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Tech announces honor students
Louisiana Tech has announced the names of students on its winter quarter President’s and Dean’s honor lists. Students whose names are followed by an asterisk earned recognition as members of the President’s Honor List. That distinction...
Renowned guitarist to perform at Tech
Odair Assad, a world-renowned guitarist, will perform at Louisiana Tech’s Howard Auditorium on Thursday, March 8. Sponsored by the Louisiana Tech Concert Association, Assad’s performance is the first of two solo performances as part of the 67th...
Graduation literally a family affair for Simmons, Watson relatives
It might have been double the pressure, but now it’s double well-done for twin sisters Maegan and Mallory Watson, who graduated together Saturday—both with 4.0 GPAs. The sisters, 21, from Luling, said they took all their courses together to...
Forestry student wins national journal article contest
For the second consecutive year, a Louisiana Tech University forestry student has taken first place in the undergraduate category of Soil Survey Horizons’ 2011 Student Article Contest. Daniel Cooke, a junior forestry major from Ruston,...
Journalists bring home awards from regional conference
Louisiana Tech’s student-run newspaper, The Tech Talk, along with its staff, received multiple accolades from the Southeast Journalism Conference, held recently at the University of Tennessee-Martin. SEJC, an eight-state regional group,...
ANS professor participates in national symposium on the future of zoos
If Dr. Jeffrey Yule, assistant professor of biological and environmental sciences at Louisiana Tech University, and his colleagues are correct, zoos in the future could feature cloned extinct species, robotic animal exhibits, and parks where...
TBDC to offer business overview workshop
Louisiana Tech’s Technology Business Development Center is gearing up for Leap Day by encouraging prospective business owners to learn before they leap into a new project. A new venture overview will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29....
Psychology student has research featured in Golf Digest
Luke Simmering, an industrial and organizational psychology doctoral student at Louisiana Tech University, has once again landed his research into the psyche of the avid golfer on the pages of Golf Digest. Simmering and co-investigator Dr. Dan...
Commissioner of higher education to serve as graduation speaker
Louisiana Tech will hold its winter commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3 in the Thomas Assembly Center. Dr. Jim Purcell, Louisiana’s commissioner of higher education, will serve as keynote speaker. Purcell supervises the operations...
School of Art, A.E. Phillips collaboration yields results
Roots have taken form, and A.E. Phillips Laboratory School and Louisiana Tech’s School of Art’s collaboration project to bring together students from the two schools is complete. Jes Schrom, an assistant professor of photography, and Maggie...