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National Academy of Inventors Selects Two ÃÛÌÒAPP Faculty Innovators
ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Veterinary Medicine Comparative Biomedical Sciences Professor Tammy Dugas and ÃÛÌÒAPP Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Khonsari have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors.

Coupled Computer Modeling Can Help More Accurately Predict Coastal Flooding, Study Determines
ÃÛÌÒAPP researchers used a unique coupled computer modeling approach to accurately recreate the coastal flooding that occurred during Hurricane Florence, demonstrating that it is more accurate than traditional modeling approaches.

ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Social Work Professor Awarded Grant for Reducing Disparities in Disaster-related Mental Health Burden
ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Social Work Assistant Professor Jennifer Scott was awarded a grant by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to adapt, deliver and assess the efficacy of a brief group mental health intervention in East Baton Rouge Parish organizations.

Funding Renewed for Biotech Center, ÃÛÌÒAPP One of Five Partners
The Center for BioModular Multi-Scale Systems, or CBM2, was recently renewed for funding through the National Institutes of Health as a National Biotechnology Resource Center.

Chemical Industry Leader BASF Taps ÃÛÌÒAPP to Help Optimize Its Operations Using AI
BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, is collaborating with ÃÛÌÒAPP chemical engineers to better understand and predict its own production ebbs and flows using artificial intelligence, or AI.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Study Shows Landbuilding, Site of Freshwater Diversion
ÃÛÌÒAPP College of the Coast & Environment scientists have published an analysis of two existing freshwater diversions on the state’s coastline, one of which shows a significant amount of land having formed over the past 17 years.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Doctoral Graduate Students Compete Today to Distill their Research
ÃÛÌÒAPP doctoral graduate students will participate in a Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT, competition that will highlight the art of distilling complex research topics into short, memorable presentations.

Who Built the ÃÛÌÒAPP Campus Mounds Provides Insight into these Prehistoric Treasures
The ÃÛÌÒAPP Campus Mounds sit on high ground overlooking the Mississippi River floodplain and have been a gathering place and destination for people for thousands of years.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training Becomes Security Programs Institute
Motivated by a mindset of growth, and in support of ÃÛÌÒAPP's Scholarship First Agenda, the Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training, or SNCSRT, is modernizing its name to become the ÃÛÌÒAPP Stephenson Security Programs Institute, or SPI.
