TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 25, 2023: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the New York Police Department (NYPD) today announced the seizure of 100 guns and 200 large capacity ammunition magazines (LCMs) that were stolen in transit between a Vermont firearms importer and a Louisiana weapons wholesaler last week. Most of the recovered cargo was found stashed in a  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, March 30 (TNSfund) -- Grambling State University issued the following news: In the late 1980s, Eric Washington gave his all as a member of the football team as well as working toward graduation as an education major at Grambling State University. These days Washington is giving back to the sport of football as a 16-year NFL coaching veteran currently serving as Senior Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line Coach for the Buffalo Bills. Washington is also giving back to GSU, a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 28 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * With investment by the state, LSU is attracting and supporting top research talent to solve some of the biggest challenges in cancer care for patients and families, starting with Louisianans. The effort builds on a historic $75 million investment in LSU by LCMC Health to rapidly advance cancer research, treatment and good outcomes in Louisiana and ensure a sustained talent pipeline   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 28 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: After 50 years of searching for their grandfather's long-lost publications as part of a family genealogical project, two cousins from Maryland, Renee Anderson and Sharon Young, had no idea that they would find what they had been searching for more than 1,000 miles from home at LSU. Initially, Young reached out to the Library of Congress for help and discovered through them that LSU Librar  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, March 30 (TNSper) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Dr. Scott Chirhart, chair of the Biology Department, has been named inaugural Dean of Centenary's new School of Health Sciences. Chirhart, a member of the Centenary faculty since 2003 and the director of the College's successful pre-med program, will direct the new school that includes the departments of biology, neuroscience, and kinesiology, providing vision, support, and increased op  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 29 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Attorney General Jeff Landry joined a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general calling upon Congress to protect farmers and other consumers by passing Right-to-Repair legislation targeted at automobiles, agriculture equipment, and digital electronic equipment. Expansive Right-to-Repair legislation would ensure small businesses can remain competitive against closed systems favored by Origin  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, March 31 (TNSper) -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 30, 2023: John Nicklow is the next leader of Florida Institute of Technology. Board of trustees chair Travis Proctor announced today on behalf of the board that Nicklow, president of the University of New Orleans in Louisiana, has been appointed as the sixth president in Florida Tech's 65-year history. Nicklow, with a background in engineering and higher education teaching, research and   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSpar) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Lafourche Parish invested $1.5 million to The Nicholls State University Data Refinery at the Coastal Center - Powered by HEWMEN(R), in partnership with BALANCED Media | Technology. "Lafourche Parish is proud to partner with Nicholls State University on this new endeavor with BALANCED Media | Technology. As we look for ways to help make Lafourche Parish the place people want to live, work and  more

MARIETTA, Georgia, March 29 (TNSawa) -- Life University issued the following news release: The NCMIC Foundation has named four individuals as the 2023 winners of the Jerome F. McAndrews, D.C., Memorial Research Fund Award. One of these awards was presented to Dr. Stephanie Sullivan, Life University (Life U) Director of the Sid E. Williams Center for Chiropractic Research, at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational and Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC), held March 23-25, at the S  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 28 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Mary Caldorera-Moore, Daniel D. and Linda D. Reneau Endowed Professor, Program Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Program at Louisiana Tech University, has been named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. She is the fifth Louisiana Tech faculty member in history and the first woman at Tech to receive this honor. Previously i  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: With STEM learning gaining speed, it's more important than ever for Louisiana to provide its high school educators the opportunity to earn micro-credentials in order to teach STEM subjects to their students. The $4 million, five-year Education Innovation and Research grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Improving Pre-Engineering and Computer Science Education through Micro-Credent  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 24 (TNSawa) -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: Arthur Villordon, a researcher at the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station in Chase, has received this year's National Sweet Potato Impact Award for his accomplishments and contributions to the sweet potato industry. This award was presented recently at the annual meeting of the National Sweet Potato Collaborators Group. It recognizes scientists for their discoveries, techniqu  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT - the brightest of all time. The source was a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. The burst triggered detectors on numerous spacecraft, and observatories around the globe followed up. After combing thro  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, March 29 (TNSawa) -- McNeese State University issued the following news: A McNeese State University graduate and registered dietitian, Dr. Anna Salvador, of College Station, Texas, was recently awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Salvador earned her bachelor's degree from McNeese in 2016 in the area of nutrition and dietetics and her doctorate in nutrition from Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences i  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, March 31 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: After its sixth Give-N-Day, The Nicholls Foundation has raised over $1 million for the University's departments and student organizations. Nicholls' 2023 Give-N-Day received the most donors, donations and funds raised ever, raising over $265,000 with 1,587 donors and 2,188 donations. These donations will benefit 130 Nicholls organizations, all receiving at least one gift - the most ever. Ov  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following news: Standing with many families who have been impacted by crime in Orleans, Caddo, and East Baton Rouge - Attorney General Jeff Landry this morning announced his support for legislation that would provide no-cost, easy online access to criminal court records and case information for victims, families of defendants, members of the public, and the press. "The people of Louisiana have a right to know  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 1 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Can an individual's social status have an impact on their level of stress? Researchers at Tulane University put that question to the test and believe that social rank, particularly in females, does indeed affect the stress response. In a study published in Current Biology, Tulane psychology professor Jonathan Fadok, PhD, and postdoctoral researcher Lydia Smith-Osborne looked at two forms of psychos  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 1 (TNSeco) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news story: Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to transfer the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) building to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is completed, following approval in the House and Senate. Kennedy is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which first adopted the plan. The building space wi  more