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Louisiana Tech University SciTEC Division hosts OpenSciEd Elementary Pilot Training Photo Information
According to educational specialist Jenny Taylor, the research is clear: too few students currently have access to a high-quality science curriculum and too few teachers have the supports necessary to ensure that students are building science knowledge...
Tech scholar publishes research on embracing AI, now a part of COB curriculum
Louisiana Tech’s Dr. Craig Van Slyke, an expert in the field of information systems, recently published an article in Communications of the Association for Information Systems. Titled “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Information Systems Education:...
New Teacher Experience project tackles teacher retention with Affinity Groups
The New Teacher Experience project, funded by the Louisiana Department of Education, aims to tackle teacher retention challenges by introducing Affinity Groups. Affinity Groups are teacher-led monthly virtual meetings designed to foster support,...
Technical writing student presents at International Health Communication conference
Ella Goodwin, a junior technical writing student at Louisiana Tech University, presented at the 2023 Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics (COMET) held in Cork, Ireland in late June. Goodwin’s presentation, “Culture and...
Student-led ‘civic engagement survey’ completed
Louisiana Tech University students involved with the Civic Engagement Survey Team have successfully identified civic engagement opportunities for the University by conducting a study on students’ knowledge of and participation in their local community....
‘Our Connected World’ podcast: Tech’s Norris, other innovation experts analyze what innovation means to you
Dr. Davy Norris, Chief Innovation Officer at Louisiana Tech, joined two other innovation experts on the Our Connected World podcast from one of the world’s leading technology companies, TE Connectivity Ltd., to explain and discuss current challenges and...
Nestorova proposal chosen to take part in NASA EPSCoR research program
A research proposal written by Dr. Gergana Nestorova, Assistant Professor of Biology and the program chair for the graduate program in Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology (MSNT) at Louisiana Tech University, has been chosen to take part in NASA’s...
Injured nursing graduate honored with special commencement ceremony
A month and six days after her fellow Louisiana Tech 2023 Spring Commencement graduates received their diplomas in the Thomas Assembly Center, nursing graduate MacKenzie Maier received hers this early Friday afternoon during a special diploma presentation...
Louisiana Tech host SWEPCO after severe weather wrecks North Louisiana
Severe weather across east Texas and north Louisiana approximately a half million residents without power over the past week. The storms devastated Ark-La-Tex communities and rolled in when celebrations were already underway for Juneteenth, Father’s Day,...
Louisiana Tech School of Banking graduates first cohort
Eighty-two bankers from across Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi attended the second year of the Louisiana Tech University School of Banking, June 5-9, in Ruston. Presented by the College of Business in collaboration with the Louisiana Bankers...