HUNTINGTON, Indiana, Sept. 14 -- Huntington University issued the following news release: * * * HU students, employees participate in food production, livestock and clean water initiatives in Western Highlands * * * Seven Huntington University undergraduate Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies students and two employees put their agricultural expertise to good use, traveling to Momostenango, Guatemala, in May to serve local communities through agricultural projects in four main areas.   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 14 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following weekly briefing (Vol. 6, Issue 35): This week, we urged Floridians to be ready to weather any major storm in recognition of National Preparedness Month. September is also traditionally the most active time of the hurricane season, with the peak day being on September 10. Disasters can occur without much warning. With Hurricane Francine making landfall in Louisiana this week, Tropical Storm Gordon formi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- George Washington University issued the following news: WASHINGTON (September 9, 2024) The practice of mixing religion and public education is on the rise. This summer Louisiana became the first state in the U.S. to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the state from kindergarten to state-funded universities. Weeks later, Texas and Florida joined the gulf state in wanting to bring religious chaplains into their public school sys  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU researchers have been awarded a $1.5 million Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, or POSE, grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the ecosystem surrounding HPX, a software library developed at LSU. Their goal is a fast and energy-efficient solution to increase worldwide access to high-performance computing. Lack of access and performance currently limits the succes  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 10 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A team of LSU researchers has been tasked with helping the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps make the transformation to Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO), which would allow the two military branches to move beyond traditional reliance on a few large vessels and instead emphasize a distributed network of smaller naval platforms that enhance presence and awareness in vital maritime regions. The project  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Sept. 13 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: McNeese State University's enrollment for the fall 2024 semester increased by 3% to 6,243 students. In the fall of 2023 enrollment was 6,061. "We have 6,243 reasons to celebrate," exclaimed Dr. Wade Rousse, president of McNeese State University. "This is the first 3% enrollment increase in more than 10 years!" First time freshman enrollment is up by 10.4% over the fall of 2023, graduate student enrollme  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 10 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: As the nation gears up for one of the most pivotal elections in recent history, the LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication will prepare students and citizens to cast an informed vote with its upcoming event, "The 2024 Presidential Election: How to Analyze It like a Pro," on Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. Charlie Cook will moderate the event. He is one of the   more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: According to 14th-day class statistics, 56.8% of Nicholls' fall 2024 first-time freshman students are identified as first-generation students, students whose parents or guardians did not earn a bachelor's degree, an increase of 3.1% from last fall. Nicholls' overall enrollment is at 6,065 - a decrease of 135 students from fall 2023 due predominantly to a drop in dual enrollment students and a loss of   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 12 States in an amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States in Louisiana v. Callais. The brief, led by the State of Alabama, challenges racial gerrymandering of congressional districts. In its most recent redistricting endeavor, Louisiana enacted a congressional map that was challenged and enjoined in 2022 (Robinson v. Ardoin) for violating Section 2  more