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Forestry professor awarded grant for woody crop study
Dr. Joshua Adams, assistant professor in the Louisiana Tech Department of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, was recently awarded $150,000 to study eastern cottonwood and hybrid poplar varieties of trees in collaboration with Mississippi...

English Honor Society Members Attend Conference
Nine members of the Louisiana Tech University English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta, attended the society's International Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, and presented critical literary papers. Attending from Louisiana Tech were undergraduates...

Industrial Engineering program among best in nation
The Master of Science in Industrial Engineering program at Louisiana Tech University has been ranked among the best online industrial engineering degrees in the nation for 2018. The SR Education Group, an education research publisher, has...

College of Business Announces 2018 ‘Inside the C-Suite’ Speaker Series
The College of Business at Louisiana Tech University recently announced the lineup for the third annual “Inside the C-Suite: A Series of Critical Conversations with CEOs, CIOs, CFOs and Key Executives” Executive Speaker Series. Bobby Robertson,...

Animal Responder Boot Camp set for April 16-20
An Animal Responder Boot Camp is set for April 16-20 at the Outdoor Wilderness Learning (OWL) Center in Dubach and on the South Campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Specifically, the course will train first responders, veterinarians,...

Engineering students attend AGC Convention, earn scholarships
Members of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) student organization at Louisiana Tech University attended the 99th Annual AGC Convention and the 2018 AGC Equipment, Technology & Construction Solutions Expo in New Orleans. At the...

Students honored for digital painting contributions
Cinthia Rincón and Anna Morris, two Louisiana Tech students enrolled in the winter quarter offering of ART310: Digital Painting, were recognized for their outstanding work in the relatively new program with a special weekday luncheon attended...

College of Business Makes $150,000 Investment from Student Managed Investment Fund
The College of Business at Louisiana Tech University recently made the initial investment of $150,000 from the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) on March 13. Managed by undergraduate finance students, the SMIF provides real-world...

Civil Engineering student earns endowed scholarship
Louisiana Tech University Civil Engineering junior, Dillon Benoit, has received the James and Margaret Mohr Civil Engineering endowed scholarship from the Louisiana Engineering Foundation (LEF). The LEF promotes charitable, educational, and...

Louisiana Tech professor, alumni earn LES awards
Dr. Michael Swanbom, senior lecturer of mechanical engineering and program chair of instrumentation and controls engineering technology at Louisiana Tech University, has received the 2018 Engineering Faculty Professionalism Award from the...