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Professor Emeritus to give Summer Commencement Address
Dr. Norman D. Pumphrey, Jr., Associate Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology at Louisiana Tech University, will serve as commencement speaker for the University’s Summer Ceremonies at 10 a.m. Thursday,...
Tech named to MONEY magazine’s Best Value College list
MONEY magazine named Louisiana Tech University to its Best Value College list for 2019. Tech was one of only two public universities in Louisiana named to the list published today. In its sixth year delivering the Best Value ranking, Money...

MA student presents paper at Aquatic Noise 2019 Conference
Lilla Jimmerson, a graduate student in the Louisiana Tech University English MA program, presented her research, “The Link between Sonar and Mass Strandings of Cetaceans,” at the Aquatic Noise 2019 Conference in The Hague, the Netherlands this...

Trenchless Technology professor to lead engineering project with Facebook
Dr. M. Amin Azimi, research scientist with the Louisiana Tech University Trenchless Technology Center and adjunct civil engineering professor, has earned a grant to help Facebook increase the amount of fiber optic cable around the world. Azimi...

Goodfellow to lead Louisiana Tech Research Institute
Brigadier General Gerald Goodfellow (Ret.), a 30-year Air Force veteran, has been named Executive Director for the Louisiana Tech Research Institute (LTRI) in Bossier City and Director of Technology Innovation for Louisiana Tech University....

Online MBA receives top national accolades
Louisiana Tech University’s Professional Master of Business Administration continues to be recognized as a top program in the nation. The College of Business was ranked No. 3 on College Consensus’ list of “25 Best Value Online MBA Programs”...

Gastons endow scholarships, fellowships with $2.5 million gift
The estate of Harry and Rubye Gaston recently made a $2,500,000 legacy gift to benefit both Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education and College of Engineering and Science. The endowments will fund undergraduate scholarships, graduate...

Physics student receives prestigious doctoral Jefferson Sciences fellowship
Louisiana Tech University Physics doctoral student Devika B. Pathak has been awarded a fellowship from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) for the 2019-20 academic year. Pathak is one of only nine students...

NCTQ names Tech as having one of nation’s top programs for undergraduate elementary education
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has recognized Louisiana Tech University’s undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program as one of the nation’s top programs, excelling in preparing teacher candidates to be highly...

Nanosystems Engineering grad helps develop cutting-edge green technology
Louisiana Tech University alumnae Kylene Pickett (Nanosystems Engineering, 2019) has published a paper in the prestigious ACS Applied Materials and Interface journal. Pickett, who was an undergraduate in the Louisiana Tech Nanosystems...