BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development has awarded nearly $200,000 from the state's Entertainment Development Fund to the film and television program at Louisiana State University to help grow the talent pipeline for the state's film production workforce. LSU will use the grant to expand faculty in its Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film & Television program, which partners with the digital art program in LSU's   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 16 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Member Angie Christina and Of Counsel Sean P. Sullivan have been recognized in New Orleans CityBusiness' Leadership in Law Class of 2024. This award recognizes legal professionals in New Orleans for their career and community accomplishments. Honorees will be celebrated at a reception on October 7, 2024, at the New Orleans Museum of Art. "Angie   more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: McNeese State University's Burton College of Education and Center for Advancement of Quality Education are hosting MPact on Education Conference on Saturday, Sept. 21, at McNeese. During the conference educators can connect and collaborate to discover trends in education, learn new technology, participate in leadership discussions and identify opportunities for personal growth. Sessions are designed for ed  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 13 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: One Book One New Orleans (OBONO) and University of New Orleans have created a new partnership to connect students to the larger New Orleans community through a shared reading experience. For the past 20 years, OBONO has selected one book each year as the focus of its citywide reading and literacy initiatives. Its 2024 selection is "Black Creole Chronicles," a collection by former Louisiana Poet  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, led by the University of Oklahoma, is part of a multi-institution team awarded $6.9 million for the Climate Resilient Skills Training Program. The project, led by the Flood Mitigation Industry Association, will develop and implement a curriculum to educate skilled workers in Louisiana on climate-resilient practices. The funding is part of $60 million  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Tulane University today to announce that the university will be awarded up to almost $23 million to create an imaging system that will give doctors the ability to scan a tumor during surgery and determine within minutes whether any cancer tissue has been left behind. This advancement would revolutionize cancer treatment. While patients are still under  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Rising sea temperatures are causing increasing signs of stress and threatening the existence of one of the world's most diverse and valuable marine ecosystems, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, according to a new international study from a team of researchers that includes Tulane University coral reef expert Thomas DeCarlo. The assistant professor of oceanography at Tulane School of Science and Engine  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Twelve Ph.D. students from the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics showcased their research at the annual Agricultural & Applied Economics Association conference held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event provided a platform for students, who are part of the joint Ph.D. program in economics with the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Department of Economics at Virginia Tech, to   more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: A University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher is leading a study to investigate the significant, complex role of natural methane seepage in the ocean's carbon cycle. The research is being funded with a $2,995,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Ocean Sciences Division. Dr. Davide Oppo, an associate professor of geology at UL Lafayette, is principal investigator o  more