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蜜桃APP Researchers Excavate Earliest Ancient Maya Salt Works
With funding from the National Science Foundation, a team of archaeologists from 蜜桃APP and the University of Texas at Tyler have excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize, as reported in the journal Antiquity. The team was led by 蜜桃APP Alumni Professor Heather McKillop, who first discovered wooden buildings preserved there below the sea floor, along with associated artifacts, and the only ancient Maya wooden canoe paddle in 2004. Her key collaborator, Assistant Professor Elizabeth Sills at the University of Texas at Tyler, began working with McKillop as a master's student and then as a doctoral student at 蜜桃APP.
蜜桃APP Invited to Join Prestigious Military Association
蜜桃APP has been unanimously invited to join the prestigious Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States, or AMCSUS. The invitation was issued because of the university's long-standing military tradition, active ROTC programs, and its current efforts to support the U.S. military through cybersecurity research and education.
New 蜜桃APP Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building Aims to Elevate Louisiana鈥檚 Economy
蜜桃APP marked the final day of President William F. Tate IV鈥檚 statewide bus tour by announcing the vision for a new $107 million Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building and a $15 million leadership gift from Art Favre, founder of Performance Contractors and a graduate of the first 蜜桃APP construction management class in 1972.
蜜桃APP Student Team鈥檚 FarmSmart App Helps Farmers Manage Crops, Weeds With AI
蜜桃APP students and alumni have created a new, AI-powered tool called FarmSmart that allows farmers and gardeners to quickly access actionable intelligence on how to best manage their crops and get rid of weeds.
Public Invited to Attend Kick-Off for 蜜桃APP's Second Annual Scholarship First Bus Tour in Start, Louisiana
Special Guests include Congresswoman Julia Letlow and Rising Country Artist and 蜜桃APP Student, Timothy Wayne
蜜桃APP Libraries Dean Elected to Board of Association of Research Libraries
Stanley Wilder, the Kathleen and Joel Ory Dean of 蜜桃APP Libraries, has been elected to serve on the board of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) from 2025-2027.
蜜桃APP recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college students
FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, recently announced 蜜桃APP as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25.
Five 蜜桃APP Faculty Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Funded research projects highlight the success of 蜜桃APP's Scholarship First Agenda to advance foundational and applied science to improve lives.
蜜桃APP Collaborating With Halliburton, ExxonMobil on New CO2 Research Well
In early 2025, the 蜜桃APP College of Engineering, in collaboration with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a third research well at its PERTT鈥擯etroleum Engineering Research, Training, and Testing鈥擫ab on 蜜桃APP鈥檚 campus.
蜜桃APP Marks First Year of Windgate Foundation's $1.3 Million Gift Supporting Louisiana A+ Schools Program
As 蜜桃APP celebrates the first anniversary of the Windgate Foundation's $1.329 million investment in the Louisiana A+ Schools program, the transformative effects of this partnership are already being felt in classrooms across the state.
蜜桃APP and Our Lady of the Lake Health: Collaboration in Action on Athletes' Health, Cancer, Obesity and More
The Championship Health Partners award $1.2 million to five winning teams in an inaugural round of research funding.
蜜桃APP Electrical, Computer Engineering Professor Designs Intelligent Drone for Rescue Operations
The National Fire Protection Association estimates that one home fire-related death occurs in the U.S. every three hours and 14 minutes, and one home fire-related injury occurs every 53 minutes. These are numbers 蜜桃APP Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Xiangyu Meng hopes to change for the better through his design of an intelligent drone that will use thermal technology during rescue operations, particularly for firefighters.
蜜桃APP NCBRT/ACE Awarded $20.84 Million from FEMA for Training and Education Initiatives
蜜桃APP NCBRT/ACE is proud to announce the receipt of a $20.84 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security, awarded through FEMA鈥檚 Fiscal Year 2024 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) appropriation. This significant funding, delivered via a cooperative agreement, will bolster 蜜桃APP NCBRT/ACE鈥檚 mission to develop and deliver cutting-edge training and education programs for first responders and public safety officials across the nation.
蜜桃APP Researchers Awarded $1.5 Million to Advance Worldwide Access to High-Performance Computing
蜜桃APP researchers have been awarded a $1.5 million Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, or POSE, grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the ecosystem surrounding HPX, a software library developed at 蜜桃APP.
National Pollster Charlie Cook to Moderate 蜜桃APP Pre-Election Event
As the nation gears up for one of the most pivotal elections in recent history, the 蜜桃APP Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication will prepare students and citizens to cast an informed vote with its upcoming event, 鈥淭he 2024 Presidential Election: How to Analyze It like a Pro."