NEWS
Seven mission-driven projects awarded ‘Just Business’ grants
“Just Business” is a giving circle comprised of College of Business alumni and friends who pool financial resources, then jointly decide how the funds will be invested. The group awards grants for student, staff, and faculty projects that advance the mission of the College of Business.
Tech Family has four competitors in Miss Louisiana pageant
Four women with ties to Louisiana Tech University will compete in this coming weekend’s Miss Louisiana pageant.
Tech to partner with GSU, LSUHS to track COVID-19 variants
Louisiana Tech University will partner with LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) and Grambling State University (GSU) to establish a regional hub to share SARSCoV-2 genomic data for cases of COVID-19 in north Louisiana. This partnership will increase the reach of a Rockefeller Foundation program designed to strengthen global capabilities to detect and respond to pandemic threats.
Nanosystems Engineering student brings Naval experience to Tech
Nanosystems Engineering and Studio Art freshman and Monroe native, Nicholas Jones has two full-time jobs: one as a student taking a full load of classes, and another as a single dad of three small children. He also has a part-time job as an undergraduate research assistant with Dr. Shawn Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University’s Institute for Micromanufacturing, researching nanomaterials in harvesting energy.
Three Nanosystems Engineering students earn REU spots
Three Nanosystems Engineering students at Louisiana Tech University have earned spots in the National Science Foundation REU (research experiences for undergraduates) program.
Undergraduate researchers awarded at annual Fisheries meeting
Louisiana Tech undergraduate Biology majors Annabeth Rawls and Caitlyn Fontenot each won student awards after presenting their research at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) held virtually May 27-28.
Louisiana Tech announces Spring Quarter 21 honor roll lists
Louisiana Tech University has announced the names of students on its spring quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists.
Tech to present four times at HUIC
Louisiana Tech faculty and friends will make four presentations at the Hawaii University International Conference this week.
Jaylen Mumphrey earns postbac spot with NIH
Louisiana Tech grad Jaylen Mumphrey is assured of more time in his favorite place – the lab – when he begins the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postbac Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) program in July in Bethesda, Maryland, an opportunity that allows the Dallas native to spend one or two years working full-time and side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research.
Spring 2021 graduates announced
Louisiana Tech University has announced graduates from its Spring 2021 commencement ceremonies held May 22-23.