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Hinckley Virtual Anatomy Lab a home run for health sciences
Louisiana Tech students in all areas of the health sciences will benefit from yet another unparalleled, collaborative educational experience beginning this fall with the opening of the Justin and Jeanette Hinckley Virtual Anatomy Lab in Carson-Taylor Hall.
Physics and Engineering team to develop particle detector as part of international, multimillion-dollar grant
Dr. Rakitha Beminiwattha, assistant professor of physics at Louisiana Tech University, and his team, which currently includes Yusuff Afeez Oluwatobi, doctoral engineering student, and Nirmal Bhusal, mechanical engineering senior, have begun developing a particle detection system as part of the Measurement of a Lepton-Lepton Electroweak Reaction Experiment (MOLLER) at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
Fortune includes Louisiana Tech’s traditional MBA on newest list of top programs
Louisiana Tech University’s Traditional Master of Business Administration has been named to Fortune’s inaugural full-time MBA ranking. The College of Business was ranked No. 64 in the nation, and the only public institution in Louisiana named to the list....
Pre-Vet student graduates from Purdue’s VetUp!
Louisiana Tech senior Christan Robicheaux, currently pursuing a double major in animal science and finance, recently graduated from Purdue’s VetUp! program, a federally funded initiative to expand access to the veterinary profession for talented individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and to address the need for more veterinarians serving rural areas.
Doctoral student earns the opportunity to research with CERN
This fall Zahra Farazpay will begin work on the European Council for Nuclear Research’s A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS (CERN ATLAS) Experiment.
COE faculty member named as MILO advisory board member
A faculty member from Louisiana Tech’s College of Education has been named as an advisory board member to an organization that works to improve military and law enforcement industries. Dr. Todd Castleberry, an assistant professor of kinesiology in...
Summer construction paves the way to a more accessible campus
This summer, Louisiana Tech University is moving towards a more inclusive and accessible campus for its students, alumni, and members of the Ruston community by installing new walkways across campus.
Sustainable Solutions Team takes third in the ASCE society-wide finals competition
The student chapter of Louisiana Tech University’s American Society of Civil Engineers Sustainable Solutions Team placed third at the ASCE 2021 Virtual Concrete Canoe Competition, beating out teams from around the world for the honor.
Aerospace Club volunteers as part of international air show
After spending the majority of the 2020-21 academic year unable to participate in large events due to COVID restrictions, Louisiana Tech University’s Aerospace Club closed out the year at the Chennault International Airshow, where members talked to kids about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
AuD grad earns one of five research scholarships
Kaleigh Cooper Browning, a Georgia native who this spring earned her Doctorate in Audiology from Louisiana Tech, was one of only five students to win a 2021 Student Research Forum Scholarship Award in May for her ambitious research and presentation at the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) annual conference.