NEWS
Journalists bring home awards from regional conference
Louisiana Tech’s student-run newspaper, The Tech Talk, along with its staff, received multiple accolades from the Southeast Journalism Conference, held recently at the University of Tennessee-Martin. SEJC, an eight-state regional group,...
ANS professor participates in national symposium on the future of zoos
If Dr. Jeffrey Yule, assistant professor of biological and environmental sciences at Louisiana Tech University, and his colleagues are correct, zoos in the future could feature cloned extinct species, robotic animal exhibits, and parks where...
TBDC to offer business overview workshop
Louisiana Tech’s Technology Business Development Center is gearing up for Leap Day by encouraging prospective business owners to learn before they leap into a new project. A new venture overview will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29....
Psychology student has research featured in Golf Digest
Luke Simmering, an industrial and organizational psychology doctoral student at Louisiana Tech University, has once again landed his research into the psyche of the avid golfer on the pages of Golf Digest. Simmering and co-investigator Dr. Dan...
Commissioner of higher education to serve as graduation speaker
Louisiana Tech will hold its winter commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3 in the Thomas Assembly Center. Dr. Jim Purcell, Louisiana’s commissioner of higher education, will serve as keynote speaker. Purcell supervises the operations...
School of Art, A.E. Phillips collaboration yields results
Roots have taken form, and A.E. Phillips Laboratory School and Louisiana Tech’s School of Art’s collaboration project to bring together students from the two schools is complete. Jes Schrom, an assistant professor of photography, and Maggie...
Museum of Fashion, Textiles receives donation
Louisiana Tech’s Museum of Fashion and Textiles just became a bit more colorful. Dorothy Williams, a Monroe resident, has donated four pieces of wearable art she has created throughout the years. The clothing pieces have appraised at $5,500 for...
Registration opens for 8th Annual Business Outlook Summit
Registration has opened for the 8th Annual Business Outlook Summit, sponsored by Community Trust Bank, which will be held on March 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at CenturyLink Headquarters in Monroe. Speakers will deliver economic forecasts...
Sea turtle replica teaches conservation, marine life to Ruston residents
Her name is Lola. She is a … sea turtle? Why, yes, she is. Senior Ruston High School students in Amy Guerin’s marine science class last year created a replica of sea turtle, named Lola, that was recently donated to Louisiana Tech’s IDEA Place...
Masterworks Chorus seeks new members
The North Central Louisiana Masterworks Chorus, directed by Dr. Sean Teets, director of choral activities at Louisiana Tech, is seeking singers for a spring concert in May titled "It's a Grand Night for Singing." Teets said the chorus is...