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ENRICH Center to host Temple Grandin lecture
Dr. Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson, will speak at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 in Howard Auditorium on the Louisiana Tech University...
Tech to celebrate Homecoming 2018, distinguished alumni at luncheon
The Louisiana Tech Alumni Association will honor its 2018 Alumnus of the Year and Distinguished Alumni of the Colleges Oct. 19 at its annual Alumni Awards Luncheon. The luncheon is set for noon in the Club Lounge of the Davison Athletics...
Taylor McCoy
Taylor McCoy, ’18, chose finance on whim. That quick decision made during Orientation before starting her freshman year set in motion a string of chance encounters leading to her position at a Fortune 500 company today. “I was a little nervous...
Groundling set to open Oct. 23
Opening night for the Louisiana Tech University Department of Theatre’s production of The Groundling, an hysterical look at one man’s interpretation of playwrighting in his own garage, is less than two weeks away. Written by Marc Palmieri and...
Tech audiology grad named president of American Academy of Audiology
When she started in the Louisiana Tech’s graduate program in audiology, Lisa Christensen remembers that she “didn’t know how great it would be for me.” It’s fairly evident now. Christensen earned her master’s degree in audiology from Tech in...
Matthew Barker
The loyal blue runs deeps in Matthew Barker’s roots. With multiple family members attending or teaching at Louisiana Tech over the years, the senior finance major from Bossier City knew from an early age that he wanted to be part of the Tech...
History Department to host talk on history of state criminal justice system
Louisiana Tech welcomes Dr. Thomas Aiello to speak on "Race, Rights, and Non-unanimous Criminal Jury Verdicts" at 4 p.m. Oct. 11 in Wyly Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the Lambda-Rho chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, the...
Leu Strange Wilder
Leu Strange Wilder was born in Shreveport, and her early years were spent in Mooringsport and Plain Dealing. She graduated from high school in Coushatta in 1953. Wilder chose Home Economics as her major, and she was a Louisiana Tech...
Erik Beadle
Erik Beadle didn’t wander blindly into preparing for a career that he hopes will help lead to a cure for cancer. “I lost both my grandmother and father to non-alcoholic liver disease and liver cancer,” said the Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt....
Science Café series begins Oct. 16
The Louisiana Tech University chapter of the Sigma Xi Research Honor Society is launching its 2018-19 Science Café discussion series at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Ruston Artisans, 203 W. Alabama Avenue in Ruston. The Sigma Xi Science Café is a...