. 19 (TNSpar) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), UNCF (United Negro College Fund), and Partnership for Education Advancement have launched a landmark collaboration to drive tangible, long-term progress for Grambling State University and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) while also impacting the Black economy. What has been dubbed the HBCU Transformation Project is a first-of-its-k more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 19 (TNSper) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The next lecture in Louisiana Tech University's New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Series will be given by Dr. Taj Azarian, Assistant Professor at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences in the University of Central Florida's College of Medicine. Azarian's presentation, titled "Meaningful use of pathogen genomic data: Tracking bacterial mobile elements using published sequences," will take place at  more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 20 (TNSpro) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University has announced a new program designed to build leadership competencies for faculty and staff members; the President's Leadership Initiative will instill the skills and provide the experiences necessary to develop the University's future leaders. According to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources and the results of their 2022 Higher Education Emp more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 21 (TNSconf) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's annual Undergraduate Research and Service-Learning Symposium will take place Feb. 10-11 in University Hall. The event celebrates the academic research, scholarly activity and service-learning experiences of students within each of the university's five colleges. Through presentations and networking opportunities, participants learn from each other by sharing their experience more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 19 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU Provost's Fund for Innovation in Research announced $1.1 million in faculty research grants to 33 different projects in support of sustained strategic priorities for the university and for Louisiana. Ranging from the discovery of new antibiotics to underground storage of hydrogen, a low-carbon alternative to oil and gas, to how to effectively remove so-called "forever chemicals" fr more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Sepsis is the No. 1 cause of death in hospitals and Louisiana leads the country with the highest rate of sepsis mortality, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hollis O'Neal, MD, Critical Care Physician at LSU Health Sciences Center and Medical Director of Research at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, was the national principal investigator that led to  more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Jan. 21 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Nicholls State University awarded its Top 10 Grants Winner Awards for Funding Received in 2022, who combined, received over $8 million in grant funding for 2022, at the university's Spring 2023 Convocation on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. "Rigorous academic research and creative scholarship is time-consuming, requires great attention to detail, strong adherence to the standards and principles of more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Jan. 20 (TNSawa) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: * * * Southeastern Louisiana University's Professional Sales Team won second place out of 80 universities in the World Cup of Sales at the 2022 International Collegiate Sales Competition. Hosted each year in Orlando, Fla., by Florida State University, the ICSC is the largest and most prestigious university sales competition in the world. * Southeastern students who competed on the winn more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: As a former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of New Orleans, Darrell Kruger is not exactly new to UNO. However, prior to his formal return to UNO on Jan. 1 as the new provost, senior vice president of academic affairs and executive director of research and economic development, Kruger wanted to introduce himself to the campus community, so he held more PR