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Using interviews from the Aug. 2016 flooding anniversary's History Harvest, history professor Dr. Liz Skilton, along with Zachary Henry and Mark Mallory, two undergraduate research students, have created a new podcast series. vpresearch.louisiana.edu/new…
Local students have spent the summer learning how to potentially solve real world problems through a nature-inspired curriculum designed by a UL Lafayette professor. vpresearch.louisiana.edu/new…
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UL Lafayette is excited to announce the creation of the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center. The center will house Blanco’s papers & contribute interdisciplinary, independent research on policy. blancocenter.louisiana.edu. youtu.be/RkZIpalAIOQ
Despite the devastation left behind by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, several University of Louisiana at Lafayette biologists have since made a major discovery. shar.es/anTQPd
“This is a time of challenges, but it’s also a time of opportunities.”
Join us in welcoming Dr. Joshua Caffery, who has been named the next director for the Center for Louisiana Studies. shar.es/anh5ZX
In addition to his budget plan proposal at yesterday’s Legislative special session opening, Gov. John B. Edwards announced that tech company CGI, which is located at UL Lafayette’s Research Park, will expand its local base with an additional 400 new jobs.
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As @TomiTeikko mentioned, "The future of buildings is empathic."
We are excited to see what our researchers will accomplish in their collaboration with @TietoCorp on this new project. xitter.cf/nsfcvdi/status/9965084…
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Dr. Emad Habib, our new Louisiana Watershed Flood Center's director, was featured in the local news to discuss a new project using rain gauges and sensors to detect what’s happening at the coulee at Moncus Park.
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Congratulations to our vice president, Dr. Ramesh Kolluru!
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In the news! Dr. Heather Stone, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, teamed up with Dr. Kary Ritter, a research scientist with the mechanical engineering department, to bring a new type of lesson plan to Broussard Middle School. klfy.com/news/local/ul-lafay…
If you missed Dr. Qamar Rahman's lecture on issues like environmental health safety and gender equity in developing countries, you can read up on some of the highlights from the discussion. shar.es/1LwLBT
Last month we talked about our researchers' involvement with the Acadiana Rain Garden Project. Interested community members are welcome to stop by the garden installation project at Girard Park this Saturday between 12:30 and 2pm to talk to the team and learn more!
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We're only a week away!
If you have not yet registered for our inaugural Innovators & Scholar Seminar, featuring speaker Dr. Qamar Rahman from Amity University, don't worry — you still have time. For more information and to register for the event, visit: eventbrite.com/e/inaugural-i…
Does that piece of land look familiar? Before our research centers moved in, University Research Park was nothing but vacant fields during the 1980s. This picture was taken from the Cajundome’s rooftop during the building’s construction, which officially opened in 1986. #tbt
Please join us as we welcome Dr. Qamar Rahman, Amity University's dean of research science and technology, for the Innovators & Scholars Seminar. Dr. Rahman, an expert toxicologist, will focus on the challenges faced by Indian women in the workplace. eventbrite.com/e/inaugural-i…
Calling all innovators! @CajunCodeFest is seeking teams for its 6th annual competition! Gather your team of six and join in for the #opioid challenge! Visit cajuncodefest.org for more information.
OVPRIED would like to congratulate Dr. Sheng Chen, an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Informatics, for this incredible achievement!
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Welcome back everyone! This semester, we are getting ready for some exciting new projects, including the University's newest solar energy research center. Read up on how UL Lafayette's sports complex is going "green." shar.es/1NvMry
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Rare Montezuma bald cypress takes its place on roster of champions shar.es/1M6LLx
Behind "The Registry" is our own Dr. Dayana Stetco, who used authentic stories of love and heartbreak submitted by the public as part of her research. vpresearch.louisiana.edu/new…‘-registry’#sthash.hhLpjhRD.uxfs