HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Estrogen, the major female ovarian hormone, can trigger nerve impulses within milliseconds to regulate a variety of physiological processes. At Baylor College of Medicine, Louisiana State University and collaborating institutions, researchers discovered that estrogen's fast actions are mediated by the coupling of the estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) with an ion channel protein called Clic1. Clic1 con  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Five LSU researchers have been awarded the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grant for early-career faculty. Each was chosen because of their potential to serve as lifelong academic role models in research and education, and their ability to integrate their work within the context of their organization's mission. At LSU, that mission is outlined in the statewide university's Sch  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order seeking to promote and protect free speech for all higher institutions across Louisiana.??Freedom of speech is an inalienable right for all Americans, and it must be defended.? On college campuses in Louisiana and throughout the country, we have seen students attacked while promoting their conservative clubs, students silenced out of   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, Louisiana a state with a near-total abortion ban made possible by Donald Trump will go even further to restrict reproductive care in the state. In a move doctors warn risks the health and safety of women, Louisiana will reclassify the abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances. As Louisiana MAGA Republicans follow Trump's anti-reproductive freedom playbook and put women   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 4 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) generously contributed $275,000 to the Construction Engineering Technology program at Louisiana Tech University. Funding will be used to improve classroom and lab spaces with construction slated to begin next summer. LSLBC presented the donation to the College of Engineering and Science (COES) Thursday. The event was attended by key figures, including Te  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 1 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Advancing Arts Integration to Transforming Education Across Louisiana * * * As LSU celebrates the first anniversary of the Windgate Foundation's $1.329 million investment in the Louisiana A+ Schools program, the transformative effects of this partnership are already being felt in classrooms across the state. In total, LAA+ has trained more than 30 schools statewide, most recently adding St.   more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Oct. 3 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: McNeese State University sophomores, Warner Levy Jr. and Braylon Fuselier, have been selected for the fourth cohort of the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program sponsored by the University of Louisiana System. The three-year Reginald F. Lewis Scholars program enhances the collegiate experience of exemplary Black male students by providing educational programs and mentoring opportunities. One experience invol  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 4 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Keep Louisiana Beautiful has graduated Southeastern Louisiana University and Dillard University into its KLB University Affiliate Program. KLB engages college students in environmental stewardship and sustainability practices and is the most successful program of its kind in the U.S. with 12 affiliates. "Litter removal in our state is just one step in the process. It's going to take all Louisiana  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Oct. 4 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University's Department of Computer Science is hosting the second of the fall Industry Connect Distinguished Lectures Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. Scheduled in the Envoc Innovation Lab, located in room 233 in the Computer Science and Technology Building, the free lecture is titled "Modeling Software Development Problems in Time and Thinking Temporally." Calvin Fabre, founder and presi  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 4 -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: For the seventh year in a row, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has earned the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. UL Lafayette is among 114 colleges and universities to receive the 2024 HEED Award from the largest diversity magazine and website in higher education. Recipients will be featured in the November / December issue. HEED   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 2 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: University of New Orleans alumnus Jericho Brown has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow and will receive one of the so-called "genius grants" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Brown is one of 22 fellows in this year's class. Fellows receive $800,000 stipends that are bestowed with no conditions; recipients may use the money as they see fit. Brown is a Pulitzer Prize-winning p  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Virginia Military Institute hosted the Senior Military College (SMC) Conference of the Association of Military Colleges & Schools of the United States (AMCSUS), Sept. 23-25. Commandants, senior leadership and cadets from the six SMCs which include The Citadel, Norwich University, Texas A&M, University of North Georgia, Virginia Tech, and VMI attended. In addition, representatives from Tarleton State Universit  more