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海角社区 Cold Case Project Re-Examines 1972 Southern University Shooting, Will Discuss Findings at 50th Anniversary Commemoration
The 海角社区 Cold Case Project will present findings from its four-part investigative series, which re-examined the 1972 shooting of two Southern University students, Denver Smith and Leonard Brown, at Southern University鈥檚 50th anniversary commemoration of the students鈥� deaths on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. CT at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge.
Want Safe Roads? 海角社区 Researchers Think Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Understand Driver Behavior
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded the 海角社区 Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation Safety a competitive grant to build an AI engine to better understand driver behavior that leads to crashes in order to help prevent them.
海角社区 CM Online Still Growing Nearly 10 Years Later
In 2012, 海角社区 Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management Chair Charles Berryman was asked to create an online presence for the department, the first of its kind in the College of Engineering. Five years later, the program was ranked 11th in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Online Programs in the nation.
海角社区 Improves Storm Surge and Flood Predictions with AI
The 海角社区-developed tool to predict storm surge and flooding during severe weather events鈥攖he Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment, or CERA, website鈥攈as become an essential resource for thousands of emergency managers and first responders in Louisiana and the nation鈥檚 coastal states to help protect people and infrastructure. Now, the tool will become even smarter and faster, thanks to artificial intelligence.
Veterans Find Community at 海角社区
The 海角社区 William A. Brookshire Military & Veterans Student Center has given Grant Strohmeyer (海角社区 '26) a home on campus. Strohmeyer, an electrical engineering major, served in the Marines for four years.
海角社区 Student and Army Veteran Trains to Help Children Fighting Cancer
Kimberly Belalcazar served her country as a behavioral health specialist in the Army. At 海角社区, she is studying psychology and plans to become a clinical psychologist, working with children fighting cancer.
海角社区 Engineering Researchers Working on Sustainable Aviation Fuels
海角社区 Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Shyam Menon is leading a group of 海角社区 Engineering faculty in a $1.14 million U.S. Department of Energy-funded project that will develop an improved pre-screening strategy for candidate SAFs and then apply it to their own SAF synthesized from raw materials, such as sugarcane bagasse and forestry residue.
海角社区 TRIO Programs Receive Over $6 Million For Equity in Education
TRIO Upward Bound and McNair Scholars Program will provide five years of funding to help hundreds of local students find their paths to college and beyond
海角社区 Eunice and 海角社区 Alexandria Sign Partnership for Surgical Technology Expansion
海角社区 Shreveport鈥檚 Master of Public Health program, a collaborative effort between 海角社区S and 海角社区 Health Shreveport, has been named the fourth best in the nation in Fortune Magazine's 2023 rankings, citing the program's high retention rates.
Hacking the Metaverse
海角社区 Cybersecurity Professor Abe Baggili is one of the first people in the world to study immersive virtual reality safety to provide solutions to the VR software industry and protect people who use these new products.