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Inside NASA's "Rocket Factory,' an LSU Alum Helps Power Artemis Missions
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1022+ words) K. Renee Horton's path to helping power humanity's return to the moon didn't follow a straight line. A Baton Rouge native and LSU graduate, Horton turned early setbacks into fuel, ultimately carving out a career at NASA that connects her directly…...
LSU Helped Build Louisiana's Crawfish Industry; Now It's Shaping a More-Resilient Future - LSU
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1710+ words) The crawfish industry that Louisiana depends on today didn't just grow organically'it was built, in large part, through decades of LSU research. Now, as new challenges emerge'from extreme weather to evolving biological threats'that same institution is helping shape what comes…...
John Vickers Intends to "Do Big Things" with Digital Twins at LSU - LSU
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (824+ words) A conversation with John Vickers, formerly with NASA, who just signed on as the inaugural director of LSU's new digital twin core facility. He isn't shy about his belief in digital twins to transform the nature of work, the workforce,…...
LSU ME Assistant Professor Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award - LSU
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (77+ words) LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ope Owoyele has received a Young Investigator Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). The Young Investigator Program supports early-career scientists and engineers who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting…...
Starting STEM Early: ECEI Faculty Present Food-Based Science and Math Learning for Toddlers and Preschoolers at International Conferences
1+ week, 1+ day ago (207+ words) Food MASTER, originally designed to integrate nutrition education with early learning, is being expanded through grant-funded work to reach children ages two to four. Duffrin has served as the Principal Investigator on several grants supporting this initiative, leading efforts to…...
Designing for Child Choice: LSU ECEI Explores Innovative Early Childhood Environments in Bologna, Italy
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (345+ words) In the building serving older children, educators were responsible for specific areas of the building, and children independently navigated between spaces based on their interests. In the building serving younger children, children were welcomed into a central space and then…...
Advancing Early Childhood Innovation: LSU ECEI Highlights Birth-to-Three Nutrition Education in Florence, Italy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (260+ words) The presentation focused on ECEI's model for integrating research, dissemination, and practice, while highlighting the Food MASTER program and ongoing efforts to expand nutrition education to children ages 2, 3, and 4. This work directly supports ECEI's mission to advance high-quality early childhood…...
Sunyoung Park, Ph D, Named Outstanding HRD Scholar by Academy of Human Resource Development
1+ week, 1+ day ago (66+ words) Louisiana State University BATON ROUGE, LA " Sunyoung Park, Ph D, associate director and professor in the LSU School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, received the Outstanding HRD Scholar Award from the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) at its annual…...
LSU Celebrates Two Distinguished Research Masters
1+ week, 2+ day ago (282+ words) Each year, LSU's Office of Research & Economic Development honors the exceptional research and scholarship of two LSU faculty as Distinguished Research Masters. This year, the honor goes to an expert on opera and an expert on viruses. "It's an honor…...
LSU Research Insights: AI Digital Twins Bring Personalized Diabetes Care Into Daily Life
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1542+ words) For millions of people managing diabetes at home, the hardest part isn't knowing what to do'it's knowing what to do today. Dr. Shiyu Li is an assistant professor in the LSU School of Kinesiology in the College of Human Sciences…...