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_{October 19, 2021}

The 17�Թ�� Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni for Colleges, Athletics

In addition to the Read more

The 17�Թ�� has received a grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities to support a university-community partnership.

_{October 14, 2021}

The 17�Թ�� Announces New Effort to Increase Student Success for Adult Learners of Color

Seeking to identify and address barriers facing adult students of color, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition Read more

17�Թ�� researchers (from left) Bradley Sciacca, professor Damon Smith and Cory Darling compare 3D printed spinal columns. Such models can be used in training doctors and other medical staff in X-ray imaging and delicate surgical procedures.

_{October 8, 2021}

No Bones About It: 17�Թ�� and Ochsner Researchers Use 3D Printing to Advance Medical Training

17�Թ�� researchers, in collaboration with the Ochsner Medical 3D Lab, have developed new materials that effectively mimic the X-ray transparencies of bone and human tissue. Read more

New eSports Café opens at the 17�Թ�� with intramural, club and varsity teams on the way.

_{September 29, 2021}

17�Թ�� Launches eSports

The 17�Թ�� has launched eSports programming with the opening of a new on-campus eSports Café Read more

17�Թ�� researchers and partners will devise a plan on how to restore resilient seagrass beds in the northern Gulf of Mexico, with a particular focus on the role of genetic variation (photo courtesy of: Anastasia Konefal.

_{September 17, 2021}

17�Թ��-Led Research Team Lands $121,000 Grant to Help Restore Resilient Seagrass Beds in Northern Gulf of Mexico

A research team led by 17�Թ�� biologist T. Read more

17�Թ�� assistant professor of computer science Phani Vadrevu.

_{August 24, 2021}

Computer Science Professor Phani Vadrevu Awarded $1.2M NSF Grant to Combat Social Engineering Attacks

If you have email or spend any time at all browsing the internet, you have probably experienced some form of a social engineering hack. Read more

17�Թ�� students Lisa Gilmore-Montero (left) and Courtney Harris have been awarded a Women in Computer Science scholarship for 2021.

_{August 18, 2021}

Women in Computer Science Scholarship Winners Announced

wo 17�Թ�� students have been selected to receive a Women in Computer Science Scholarship, which was created by alumna Sabrina Farmer, a vice president at Google. Read more

17�Թ�� researchers’ analysis of sheepshead bones provides the earliest evidence of overfishing of the historically popular New Orleans fish. Most of the sheepshead bones analyzed in the study were recovered from archaeological sites in New Orleans, like this one at Passebon Cottage.

_{August 17, 2021}

This Historical Fish Tale Can Guide Future Conservation Policy, 17�Թ�� Researchers Say

Analysis of sheepshead bones by researchers at the 17�Թ�� has unearthed information they say can help guide policymakers facing the critical challenge of overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

Nancy Biggio, associate vice president for the 17�Թ�� Graduate School, has 20 years of higher education experience and has spent the last decade working in academic affairs.

_{August 11, 2021}

Nancy Biggio is New Associate VP For the Graduate School

Nancy Biggio, the new associate vice president for the 17�Թ�� Graduate School, Read more