LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 21 [TNSgrants-NSF] -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: A pair of University of Louisiana at Lafayette biologists will lead a multistate effort to identify the root causes of why plant species become invasive. Dr. Nicholas Kooyers and Dr. Erin Sigel secured a four-year, $3.8 million National Science Foundation grant that will fund the creation of the Consortium of Plant INvasion Genomics, or CPING. The assistant professor  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 25 [TNSmedicalresearch-JAMA Network Open journal] -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The seven metrics used by the American Heart Association to predict a person's risk of heart disease and stroke don't do enough to measure cardiovascular health because they fail to take into account the significance of where a person carries excess fat on their body, according to a new study. A team headed by Dr. Lu Qi, director of the Tulane University Obesit  more

DOVER, Delaware, Nov. 25 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that Delaware has filed an amicus brief in a Minnesota federal court opposing a corporation's attempt to weaponize a class action settlement against a parallel law enforcement action by the Minnesota Attorney General. Delaware's brief was also signed by the attorneys general of 35 other states and the District of Columbia. Following a lengthy   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 26 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center recognized Entergy Corporation as a Corporate Citizenship Hall of Fame inductee at the 2019 Citizens Awards. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the annual awards program, which recognizes the most innovative and impactful corporate citizenship initiatives raising the bar on social responsibility and spearheading the transformation to a strong, h  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 25 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Thousands of Louisiana families will have access to nutritious food this holiday season thanks to Entergy's partnerships with local community service organizations. The company provided more than $56,000 to Louisiana food pantries and nonprofits for the holidays, bringing the total given to alleviate hunger in the state to approximately $256,000 in 2019. In parts of south Louisiana, families will receive meals throu  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 27 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Geography Professor Craig Colten recently collaborated on a Delta Cities Workshop in Shanghai. Following the receipt of a distinguished visiting professorship at the Center for the History of Global Development, Colten co-organized a workshop with Professor Iris Borrowy that took place Oct. 18-20. Participants from around the world assembled for a series of academic presentations, discussions,   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 26 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy of Counter Terrorist Education, or NCBRT/ACE, is announcing its affiliation with The Louisiana Space Grant Consortium, or LaSpace, the Louisiana chapter of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. This groundbreaking partnership will leverage the strengths of both LSU organizations as they collaborate and explore new t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 27 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU has named Roland Mitchell as dean of the College of Human Sciences & Education. Mitchell is the E.B "Ted" Robert Endowed Professor and interim dean of the College of Human Sciences & Education at LSU. Mitchell will assume his role as dean on Dec. 6, 2019, pending Board of Supervisors approval. "We are proud to name Dr. Roland Mitchell as the dean of LSU's College of Human Sciences & Education,"  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: * * * - Bipartisan coalition opposes CenturyLink's attempt to thwart state action against it * * * Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing an attempt to prevent the Minnesota Attorney General from obtaining restitution for consumers. Following a lengthy investigation, Minnesota's Attorney General filed suit in 2017 against Cen  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 26 [TNSgrants-foundation] -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Tulane National Primate Research Center was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help researchers find a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis. The grant will fund efforts to establish a nonhuman primate colony that more closely mimics the way people are currently vaccinated against the disease. Tuberculosis, the world's leading infectious  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 26 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), a multi-donor program to reduce the human impact on tropical rainforests in Central Africa, recently awarded $7.2 million to a team of researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Drs. Jane Bertrand, Arsene Binanga and Julie Hernandez of the Department of Health Policy and Management will spearhead the project. The team's goal i  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 19 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: A Tulane University researcher is joining more than 40 universities from across the United States in looking for ways to improve treatment of chronic pain and ultimately achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction. Michael J. Moore, professor of biomedical engineering in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering, is part of a $945 million National Institutes of Health project called the HEAL Initiat  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 27 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: The American Heart Association recently honored two Tulane University physicians, cardiologist Dr. Keith Ferdinand and epidemiology professor Dr. Paul Whelton, with national awards for their outstanding contribution to the field of cardiology and cardiovascular research. The AHA's Council on Clinical Cardiology presented Ferdinand with the 2019 James B. Herrick Award, which award honors a physician whose sc  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Nov. 19 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have developed an artificial intelligence system that can predict epileptic seizures up to an hour before they occur. The system will give people suffering from epilepsy warning that a seizure is imminent, enabling them to take medication - or alert a friend, relative or medical professional. It had an accuracy rate of 99.6 per  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 25 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news release: A Gulf Coast civil rights icon is being honored as the namesake of a new, $100 million National Science Foundation (NSF) oceanographic research ship, to be operated by the Gulf - Caribbean Oceanographic Consortium (GCOC), led by The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). NSF officials have informed the National Science Board  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 27 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news release: A Gulf Coast civil rights icon is being honored as the namesake of a new, $100 million National Science Foundation (NSF) oceanographic research ship, to be operated by the Gulf - Caribbean Oceanographic Consortium (GCOC), led by The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). NSF officials have informed the National Science Board  more