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Professor wins 2025 CUSA Faculty Achievement Award
Dr. Jamie Newman, Louisiana Tech University professor and newly appointed director of the School of Biological Sciences, was awarded the 2025 Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award. This award is given to one faculty member at each of the CUSA...

Studio named in honor of Higginbotham family
The Louisiana Tech University College of Education and Human Sciences celebrated the newly-named Higginbotham Create Studio, a space designed to foster creativity, collaboration, and technological innovation. As part of the Emergent Learning Research...

Forestry team places at Southern Conclave
Louisiana Tech University placed fourth overall at the 66th Annual Southern Forestry Conclave, hosted by Alabama A&M University last month. The event brought together students from 13 forestry schools. Stephen F. Austin State University took first...

Louisiana Tech and Archem JetPace Showcase advances regional aerospace innovation
Archem, LLC, a Shreveport-based aerospace energy company, hosted its JetPace Showcase in partnership with Louisiana Tech University. Held at the Ruston Regional Airport on March 19, the event marked a key milestone in the growing collaboration between...

Tech awarded $327K from Louisiana Board of Regents
The Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science received three Louisiana Board of Regents grants totaling $327,420. These competitive grants will support student learning, faculty research, and technological advancement, enhancing the...

Trenchless Technology Center receives award to develop alternative oil and gas well cements
As part of the Future Use of Energy in Louisiana’s investments, Louisiana Tech University’s Trenchless Technology Center has received an award of $125,409 to advance research on a sustainable alternative to traditional oil and gas well cements. This...

LTRI hosts regional Science and Engineering Fair
The Louisiana Tech Research Institute recently partnered with Bossier Parish Community College to host the 2025 Louisiana Region 1 Science and Engineering Fair, bringing together some of the brightest young minds in Northwest Louisiana for a weekend of...

Honors College hosts annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Louisiana Tech University’s Honors College recently hosted its annual Undergraduate Research and Service-Learning Symposium, an event showcasing the academic research, scholarly activity, and service-learning experiences of students from all five of the...

“Louisiana Tech’s Dave Nitz” by Christopher A. Kennedy released
Louisiana Tech University sports broadcaster Dave Nitz ended his 50-year career with the University at the conclusion of the 2024 Bulldog baseball season at the Fayetteville Regional in Arkansas in June. But while all good things must come to an end,...

Louisiana Tech Giving Day raises $1.46 million
Louisiana Tech celebrated its seventh annual Giving Day on March 18, with more than 780 students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents, corporate partners, and friends raising over $1.46 million for the University. “Our Tech Family has shown once again the...