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DeCoster’s work featured on cover of international biotech publication

Dr. Mark DeCoster, the James E. Wyche III Endowed Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University, and his team of researchers are featured in a cover story in the latest edition of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) – one of the premier and most widely read biotechnology publications in the world. The featured [more]

LA-SiGMA, Shell kick off summer programs at Louisiana Tech

The Louisiana Alliance for Simulation-Guided Materials Applications (LA-SiGMA) and the Shell Northern Louisiana Regional Collaborative for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching kicked off two summer research programs this week on the campus of Louisiana Tech University with students and teachers from as far away as Maryland and Wisconsin in attendance. The Research Experiences for [more]

Kinesiology professor to present research at national, regional industry conferences

Dr. David Szymanski, an associate professor of kinesiology and strength and conditioning coach for baseball at Louisiana Tech University, will present research during a poster session at the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) 60th Annual Meeting on Friday, followed by a 90-minute presentation at the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Midwest Regional Conference [more]

TOP DAWG New Venture Championship winners announced

Student innovators and entrepreneurs took home a total of $14,500 in cash and prizes as winners of the 2013 TOP DAWG New Venture Championship held this past week at Louisiana Tech University. Awards were presented to the top three teams in the competition as well as to teams demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit and best presentation.  Each [more]

Louisiana Tech team selects teachers for LA-SiGMA/Shell summer research program

The Louisiana Alliance for Simulation-Guided Materials Applications (LA-SiGMA)/Shell Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) team at Louisiana Tech University has selected six educators from north Louisiana to participate in its summer 2013 program. Mark Magauay (Fair Park High School), Theresa McBride (Holly Ridge Elementary School), Aleta Overby (Simsboro High School), Holly Payton (I.A. Lewis), Dan Rogers [more]

Louisiana Tech hosts Cyber Discovery 2013

Over three dozen teachers from 16 high schools throughout Louisiana and Arkansas gathered on the campus of Louisiana Tech University recently to participate in the official kick-off of Cyber Discovery 2013. Cyber Discovery is a national cyber education program developed through a partnership between the Cyber Innovation Center’s National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC) [more]

Students showcase research, innovation during annual symposium

Students at Louisiana Tech University don’t always let their grades do all the talking about their knowledge. Sometimes they show off their research, too. More than 50 Louisiana Tech students did exactly that Thursday morning as the 2013 Louisiana Tech Undergraduate/Graduate Student Research Symposium was held at University Hall.  Eight undergraduate students gave oral presentations, [more]

CERN votes Louisiana Tech in as a full member institution for ATLAS collaboration

Louisiana Tech University has been voted in as a full member institution of the ATLAS detector collaboration, a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Although Louisiana Tech has been working on the experiment since 2005, its participation has thus far been through a joint agreement [more]

Louisiana Tech biomedical engineering professors launch seminar series

Dr. Jamie Newman, research assistant professor, and Dr. Teresa Murray, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, have created the ADVANCE Networking Grant Seminar Series on Stem Cells and Biomedical Research, which is designed to engage researchers from across the state, while also educating the general public and providing opportunities to ask questions [more]

Researchers from Tech to speak at national Air Force symposium

Three Louisiana Tech University researchers and a Louisiana Tech Ph.D. student have been invited to speak as part of this week’s Air Force Global Strike Command’s (AFGSC) annual Technology and Innovation Symposium at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City. Co-hosted by the Cyber Innovation Center, the symposium is being held in conjunction with the [more]