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ÃÛÌÒAPP Names Courtney Phillips Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer

ÃÛÌÒAPP Names Courtney Phillips Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer

ÃÛÌÒAPP 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 ÃÛÌÒAPP 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.

ÃÛÌÒAPP, Delaware and Johns Hopkins Researchers Examine the Mechanics of the Human Brain

ÃÛÌÒAPP, Delaware and Johns Hopkins Researchers Examine the Mechanics of the Human Brain

Faculty from ÃÛÌÒAPP, 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.

ÃÛÌÒAPP student poses with multi-platinum recording artist Travis Scott

ÃÛÌÒAPP Kicks Off Nationwide Launch of Cactus Jack Collegiate Merchandise

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

ÃÛÌÒAPP’s Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Could Save Energy Companies Millions

ÃÛÌÒAPP's Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Could Save Energy Companies Millions

Researchers use Fiber Bragg Grating Advanced Signal Processing

ÃÛÌÒAPP Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Baltimore Bridge Collapse

ÃÛÌÒAPP Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Two ÃÛÌÒAPP engineering professors and one ÃÛÌÒAPP law professor are available to give insight on the tragic bridge collapse in Baltimore.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Eunice campus

ÃÛÌÒAPP Eunice Announces $3.25 Million in Federal Funding for STEAM Center

ÃÛÌÒAPP 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 ÃÛÌÒAPPE’s current Science Building, the first building erected on the campus in 1967.

Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences Faculty Receive Largest NSF PFI Grant Ever Awarded to ÃÛÌÒAPP

Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences Faculty Receive Largest NSF PFI Grant Ever Awarded to ÃÛÌÒAPP

Nootkatone Studies Could Lead to Prevention of Lyme Disease. ÃÛÌÒAPP Chemical Engineering (ChE) Professor Kerry Dooley, ÃÛÌÒAPP ChE Department Chair and Professor Mike Benton, and ÃÛÌÒAPP Department of Biological Sciences (Biol. Sci.) Professor Roger Laine will continue their work on a project that could bring affordable and effective insect repellent to the masses, possibly decreasing the number of Lyme disease, malaria, and West Nile virus cases around the world.

SPRING 2024 RUCKS FELLOWS ANNOUNCED

Spring 2024 Rucks Fellows Announced

The Rucks Department of Management at the E. J. Ourso College of Business acknowledges outstanding students as Rucks Fellows. These students are chosen by the faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To be eligible, the student must be among the top graduating seniors in the management curriculum based on their grade-point average; honorees are announced in the fall and spring semesters.

ÃÛÌÒAPP ANNOUNCES DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH MASTERS

ÃÛÌÒAPP Announces Distinguished Research Masters

Each year, ÃÛÌÒAPP's Office of Research & Economic Development honors the exceptional research and scholarship of two ÃÛÌÒAPP faculty as Distinguished Research Masters.

Calcea Johnson

ÃÛÌÒAPP Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High School

An ÃÛÌÒAPP freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.