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�Ӱɴ�ý Marine & Environmental Biology Graduate Students Awarded at 2023 State of the Coast Conference

Payton Suire — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:44:05 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – �Ӱɴ�ý marine and environmental biology graduate students Carissa Thiel and Michelle Lignieres received awards at the 2023 State of the Coast Conference. �Ӱɴ�ý faculty, staff, students and alumni represented the University well throughout the three-day celebration. Carissa Thiel was awarded third place for her presentation “Ecological characteristics and soil processes in terrestrial […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Biology Courses Tracked Frog Calls in Local Wetlands

Payton Suire — Thu, 04 May 2023 14:21:11 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. – Students from �Ӱɴ�ý Developmental Biology and Herpetology courses worked this spring semester to record frog calls with the assistance of Dr. Tim Clay and Dr. Gary LaFleur. Since 2005, �Ӱɴ�ý has participated in the Louisiana Amphibian Monitoring Program, which sends out volunteers to listen, identify, measure and record frogs calls every spring. […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Biology Course Travels to Coast for Workshop

Payton Suire — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:57:26 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — Graduate students in �Ӱɴ�ý’ Environmental Law and Policy course traveled to Grand Isle, Port Fourchon, Golden Meadow and Lockport as part of a Biology workshop concentrating on life and law on the Louisiana coast. The Master of Science students participated in a service project in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy to teach […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý to Use Grant and Partnership to Enhance Chauvin Sculpture Garden

Jacob Batte — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:30:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (ANHA) has awarded �Ӱɴ�ý $10,000 to augment the Chauvin Sculpture Garden and Art Studio. The university will use the money to install several new park benches and reinforce the wooden walkway in such a manner that it can withstand the sun and salt of a […]

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Biology Students Take Home Awards from Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting

Jacob Batte — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 21:32:35 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — The Louisiana Academy of Sciences recognized multiple �Ӱɴ�ý students and faculty during their 95th annual meeting held March 12-13. The conference was held virtually for the first time. Organizers invited scientists from across the state to attend and present their research. �Ӱɴ�ý award winners include: Coral Foster, marine and environmental […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý, Federal Government to Develop Coastal Research Database

Jacob Batte — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý is partnering with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to develop a database of Bayou Region and Gulf Coast research. The 4-year, $400,000 project titled “Digital Curation: Streamlining Access to Research Across Gulf of Mexico Communities,” will create a database and repository of resources for scholars, agency officials […]

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�Ӱɴ�ý Recognizes Teaching Excellence, Announces Endowed Professorships at Convocation

Jacob Batte — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 22:47:22 +0000

THIBODAUX, La. — �Ӱɴ�ý Chemistry Department Head Dr. Kaisa Young received the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence during University Convocation Wednesday, Aug. 5. Dr. Young has been an influential member of the faculty since joining the university as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy in 2012. Now an associate professor, the Kansas City native […]

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