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51�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

51�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 51�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

51�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, 51�Թ�� Researchers Say

Analysis of sheepshead bones by researchers at the 51�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 51�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 51�Թ�� Graduate School, Read more

51�Թ�� students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez are the first recipients of the Hosch Scholarship created for students majoring in computer science.

_{July 27, 2021}

Two Computer Science Students Receive Inaugural Hosch Scholarship

51�Թ�� students Jaiya Bass and Roy Perez have been awarded a $6,000 Hosch Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year. Read more

_{July 27, 2021}

The 51�Թ�� Awarded $50K Grant to Advance 21st Century Skills Development Through University-Community Partnerships

The 51�Թ�� has received a $50,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Read more

Students test out their robotic eels at the 51�Թ�� recreation center’s pool. The robots were created as part of a weeklong School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering STEM camp funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

_{July 16, 2021}

51�Թ�� Robotic Eel Camp Introduces Middle School Students to Engineering

Middle school students from the metro New Orleans area spent a week delving into engineering topics and creating projects to demonstrate those concepts as part of the 51�Թ�� PrivatEEL STEM camp. Read more

Trivia Frazier, president and CEO of Obatala Sciences, and her team at Obatala Sciences have developed a Fat-on-a-Chip™ System for drug safety and efficacy studies. Obatala Sciences is one of eight companies renting space on campus of the 51�Թ��. (Photo by: Naomi Winston)

_{June 24, 2021}

Small Businesses Flourish on 51�Թ��’s Campus

A growing number of research-oriented businesses are calling the 51�Թ�� home. Read more

51�Թ�� computer science professor Ben Samuel’s summer fellowship offers an opportunity to collaborate with a naval mentor to research artificial intelligence.

_{May 25, 2021}

Computer Science Professor Ben Samuel Awarded Research Fellowship to Study Artificial Intelligence

51�Թ�� computer science professor Ben Samuel will spend a portion of his summer working with the U.S. Navy on an artificial intelligence research project Read more