EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 7 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: CHICAGO - The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported in Louisiana, prompting fresh concerns about the virus's potential to spread and the nation's readiness to respond. "This is very significant, but completely expected," says Dr. Robert Murphy, professor of infectious diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician. "The patient was at high risk f  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Proposed changes threatened safety of girls * * * State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says today's ruling by a federal judge striking down proposed Biden administration changes to Title IX is sensible and protects the dignity of girls and women competing in interscholastic sports. It is also a victory for common sense and free speech.   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Business Facilities Magazine, a respected national trade publication favored by site selectors for large businesses, has recognized Louisiana's $10 billion Meta artificial intelligence data center as its Platinum 2024 Deal of the Year. It is the magazine's highest honor for major investments in the United States. The profound community impact of Meta's average salaries, which will exceed 150% of the state's per capit  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Jan. 7 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: Grambling State University (GSU) business graduate Jerald Johnson took a long and challenging road to founding Simplistek, an IT consulting company that offers business process solutions and staff augmentation services to major corporations. The journey of overcoming obstacles throughout his career paid off for Johnson, and now he's paying it forward to his alma mater. Recently, Johnson established a $25,000  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 8 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * "It is remarkable that, in 2025, the Attorney General's office has been called to defend a Black state senator against allegations that the U.S. Constitution requires her to allow an anonymous and abusive troll to litter the senator's personal social-media account with messages like 'burn in hell' and 'you Black bitch ... are very dumb.' Yet here we are. So begins our  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 7 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: After consultation with the Governor, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has ordered the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) to open a full review of security plans from New Year's Eve and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The review follows the January 1, 2025 terrorist attack which tragically took the lives of fourteen people and critically injured over two dozen more. The  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter to the Trump administration asking the President-elect to secure the border and stop Biden immigration policies that caused a historic surge of illegal immigration. "Inauguration Day can't get here soon enough. I support President Trump'  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: Governor Jeff Landry announced appointments to serve on the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College: John Scott Ballard "We are excited to announce Scott Ballard will serve as Chair of this important board. With his previous experie  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2025: Governor Jeff Landry announced appointments to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System and Board of Regents. * * * Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Capt. Lee A. Jackson Jr. Jo'Quishia "Jo" Lethermon Keith G. Myers John W. Noble Jr., M.D. Mark E. Romero Kristine M. Russell Joe R. Salter * * * Board of Regents David   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: Governor Jeff Landry announced his appointments to serve on the Louisiana Board of Ethics. Hon. Jason P. Amato Hon. John D. Crigler Hon. Rickey L. Nowlin Hon. Kenneth " Mike" Smith Sr. Hon. Vanessa G. Whipple "We are excited to announce these important appointments today. These appointments will bring fresh perspectives and create much needed change. I look forward to the great wor  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Calls for Senate Democrats to Confirm Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary * * * Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is expected to be with President Joe Biden where he will speak with him about his request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration. This declaration will provide necessary federal assistance to protect health, property, and safety following the Bourbon Street terr  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 7 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: courtesy Corey Gray. Caltech's Corey Gray honored by the Siksika Nation for his work in gravitational-wave science.by Whitney ClavinCorey Gray, a senior operations specialist for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO, remembers the excitement that occurred after the observatory directly detected ripples in space-time, or gravitational waves, for the first time. He had b  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 9 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The 2024-2025 Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) National Security Fellowship program is underway, and the 15 students representing Louisiana Tech University, Grambling State University, and Louisiana State University-Shreveport have worked through part of 2024 getting familiar with their research projects and the airmen who will support their efforts. The fellows are primarily conducting research, analyzing  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 10 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The 2024-2025 Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) National Security Fellowship program is underway, and the 15 students representing Louisiana Tech University, Grambling State University, and Louisiana State University-Shreveport have worked through part of 2024 getting familiar with their research projects and the airmen who will support their efforts. The fellows are primarily conducting research, analyzin  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) at Louisiana Tech University has been awarded an $11,450 grant to host the 2024-2025 Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS). Sponsored by the Department of Defense, the JSHS aims to empower high school students to conduct and present original science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, providing them with valuable experience and e  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU researchers have created a new, low-cost way to break down plastic, a potential breakthrough that could save billions of dollars and eliminate billions of tons of plastic pollution. "Getting plastics to the recycling plant is only half the battle. The other half is reusing that plastic waste to create new products," said James Dorman, program manger with the U.S. Department of Energy an  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 7 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the six attorneys who have been named Members of the firm, effective January 1, 2025. These attorneys represent three practice groups and five of the firm's 18 offices: * Alexander Green (Financial Services Litigation, Washington, DC) * Jason Lipkin (Financial Services Litigation, New York City) * Nicholas O'Conner (Financial Services Litigation, Ta  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University experts are available to provide insights on the scientific, environmental and computational aspects of bird flu. Stock image. The first U.S. death from bird flu, recently reported in Louisiana, has raised concerns about the virus's potential to adapt and spread. Rice University experts are available to provide insights on the scientific, environmental and computational aspects of bird flu. Antibiot  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University experts are available to provide insights on the scientific, environmental and computational aspects of bird flu. Stock image. The first U.S. death from bird flu, recently reported in Louisiana, has raised concerns about the virus's potential to adapt and spread. Rice University experts are available to provide insights on the scientific, environmental and computational aspects of bird flu. Antibiotic   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025: The State Library of Louisiana announces today it will provide communities across the state access to educational resources from Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, including BookFlix(R), TrueFlix(R), and ScienceFlix(R). Public libraries will offer these Scholastic resources to provide learning support and resources to  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Maybe think twice before reaching for that afternoon coffee or after-dinner espresso. A new study from Tulane University found that those who limit coffee drinking to the morning have a lower risk of dying of heart disease and a lower overall mortality risk than those who drink coffee throughout the day. The study, published in European Heart Journal, also found that morning coffee drinkers had bet  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A new Tulane University study suggests the Mediterranean diet's brain-boosting benefits may work by changing the balance of bacteria in the gut. In a study published in Gut Microbes Reports, researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine found that subjects following a Mediterranean diet developed distinctly different gut bacteria patterns compared to those eating a typical Western diet. These   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: Shawn Gaines, a University of New Orleans graduate student in counselor education, has been selected for the Minority Fellowship Program administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors and funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The program funds fewer than 100 graduate students from around the country each year with a $10,000 to $15,000  more