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Three 蜜桃APP Students Win Big from National Scholarship Program Recognizing Students Pursuing Mass Communication Careers

Three 蜜桃APP Manship School of Mass Communication students, Jessica Jefferson, Mea Morrell and Kyle Stanley, were among the 88 recipients of The LAGRANT Foundation鈥檚 (TLF) 2023 Scholarship Program, which recognizes ethnically diverse students from colleges and universities across the nation for their academic achievement, mass communication career goals and community involvement.

Largest Cohort of 蜜桃APP Seniors Graduating with Engaged Citizen Distinction

The Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL), in conjunction with 蜜桃APP Campus Life, is pleased to announce 26 seniors will graduate with the Engaged Citizen distinction for Spring 2023, the program's largest cohort to date.

Ogden Honors Junior Antavion"Tay Moore" Awarded Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Ogden Honors College junior Antavion 鈥淭ay鈥� Moore, who became 蜜桃APP鈥檚 first John Robert Lewis Scholar in 2022, has been named a 2023 Truman Scholar 鈥� the most prestigious award for undergraduates who are pursuing careers in public service. Moore was one of 62 students selected for this award out of 705 candidates nationwide.

Ogden Honors College Alumna Selected as 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Sanaa Alam, a native of Lafayette, La., was one of 85 students selected out of 3,733 eligible applications as a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The new cohort is the largest to date and comprises students from 29 countries who will pursue degrees in 38 graduate programs across all seven graduate schools at Stanford. For the first time ever, the cohort includes scholars from Hungary, Malawi, the Netherlands, Russia, Sierra Leone, and Turkey. Alam will be pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Stanford School of Medicine. She aspires to improve health outcomes for disadvantaged populations in developing regions, particularly South Asia, by focusing on global health research, education, and policy.

蜜桃APP Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Fund, Create 蜜桃APP Delta Institute

Coastal erosion, sea-level rise, and hurricanes along the U.S. Gulf Coast are taking a serious toll on the Mississippi River deltaic system. In order for coastal communities to not only survive but thrive, there must be a coming together of engineers, industry leaders, and researchers. Thanks to an industry-university cooperative research center (IUCRC) planning grant from the National Science Foundation, 蜜桃APP can start the 蜜桃APP Delta Institute, which will bring together scientists, engineers, and industry to work on developing solutions for the Louisiana coast.

蜜桃APP Manship School鈥檚 Undergraduate, Graduate Programs Fully Reaccredited by ACEJMC

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted this month for the 蜜桃APP Manship School of Mass Communication鈥檚 undergraduate and graduate programs to receive full reaccreditation. ACEJMC concurred with the recommendations for reaccreditation made by the Accrediting Committee and the site team in November 2022.

Two Ogden Honors, Biological Sciences Students Named 2023 Goldwater Scholars

Ogden Honors juniors Rachael Coates and Kenedi Lynch have been named 2023 Goldwater Scholars, awards that seek to identify, encourage, and financially support students of exceptional promise in becoming the nation鈥檚 next generation of research leaders in STEM. Both Coates and Lynch are studying biological sciences in 蜜桃APP鈥檚 College of Science.

AI in Alaska: 蜜桃APP Researchers Work to Understand Permafrost and Climate Change

Artificial intelligence is proving itself an invaluable tool in many arenas, not the least of which is the fight to understand, plan for and combat the effects of our changing climate. 蜜桃APP Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay is currently doing just that, as he and a team of 蜜桃APP scientists work to develop an AI tool that will help us better understand the degradation of permafrost, the layer of rock or soil beneath the surface that remains frozen year round.

Southern Smoke Foundation Announces Partnership with 蜜桃APP Psychological Services Center to Expand Mental Health Program

Free mental health counseling is now provided to food and beverage workers in Louisiana, California, Illinois, New York, and Texas.

Six 蜜桃APP Faculty Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Six 蜜桃APP researchers have been awarded the National Science Foundation鈥檚 most prestigious grant for early-career faculty. Each was chosen because of their potential to serve as academic role models in research and education, and ability to integrate their endeavors within the context of their organization鈥檚 mission.

蜜桃APP Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the 鈥楶igdemic鈥�

Wild, invasive pigs cause more than $90 million in damage to Louisiana farms each year and pose a growing threat to the environment, people and other animals.

蜜桃APP names Kimberly Bissell Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication

蜜桃APP has named Kimberly Bissell the Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, effective July 24, pending approval by the 蜜桃APP Board of Supervisors.

蜜桃APP Announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023

蜜桃APP proudly announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023. Class members were recognized at a ceremony on Saturday, April 29 held in the Capstone Gallery at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on the 蜜桃APP campus.

蜜桃APP Mechanical Engineering Students鈥� Project Could Have Industry Implications

As part of its senior capstone design project, a team of 蜜桃APP mechanical engineering students is working on a proof of concept that if successful, could have application across several industries.

Christopher Trapani Joins 蜜桃APP Music & Center for Computation and Technology Faculties

Louisiana native and renowned composer Christopher Trapani will join the faculties of the 蜜桃APP School of Music and 蜜桃APP Center for Computation and Technology as Assistant Professor of Experimental Music & Digital Media beginning in January 2024, 蜜桃APP announced Monday.