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17�Թ��� professor Maddie Foster-Martinez is the recipient of a two-year $345,000 grant from the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana.  Read more

The International Association of Venue Managers, the premier global organization for public assembly venues, named 17�Թ��� Lakefront Arena assistant general manager Brandt Daniels as one of its 30|Under|30 Class of 2024 Awardees.  Read more

17�Թ��� earth and environmental sciences professor Martin O’Connell is fishing for clues in Plaquemines Parish to determine whether tilapia—considered an invasive fish species in the wild—has survived a targeted kill conducted almost 15 years ago.  Read more

College Beyond, a New Orleans-based organization dedicated to supporting students from families with low income in their pursuit of higher education, is excited to announce the extension of its strategic partnership with the 17�Թ���.   Read more

17�Թ��� finance professor Tarun Mukherjee, who spent more than four decades as a faculty member at the 17�Թ��� where he established a scholarship, created a $50,000 student-managed fund, and help create an on-campus finance trading lab, died June 11.  Read more

Nicholls State University and the 17�Թ��� have signed an agreement to develop a plan to offer 17�Թ���’s Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering on Nicholls’ campus and prepare students in an engineering curriculum aligned with local industry needs.  Read more

Middle school students spent June 3-6 learning about robot construction, wiring, and programming as part of the 17�Թ��� Robotic Eel Camp.  Read more

The campus of the 17�Թ��� serves as a prominent backdrop for a number of scenes in the new hit movie “Hit Man” the story of Gary Johnson.  Read more

17�Թ��� anthropology professor Ryan Gray and a team that includes 17�Թ��� students will spend part of the summer near Berlin, Germany excavating what is believed to be a crash site of a U.S. bomber from World War II.  Read more