Louisiana Tech University News

Volusia County schools will get a checkup next week from a visiting team of educators to see how well they are meeting regional accreditation standards.

Former NFL tight end Mike Barber mixed Jeff Foxworthy-style jokes with humility to entertain and inspire Thursday at the 28th annual Shreveport-Bossier Mayors' Prayer Breakfast.

A comparison of ancient Mayan and Egyptian civilizations will be the topic as The Maya and the World lecture series continues, presented by Louisiana Tech University and the Lincoln Parish Library.

RUSTON -- Louisiana Tech's School of the Performing Arts will present the fifth annual Octubafest concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Instead of worrying about whether it has too many state universities, Louisiana needs to concentrate on making the ones it has the best they can be, an out-of-state expert who is serving on a state review panel said.

Four-year colleges and universities in Louisiana would be encouraged to raise admissions standards in an effort to boost graduation rates under a proposal approved unanimously Tuesday by a blue-ribbon panel studying ways to restructure higher education.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Education supports the "Cyber K-12" professional development program for teachers throughout northern Louisiana and... This article is available to registered guests only.

Recently, a trio from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Louisiana Tech University showed that strontium ions congregate on water's surface.

RUSTON - With the dedication of Enterprise Campus, Louisiana Tech University's new research park, the university will join the ranks of some of the most progressive and respected research institutions in the nation.

Louisiana Tech University wants to give residents of northern Louisiana an opportunity to be leaders in the field of cyberspace.

The first Stonewall Long Haul, a 5K run/health walk and half-mile fun run, will be held Saturday at North DeSoto High School's Griffin stadium.

Conklin & de Decker in association with the National Business Aviation Association , announced the second annual Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management scholarship winner is Charles a oeBarretta Roy.

Bio-ethanol is usually obtained from the conversion of carbon based feedstock. Agricultural feedstocks are considered renewable because they get energy from the sun using photosynthesis, provided that all minerals required for growth are returned to the land.

Larry and Sandy Wilson of Farmerville, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lesli Brooke Wilson, to Judd David Chapman, son of Monte and Nancy Chapman of Monroe, La.

RUSTON - Louisiana Tech's College of Business received a generous gift from the wife and son of the late Louie Randolph Davis Sr.

RUSTON - Louisiana Tech University's alumnus of the year will be recognized at noon Friday as part of Tech's 2009 Homecoming activities.

Louisiana Tech University political science professor Jason Pigg said Friday that it was President Barack Obama's conscious effort to break from the policies of the past eight years that prompted his 'surprising' Nobel Peace Prize.

James and Brenda Frost Patrick of Downsville, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kara Lynn Patrick, to Justin Clint Williams, son of Sheila Williams of Farmerville and Tim and Mandy Williams of Sibley, La.

Caroline Youngblood has a box filled with treasured keepsakes left behind by her grandparents.

New research from Louisiana Tech University allows cellulose-digesting enzymes like cellulase, pictured here, to be immobilized, reducing enzyme loss and the cost of enzymatic cellulosic ethanol.