Community
By partnering with Louisiana communities, 蜜桃APP works to improve lives across the state.
Innovation in Radiation Research Takes 蜜桃APP Student from Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to SpaceX
Jared Taylor was planning on becoming a medical doctor to help treat people with cancer, but now finds himself almost literally in space, working on solutions to shield astronauts from dangerous radiation.
蜜桃APP AgCenter鈥檚 FFA Youth Organization Laid Groundwork for Careers in Medicine
Formerly known as Future Farmers of America, the FFA program prepares members for leadership and careers in science, business, and agricultural technology.
For Healthy Communities, Knowledge Isn鈥檛 Enough
Through the Healthy Communities initiative, 蜜桃APP AgCenter extension agents are on the ground in every Louisiana parish inviting residents to decide for themselves how to best lower obesity rates where they live.
Supporting Local Food Entrepreneurs
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit and hurricanes Laura and Delta then devastated culinary businesses in the southwestern part of the state, the 蜜桃APP AgCenter Food Incubator in Baton Rouge quickly increased their number of tenants.
Recipes: A Taste of Louisiana
Enjoy some tasty recipes based on Louisiana ingredients from 蜜桃APP researchers across the state.
Solving the Obesity Crisis
In a new study, obese patients who 鈥渂uddied up鈥� with a health coach from within their own communities lost 10 times more weight than patients who received regular care.
蜜桃APP Health Shreveport鈥檚 Mobile COVID-19 Team Gives Thousands Direct Access to Testing
Since April, mobile COVID-19 testing vans have been going back and forth from the new Emerging Viral Threat (EVT) Lab at 蜜桃APP Health Shreveport to small towns and rural parishes all across northern Louisiana.
蜜桃APP Delivers Student-Developed Tracking Application to Louisiana National Guard
Students and staff at the 蜜桃APP Stephenson Disaster Management Institute (SDMI) have developed a phone-based tracking system for critical commodities and people traveling across the state with support from the Louisiana National Guard.
蜜桃APP Trains 24,941 First Responders in Louisiana
The 蜜桃APP National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorism (NCBRT/ACE) has helped Louisiana, the U.S., as well as other countries in the world tackle large societal challenges, including biological and viral threats, for almost 30 years.
蜜桃APP-Industry Partnership Develops New Designs, Turns PMAC into PPE Manufacturing Operation
Through the support of more than a dozen local business partners and about 100 faculty and staff, the manufacturing effort for personal protective equipment inside 蜜桃APP鈥檚 Pete Maravich Assembly Center, or PMAC, created more than 20,000 protective gowns, 10,000 face shields, and 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer in 30 days to help protect Louisiana鈥檚 healthcare professionals.
Sea Grant Keeps Louisiana Seafood Industry Afloat
When normal supply chains for Gulf seafood began breaking with the arrival of COVID-19, Louisiana fishermen needed to reach customers in new ways to keep their boats afloat and feed their families.
蜜桃APP Coronavirus Testing Lab Supports 18 Louisiana Medical Facilities
The 蜜桃APP River Road Testing Lab for COVID-19 that was set up in record time in March to alleviate the burden on Louisiana hospitals reached a milestone in getting test results to almost 5,000 Louisiana residents by working with 18 medical facilities and first responders across the state. It also made 8,000 test kits.
蜜桃APP Chemists Help Louisiana Agencies Formulate Thousands of Gallons of Hand Sanitizer
When the Louisiana Secretary of State called looking for experts to oversee the formulation of thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer to combat the coronavirus, 蜜桃APP chemistry Ph.D. student Anthony Mai and his advisor, 蜜桃APP Chemistry Chair John Pojman, agreed to help.
蜜桃APP AgCenter Brings Virtual Recess and Summer Camps into Homes and Backyards in Response to COVID-19
As COVID-19 closed schools and summer camps, the 蜜桃APP AgCenter Louisiana 4-H Youth and Development program had to quickly adapt to connect with kids in their current schoolhouses鈥攖heir homes.