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COE, CYBER.ORG offer cyber education certification program
A cyber education certificate program being offered this fall will prepare educators to teach cyber confidently and computer science content in their classrooms. Teachers who complete the year-long program will not only be ideal candidates to become STEM and cyber leaders at their schools, but they also will be able to connect students with the cyber careers of tomorrow through 21st Century learning techniques.

COES researchers receive NSF grant to study success factors for engineering students
A team of researchers led by Louisiana Tech University College of Engineering and Science faculty recently received a two-year $180,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund their study of the factors that influence the academic achievement and persistence of sophomore chemical engineering students.

Summer 2020 graduates announced
Louisiana Tech University conferred degrees for the Summer 2020 Quarter on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Louisiana Tech announces Summer 2020 honor roll
Louisiana Tech University has announced the names of students on its summer quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists.

Forestry student captures $10,000 scholarship
For the second consecutive year, a student in Louisiana Tech’s School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry has earned the prestigious scholarship of nearly $10,000 from international timber management organization Resource Management Service.

Louisiana Tech pins 28 new nurses in recent ceremony
The Louisiana Tech University Division of Nursing held a Pinning Ceremony for the Spring 2020 graduates Aug. 15 in Howard Auditorium.

Top 5 – Moments in the Southland Conference
Top 5 moments in the Southland Conference with Tech grad Tom Burnett, ’88
Kinesiology presents research focused on LA Tech baseball team
Four faculty members – David Szymanski, Jessica Szymanski, Mu Qiao, Vishesh Singh, and graduate student Devin Cloud – presented two research posters at the National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference.

Tech receives $367K to evaluate brain injury treatment
Louisiana Tech University will receive $367,623 in federal funding for preclinical research related to neurological disorders, specifically to evaluate treatments that could help mitigate the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury.

Athletic Communications leads state in awards in 2019 LSWA contest
Members of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communications Department took home 10 awards during the 2019 Louisiana Sports Writers Association State Writing and SID contest announced Sunday.