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NEWS

2022

September

The New Energy Center of the U.S. will be established at The Beach at 51�Թ��.

_{September 29, 2022}

$15 Million New Energy Center of the U.S. Coming to The Beach at 51�Թ��

As part of the $50 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to the H2theFuture coalition in South Louisiana, the New Energy Center of the U.S. will be established at The Beach at 51�Թ��. Read more

51�Թ�� biologist T. Erin Cox and members of her lab take water and sediment samples from artificial reefs off the coast of Alabama.

_{September 20, 2022}

51�Թ�� Biologist T. Erin Cox Studies Life Underwater

51�Թ�� biologist T. Read more

51�Թ��’s campus is adjacent to Lake Pontchartrain, an estuary that leads into the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a nursery for numerous species of animals.

_{September 14, 2022}

51�Թ�� Awarded Healthy Communities Grant for Storm Drain Project

The 51�Թ�� has been selected as a recipient of the Healthy Communities Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful. Read more

51�Թ�� computer science student Lisa Gilmore-Montero, a member of 51�Թ��’s International Game Developer's Association, demonstrates the use of virtual reality (VR) equipment.

_{September 14, 2022}

51�Թ�� Awarded $800K Grant For Virtual Tech Lab and Program

The 51�Թ�� has received an $800,000 grant to help fill what industry leaders say is a critical employee shortage and need for additional infrastructure to support extended reality (XR) business development and education. Read more

The 51�Թ�� is the top ranked university in Louisiana for least debt and most ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report.

_{September 12, 2022}

51�Թ�� is Tops in the State in Least Debt and Most Ethnic Diversity, According to U.S. News & World Report

The 51�Թ�� is the top ranked university in Louisiana for least debt and most ethnic diversity, according to the 2022-23 U.S. Read more

August

The 51�Թ��’ student startup competition is organized by The Beach at 51�Թ��.

_{August 16, 2022}

51�Թ�� Student Startup Competition Offers $10K In Prizes and Mentorships

Startup51�Թ��, the 51�Թ��’ first-ever student startup competition, will offer $10,000 in prizes. Read more

Catherine Russell, who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology at the University of Leeds in England, will spend a year at the 51�Թ��.

_{August 12, 2022}

British Researcher Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study at 51�Թ��

Catherine Russell, a British geologist who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the US-UK Fulbr Read more

51�Թ�� African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

_{August 8, 2022}

African American Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Explores Cultural Intersection Of Hip-Hop and Literature

51�Թ�� African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a nearly $50,000 research grant to advance her book project and research. Read more

The Louisiana Wind Energy Hub will be housed at The Beach at 51�Թ��, the University’s Research & Technology Park.

_{August 8, 2022}

The 51�Թ�� Launches Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at 51�Թ��

The 51�Թ��, in partnership with the 51�Թ�� Research & Technology Foundation, has announced the launch of the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at 51�Թ��. Read more