<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/954k-nsf-award-builds-on-louisiana-techs-growing-research-successes.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>09/03/2026</pubDate><title>$954K NSF award builds on Louisiana Tech’s growing research successes</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Louisiana Tech University is strengthening its role as an engine of research, innovation, and economic growth with a new $954,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand engineering research capacity and develop the next generation of researchers and leaders.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/COES-Logo-Story-Cover.jpg" alt="The Louisiana Tech College of Engineering and Science logo"/></image><tags><tag>Engineering and Science</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>