NEWS

Economics undergrads publish second issue of REAL Report
The Winter 2020 issue of the Regional Economic Analysis of Louisiana (REAL) Report was recently published by undergraduate economics majors in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business.

Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program awards $1.2M grant to College of Education
The National Science Foundation recently awarded Louisiana Tech University a $1.2 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant to foster computer science education in north Louisiana.

Freshman Avereigh Barras makes ear guards for medical workers
In only eight days, Louisiana Tech freshman Avereigh Barras has made more than 1,000 ear guards, or “mask strap extenders,” and sent them free-of-charge to 28 facilities — hospitals, clinics, home health units, hospice care, labs, pharmacies, and nursing homes — in seven states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and California.

Zoom karaoke keeps COES students connected
Students in Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) are staying connected through song.

College of Business announces temporary application changes for graduate programs
In response to the ongoing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business announced that several steps will be taken to accommodate applicants to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Accountancy (MAcc) programs.

Tech Family members serve with military on front lines of Covid-19 battle
At least two members of the Tech Family are on the front lines of the fight with Covid-19, Tech Leadership Council (TLC) member and freshman biology major Sabrina Birmingham with the Louisiana National Guard, and assistant professor in Tech’s Division of Nursing Yolanda Hoof with the Army Reserves.

COB Announces 2020-21 Caddo and Bossier REAL Scholarship Recipients
Dr. Chris Martin, dean of the College of Business at Louisiana Tech University, recently announced the recipients of the College’s REAL Scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year. Brennan D. Barber, of Bossier City, Calvary Baptist Academy Audrey Grace...

New programs on the way to PRC
The Parkinson’s Resource Center at Louisiana Tech is encouraging its users to continue exercising at home during the current climate of complications from COVID-19.

Professors innovate chemistry, physics labs as classes move online
After Louisiana Tech University closed campus to classes in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, instructors of Louisiana Tech’s Chemistry and Physics labs migrated the traditionally hands-on lessons online.

Tech Family, neighbors making masks to aid in virus crisis
A stitch in time can save lives, so the race is on as the Louisiana Tech Family and its friends and neighbors make masks for healthcare workers, first-responders, and others on the frontlines of the war against Covid-19.