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Journalism students, faculty receive national awards, including first place recognitions
Students and faculty from Louisiana Tech’s journalism department are making headlines nationally with awards from the National Federation of Press Women. The 2012 Communications Contest Award winners were named, and Tech faculty and students...
Tech student reigns as Miss Louisiana
Miss Tech 2012 Lauren Vizza was crowned Miss Louisiana last Saturday. Vizza, a senior political science and history major from Shreveport, was one of seven women from Louisiana Tech competing for the title, and she said she is looking forward...
Dean of Library Services to serve as chair for state consortium
Michael A. DiCarlo, dean of library services and Thomas Jackson Magee Ross Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University, will serve as Chair for the Louisiana Academic Library and Information Network Consortium (LALINC) for 2012-2013. LALINC...
Dean of Liberal Arts has article published
An article written by Dr. Donald Kaczvinsky, dean of Louisiana Tech’s College of Liberal Arts, has been published in “Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Journal.” Kaczvinsky’s “From Alexandria with Love: Durrell and the Fiction of Espionage, or...
Accounting graduate earns prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award
Timothy Andrew Smith, an accounting graduate from Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business, has received the 2011 Elijah Watt Sells Award presented by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA.) The award is presented to candidates from...
Seven from Tech to compete for Miss Louisiana crown
Women across the state will gather in Monroe the week of June 18-23 to compete in the Miss Louisiana pageant, and Louisiana Tech will have seven representatives vying for the crown. Angela Cassels, of Calhoun; Abby Chowns, of Monroe; Mallory...
Professor's play commemorates Tuscaloosa tornadoes
Louisiana Tech associate professor of theater Paul Crook, a Tuscaloosa, Ala., native, used his memories of the April 2011 tornadoes that devastated his hometown to create a story. Crook’s play, “Home,” which focuses on watching the destruction...
Physics professors playing key role in international research
Dr. Lee Sawyer and Dr. Markus Wobisch, physics professors in Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science, are featured contributors in the “Result of the Week” section on the Fermilab Today website for their work with a phenomenon known...
TBDC visits north Louisiana areas to assist with small businesses
Louisiana Tech’s Technology Business Development Center will visit four towns across the northern part of the state next week to help small businesses learn what state programs are available. Business owners who attend will receive an overview...
Tech launches pioneering Ph.D. in Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology
Louisiana Tech University has received approval from the Louisiana Board of Regents to offer a pioneering, interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology program beginning this fall. The program, a joint offering from...