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ÃÛÌÒAPP Engineering, BASF Partnership on Display in Sustainable Living Lab
Five years ago, the ÃÛÌÒAPP College of Engineering and BASF officially opened the BASF Sustainable Living Laboratory in Patrick F. Taylor Hall. Since then, research conducted in the lab has ranged from developing a portable water filtration system using visible light from the sun to creating new functional polymers and nanoscale composites for healthcare, energy, environmental, and other industrial applications.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Attracts Two of the Nation's Top Cybersecurity Professors
Cybersecurity jobs are among the fastest growing careers nationwide. To meet this critical demand across every industry, having the top cybersecurity experts to train the next generation of information security analysts and cyber professionals is a priority at ÃÛÌÒAPP.

Three Mississippi kites brought to ÃÛÌÒAPP Vet Med released on Sept. 16 on the levee near ÃÛÌÒAPP
Three Mississippi kites were treated at the ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana were released on Friday, Sept. 16, at 12 p.m. on the levee near ÃÛÌÒAPP Vet Med (the corner of River Road and Skip Bertman Drive in Baton Rouge).

Home Turf: Turfgrass managers work hard on the field and behind the scenes
As the ÃÛÌÒAPP Tigers take the field against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in their SEC home opener, it’s important to remember that football, or any game played on turf, would not be possible without turfgrass managers diligently working behind the scenes.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Joins The Climate Heritage Network
ÃÛÌÒAPP's School of Library & Information Science is a new member of the Climate Heritage Network -- a mutual support group of organizations dedicated to advancing the role of heritage as an agent for change.

ÃÛÌÒAPP Foundation Welcomes Five Alumni to Board of Directors
The ÃÛÌÒAPP Foundation Board of Directors has named ÃÛÌÒAPP alumni Tom Adamek of Baton Rouge, La.; Antonio J. Lucio of San Francisco, Calif.; Anil Punyapu of Los Angeles, Calif.; Robert K. "Bobby" Reeves of Houston, Texas; and Mark S. Sutton of Collierville, Tenn., to four-year terms as directors.

ÃÛÌÒAPP to Lead First SEC Student Recruitment Initiative in Africa
ÃÛÌÒAPP will be leading a student mobility initiative in Africa with eight other Southeastern Conference universities. This initiative is the first of its kind to be launched in the United States and will primarily focus on recruitment in Ghana and Senegal.

How Socioeconomic Status Can Affect the Productivity of Remote Workers
Companies’ “work from home� policies may be driving economic inequality. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 70 percent of full-time office workers left their offices behind to work from home.

Accounting Professors Partner with Current and Former Ph.D. Students on Innovative Research
ÃÛÌÒAPP Department of Accounting Assistant Professors Stephanie Walton and William Buslepp recently partnered with current and former Ph.D. students to publish articles in two scholarly journals.

Award-Winning Louisiana Filmmaker, ÃÛÌÒAPP Alumnus and Associate Professor Zack Godshall to Screen New Documentary Feature
“The Laughing Man,â€� a feature documentary by ÃÛÌÒAPP Associate Professor of Creative Writing & Screen Arts Zack Godshall, will play at the Manship Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.