AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: A current federal tax credit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by storing carbon dioxide from industrial sources could be critical to help the U.S. reach end of decade carbon neutrality targets while yielding economic benefits, particularly on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin published today in Energy Policy.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 14 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU College of Science Dean Cynthia Peterson has been named LSU President William F. Tate IV's special advisor on science. Peterson has served as dean of the College of Science since August 2014 and will remain in that role while also serving in this new position. "The special advisor on science ensures that the university's priorities in science and research will always remain at the fore  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Corporation today announced that Tara Kapila Seavers has been appointed vice president, customer strategy and growth for the company, effective today. She will report to David Ellis, who was named Entergy's chief customer officer in April 2021. "Customers expect Entergy to partner with them at every touchpoint so we can meet their reliability, affordability and sustainability needs and develop solutions that   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 14 (TNSPar) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is collaborating with New Orleans public school teachers, museum directors and other community leaders to develop a K-12 curriculum using Freedom on the Move's (FOTM) database of advertisements seeking runaway enslaved people. The digital database, which Mitchell is a lead historian, is the largest digital collection of new  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 17 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has appointed Joseph Francis as acting dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Francis will serve as acting dean from July 19 through Aug. 30, as the school awaits the arrival of its permanent dean, Dr. Oliver Garden. Francis currently serves as associate dean for research and advanced studies and holds the Everett D. Besch Professorship in Veterinary Medicine. "This is an exciting   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission The Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission's mission is to advance the State's cyber ecosystem and position Louisiana as a national leader and preferred location for cyber business, education and research. The 15 member Commission is to identify, prioritize, and mitigate L  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health congratulate the first two lucky Louisianans to be rewarded through the Shot At A Million program for going Sleeves Up against COVID-19. Clement Dasalla and Skyla Degrasse were selected in the drawing conducted by the Louisiana Lottery Corporation and overseen by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor on Wednesday, July 14. Dasalla, an 80-ye  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 14 (TNSPar) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By Olivia McClure The LSU AgCenter has signed a collaborative agreement with African Agriculture Inc. to provide training and technology transfer opportunities to farmers in Senegal. African Agriculture is a United States-based food security and sustainability company that focuses on food security, educational development, environmental sustainability and investment opportunities.   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 16 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Frank Tsai recently received an $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) to conduct integrated groundwater management for the Gulf region. This grant is part of a $6 million multi-university project between Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. "LSU's role here is  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 17 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: LSU associate professor of political communication Nathan Kalmoe's book, "With Ballots and Bullets: Partisanship and Violence in the American Civil War," has won two acclaimed book awards from the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) and the American Political Science Association (APSA) for its significant contributions to the fields of political psychology   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 16 (TNSPer) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: By V. Todd Miller The LSU AgCenter is pleased to announce that Ted Gauthier has been named the new head of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry. A native of Avoyelles Parish, Gauthier, who previously served as director of the AgCenter Biotechnology Laboratory,was asked to step into the role of interim department head when Mark Leblanc retired from the AgCenter to accept the posi  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 15 (TNSPer) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: A faculty member from Louisiana Tech's College of Education has been named as an advisory board member to an organization that works to improve military and law enforcement industries. Dr. Todd Castleberry, an assistant professor of kinesiology in Louisiana Tech's College of Education, is on the MILO Cognitive Advisory Board. MILO uses the board to remain connected to relevant points in the sectors it s  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, July 15 (TNSEco) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: This summer, Louisiana Tech University is moving towards a more inclusive and accessible campus for its students, alumni, and members of the Ruston community by installing new walkways across campus. Stacy Gilbert, Dean of Student Services and Academic Support, said that there is a conversation every year about making campus walkways accessible to all students. "The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, July 13 (TNSEve) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: A national art exhibition will feature works from Nicholls State University Associate Professor of Art, Trisha Rabalais, this month. The two pieces, titled "Finding Peace" and "Hidden Support," will be on display during the Upstream Gallery's 8th Annual Layers of Time: PaperWorks National Juried Exhibition. The exhibit will run through July 25. "Making artists' books signifies the beginning   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 15 (TNSMon) -- The Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center issued the following news release: Two Pennington Biomedical Research Center faculty are members of one of the teams shortlisted to compete for up to $25 million in funding through the Cancer Grand Challenges awards. Cancer Grand Challenges is a global funding initiative, founded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. On Monda  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, July 16 (TNSEve) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Education and Department of Educational Leadership and Technology, as well as the Sons of Promise and Daughters of Destiny Organization, are presenting the African American Male Empowerment Summit July 23 and 24. Titled "Twenty-one Years into the 21st Century: Where are we now, and how do we pursue greater equity in key quality of life indic  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 (TNSPer) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Three new members have been named to the Board of Tulane, the university's main governing body. The newly elected board members, who began their appointments on July 1, 2021, include Dr. Regina Benjamin, Richard M. Lerner and Martha Murphy. "These three new board members embody the values of Tulane University," President Michael A. Fitts said. "Each, through their own fields and in their own ways,   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 (TNSAwa) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University's Office of Undergraduate Admission has received the prestigious 2021 Grand Gold Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the category of digital communications, social media and student recruitment for its official TikTok account, and coordinated strategy between social media platforms and email marketing. Each year the CASE C  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 13 (TNSPer) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Michael J. Moore, a professor of biomedical engineering at Tulane University, has been named chairperson of a National Institutes for Health study section. Moore's one-year appointment as chair of the Bioengineering of Neuroscience, Vision and Low Vision Technologies (BNVT) Study Section of the Center for Scientific Review runs through June 30, 2022. Moore has served as a member of the BNVT study   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 15 (TNSPro) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) now offers a graduate certificate in Sports Medicine in partnership with the Tulane School of Medicine and the Center for Sport. The certificate program will begin in summer 2021, and enrollment is open. "We are very excited to add this stackable certificate to the master's program. This is a first-of-its-kind program to help non-medical sports   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 15 (TNSMon) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Key infectious disease researchers at Tulane University, Duke University and North Carolina State University will collaborate on an initiative to develop a treatment for bartonelloses, a spectrum of vector-borne diseases that can cause debilitating symptoms. The three-year, $4.8 million initiative funded by The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation, will establish the Bartonella Research Consortium   more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 15 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana System has launched a program to enhance the educational experiences of exemplary Black male students. Two students from each of the system's nine member institutions are participating in the inaugural cohort of the R.F. Lewis Scholars program, a three-year initiative that focuses on academics, social advancement and community service. Caleb Fra  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, July 16 (TNSPro) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has launched a new concentration for chemical engineering majors who envision careers in fields such as the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries, environmental remediation and renewable energy. Registration is under way for UL Lafayette's new bioengineering concentration. Courses will begin this fall for the concentration, the on  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to surge among unvaccinated Louisianans, Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling upon all Louisianans to take action to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state by getting their vaccine if they have not yet done so or by helping their family, friends and neighbors get the shot. Between February and July of 2021, unvaccinated people in Louisiana were   more