Louisiana State University News

The Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District recognized the Teachers of the Year for individual schools and the district during the May school board meeting held last week.

No one is more passionate about the BioBlitz than John Francis, vice president of research, conservation, and education at National Geographic and head of the large team that helps the Park Service organize the annual event.

Six local authors will take part in a three-day creative writing conference at the University of the Pacific's main campus in Stockton June 14-16. There is an optional weeklong class/workshop follow-up for writers from 6 to 9:30 p.m. June 17-20. The interactive workshops and presentations will cover all aspects and genres of creative writing, from ... (more)

An increasing number of U.S. children are experiencing gastrointestinal issues that require interventions to resolve, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week .

The school year may be quickly coming to an end, but the seniors at Covington High haven't stopped exhibiting their talents - even after they have graduated.

It's official: The class of 2014 has begun its reign at St. Paul's School . During the Principal's Assembly held May 15, he tried to recognize the various awards, accomplishments, and deeds the students have achieved.

Dr. Nina Huff prepares to hug Big M Trophy recipient Gurmehar Singh Virdi, who honored her as his favorite teacher Thursday during the Big M Trophy luncheon at the Dutch Inn in Collinsville.

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Gov. Bobby Jindala s administration sought to deal with Medicaid cuts through the sale of public hospitals such as the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.

Louisiana State University students Tuesday celebrated their first-ever Lavender Graduation, honoring accomplishments of LSU's lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, queer and questioning population and their supporters.

Louisiana lawmakers would be given the power to reject efforts to privatize work now done by state government employees under a bill advancing in the House of Representatives.

Louisiana State University and Pennington Biomedical is honoring Dr. Jeffery M. Friedman for his international research on obesity Thursday in during LSUHSC commencements in New Orleans.

Lane Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Thomas Erwin, LCSW, has been named LCSW supervisor for Behavioral Health Services in Zachary and Baker.

University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi ranks 37th among in compensation among his peers at public universities taking in $641,957. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports Tripathi's salary package is all base pay and does not include and bonus or deferred pay.

The goal of UNR's new boot camp, called Biofit, is to help freshmen majoring in certain scientific fields improve their chances of surviving that fragile first semester of college.

In the midst of a debate over the value of a college degree, recent findings by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show college enrollment among high school graduates is at its lowest in years.

Lee University students Jil Chaney, Zach Greene and Michelle Holst presented at the 21st Latin American Studies Symposium at Birmingham-Southern College.

St. Scholastica Academy started the day with a Mass for all alumnae at SSA's Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel.

At this year's regional track meet, Salmen High School 's Aaron Craig, who finished first in the meet with a high jump of 6' 6", and Vernell Turner, who finished first in the 300-meter hurdles, both qualified for the state track meet.

"If I had to pinpoint one of the most successful programs we have initiated, the Master Gardeners would be it, and I've enjoyed every minute of it." When James Batty Jr.