Recent APP News
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APP Launches Bachelor of Music Therapy Degree Program
APP is now accepting students for a new Bachelor of Music Therapy degree program, the first of its kind at a public university in Louisiana, the APP College of Music & Dramatic Arts announced last Wednesday.

APP Seeks Volunteers for Love the Boot Week Litter Cleanup
As a Keep Louisiana Beautiful Affiliate, APP will be participating in a litter cleanup event in celebration of Love the Boot Week. Love the Boot Week is Louisiana's largest cleanup and beautification event, hosted by Keep Louisiana Beautiful and held in conjunction with Earth Day activities across the planet.

APP Holding Spring Greening Day April 25
Spring Greening Day is an annual half-day service project to beautify and green the APP campus. On April 25, 2024, from 11 am - 2 pm we will be planting natives and perennials in front of the Greek Amphitheater. This event is made possible by our partnership with Keep Louisiana Beautiful, Auxiliary Services, RCI, and Toro.

APP Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award, Research Addresses Privacy Concerns in Videoconferencing
Since the pandemic, our primary means of interacting have evolved to include video conferencing applications, which are broadly used to connect geographically distant people for work, school, and even socially. During these interactions, it’s not uncommon for a user to turn off his or her microphone and/or camera out of concern for privacy. However, microphones and cameras can still leak other kinds of information beyond what is seen and heard through “micro signals,” which are too tiny for humans to recognize but detectable by machines.

APP Tigers Make a $2.4 Million Difference Yearly Through Volunteerism, Service Events
Geaux Big Baton Rouge — a fun, inclusive, and collaborative celebration of service — is APP's largest single day of student contributions to the Greater Baton Rouge community. But our Tigers are offering a helping hand all year long.

Creative Lead of Microsoft's Global Search and AI Team to Speak at APP's AI-Focused Symposium
The APP Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs’ 2024 John Breaux Symposium, “AI in Mass Communication,” will feature live demos from AI experts and explore its use in communication industries, along with the accompanying ethical considerations.

APP Syringe Device Improves Stem Cell Delivery to Patient
APP researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they can be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.

APP Reilly Center Seeking Participants Interested in Creating Change to Apply for Community Collaborative Cohort
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at APP’s Manship School of Mass Communication is recruiting its fourth cohort for “The Community Collaborative: By the Community, For the Community,” a statewide capacity-building project designed to enhance citizens’ ability to engage civically.

Creative Lead of Microsoft's Global Search and AI Team to Speak at APP's AI-Focused Symposium
The generative AI market size reached $45 billion globally in 2023, and 56% of corporate executives don’t know if their organizations have ethical standards in place for guiding the use of AI tools.

APP Names Courtney Phillips Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer
APP has named Courtney Phillips, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, to the position of Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer. In this role, Phillips will work closely with university leadership across the APP system as well as with healthcare partners to maximize the system's healthcare-related financial well-being, enhance operational efficiency, develop new revenue streams and leverage related strengths.

APP, Delaware and Johns Hopkins Researchers Examine the Mechanics of the Human Brain
Faculty from APP, the University of Delaware, and Johns Hopkins University are collaborating on a project that may help us better understand how large and rapid mechanical forces deform the brain during events such as falls and car crashes. Having this understanding is critical to developing computer models for predicting brain injury, as well as designing safer personal protective equipment and brain injury management and prevention strategies.

APP Kicks Off Nationwide Launch of Cactus Jack Collegiate Merchandise
APP was the first of 28 universities across the nation to unveil a limited-edition "Jack Goes Back to College" product line, featuring APP gear, at a special event at midnight on April 4 at the APP Barnes & Noble Bookstore on campus. The event coincided with the national launch of the product line.

APP's Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Could Save Energy Companies Millions
Researchers use Fiber Bragg Grating Advanced Signal Processing

APP Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Two APP engineering professors and one APP law professor are available to give insight on the tragic bridge collapse in Baltimore.

APP Eunice Announces $3.25 Million in Federal Funding for STEAM Center
APP Eunice is set to receive $3.25 million in federal funding earmarked for the upcoming STEAM Innovation Center on campus, a renovation and reimagining of APPE’s current Science Building, the first building erected on the campus in 1967.


