Recent News Releases
Page Template: Recent News Index
蜜桃APP AgCenter鈥檚 Sustainable Rice Research Helps Rice Farmers Navigate Climate Challenges
The 蜜桃APP AgCenter鈥檚 rice research is reimagining one of the world鈥檚 most vital crops by creating varieties that yield more while using less water, land, and energy.
Healthy Communities Improves Health in Rural Louisiana Through Community-Driven Initiatives
The 蜜桃APP AgCenter Healthy Communities initiative, through cooperative extension, is dedicated to making Louisiana towns healthier places to live, work, learn, and play. The initiative helps communities identify local food access and physical activity needs.
蜜桃APP EE Professor Acquires Self-Driving Car Studio for Students, Faculty
The studio will provide faculty a fertile environment for intelligent transportation research, including CAV (connected autonomous vehicles) and AI (artificial intelligence), and provide students with up-to-date, immersive learning experiences in important application areas.
蜜桃APP and Integer Technologies Announce $9.8M Navy Research Contract, Baton Rouge Office
Navy funding advances intelligent autonomy for maritime vessels, supporting 蜜桃APP research priorities in Coast, Defense and Energy
FUEL Names Executive Director Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by 蜜桃APP with more than 50 public and private partners, has tapped energy innovation expert Michael Mazzola to lead the clean energy transition and decarbonize the state's industrial corridor.
蜜桃APP Professor Co-Authors Book on Rural America
Tim Slack, 蜜桃APP professor of sociology, has co-authored a new book titled "Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities." The book paints a social scientific portrait of rural America and confronts common misunderstandings about rural people and places.
Four Distinguished Communicators Join 蜜桃APP Manship School鈥檚 2024 Hall of Fame
Joining the current 141 members of the Manship School Hall of Fame are the late Martin Johnson, Ph.D., former dean of the 蜜桃APP Manship School; Gil LeBreton, retired sports journalist; Abram 鈥淎be鈥� McGull, founder, McGull Law Firm, and Springfield, Missouri City Council Member; and Wendy McMahon, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
蜜桃APP Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness
-- 蜜桃APP researchers hope to revolutionize chronic disease management by teaching an artificial intelligence engine to analyze protein interactions, which are crucial to understanding what causes illnesses.
蜜桃APP Health New Orleans Receives NIH Grant to Advance Stroke Research
蜜桃APP Health New Orleans has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to propel pioneering research led by Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan.
Fused Proteins Offer Hope for Treating the Most Malignant Cancers
An 蜜桃APP researcher has discovered a potential treatment for the most malignant forms of cancer by fusing two proteins, one that slips past the tumor's defenses carrying a second protein to kill the tumor.