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ÃÛÌÒAPP Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the ‘Pigdemic’
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.

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

ÃÛÌÒAPP Announces the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2023
ÃÛÌÒAPP 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 ÃÛÌÒAPP campus.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Mechanical Engineering Students’ Project Could Have Industry Implications
As part of its senior capstone design project, a team of ÃÛÌÒAPP mechanical engineering students is working on a proof of concept that if successful, could have application across several industries.

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

ÃÛÌÒAPP Executive Education Introduces Workplace Effectiveness Series
ÃÛÌÒAPP Executive Education will offer a six-part Workplace Effectiveness Series beginning on May 10, 2023, from 9-11 a.m. at ÃÛÌÒAPP's Business Education Complex. The first seminar, "Creating and Fostering a Morale Building Organizational Culture," will be taught by Rucks Department of Management Distinguished Instructor Kerry Sauley.

Vision Come to Life: ÃÛÌÒAPP Mechanical Engineering Seniors Design Running Apparatus For Visually Impaired Students
For the past nine months, a team of four ÃÛÌÒAPP Mechanical Engineering seniors has worked diligently on a project for LSVI students that would allow them to run freely without the assistance of a guide or teacher. ÃÛÌÒAPP ME seniors Madeline Lemoine, Thomas Brinson, and Andreas Kafkallides, all from Baton Rouge, and Nils Jernsletten of Houston, worked with LSVI faculty and students to bring their vision of a running apparatus to life.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Expert Available to Discuss Upcoming Coronation of King Charles III
Meredith Veldman, associate professor of history in the ÃÛÌÒAPP College of Humanities & Social Sciences, is available to speak to the media about the upcoming coronation of King Charles III.

ÃÛÌÒAPP, State Meet Growing U.S. Demand for Storm Surge and Flood Predictions
With support from the Louisiana Legislature, ÃÛÌÒAPP is increasing the capacity of one of its most in-demand tools to protect coastal communities from flooding and storm surge while adding operational relevance to the science that supports it.

ÃÛÌÒAPP to Host Growth Stage Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Military Veterans
EBV Accelerate, an Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Military Veterans who are current business owners, will be hosted by ÃÛÌÒAPP’s E. J. Ourso College of Business from May 1 through May 4, 2023. Nine veteran business owners from around the country have been selected for this year’s cohort.