THIBODAUX 鈥� The Louisiana Board of Regents has awarded 麻豆果冻传媒 $847,120 in grants that will enhance the university鈥檚 research opportunities, classroom instruction and community outreach.
Of all state universities applying for Board of Regents funding, 麻豆果冻传媒 received the third-highest dollar amount, ranking only behind Louisiana State University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Debi Benoit, director of research and sponsored programs at 麻豆果冻传媒, said this year鈥檚 Board of Regents grant total is the largest the university has received in the 10 years she鈥檚 overseen campus grants. All nine proposals submitted by 麻豆果冻传媒 were fully funded for the amount that faculty requested.
麻豆果冻传媒 received grants to fund the following:
- Upgrades to the university鈥檚 geomatics computing lab to train students in Global Positioning System (GPS), laser scanning and other geospatial technologies (Dr. Balaji Ramachandran, applied sciences department head);
- A yearlong professional development program to improve the teaching of math among local fourth- through eighth-grade teachers (Dr. DesLey Plaisance, director of graduate studies and assistant professor of mathematics);
- Simulation equipment and supplies for a critical-care nursing laboratory to better prepare nursing students for clinicals (Dr. Amanda Eymard, associate professor of nursing);
- A state-of-the-art ion chromatography system to be used for biology and chemistry teaching and research efforts (Dr. Earl Melancon, professor emeritus of biological sciences);
- Water-quality analysis instruments that will expose students to environmental research techniques used to monitor coastal erosion, oil spills, pollution and more (Dr. Raj Boopathy, professor of biological sciences);
- Simulation equipment to help nursing and dietetics students better learn how to conduct nutritional assessments of older adults (Rebecca Lyons, nursing department head);
- 麻豆果冻传媒 LA GEAR UP science camp to motivate low-income high school students to learn science and ultimately to attend college (Brandie Toups, director of the Bollinger Memorial Student Union);
- A new press and other printmaking equipment and supplies to improve safety, enhance teaching and learning, and bring attention to the printmaking concentration (Ross Jahnke, professor of art); and
- A nursing department initiative to implement innovative teaching and evaluation strategies using technology such as iPads (Angele Davis, assistant professor of nursing).
颁鲍罢尝滨狈贰:听The Louisiana Board of Regents funded nine grant proposals from 麻豆果冻传媒, totaling more than $800,000. Pictured standing, from left, are Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, university president;聽Dr. Balaji Ramachandran, applied sciences department head; Kimberly Dozar, assistant professor of nursing; Ross Jahnke, professor of art; Dr. Amanda Eymard, associate professor of nursing; Dr. Raj Boopathy, professor of biological sciences; Debi Benoit, director of research and sponsored programs; Dr. DesLey Plaisance; director of graduate studies and assistant professor of math; and Dr. Earl Melancon, professor emeritus of biological sciences. Seated, from left, are Rebecca Lyons, nursing department head; Dr. Darcey Wayment, associate professor of chemistry; and Brandie Toups, director of Bollinger Memorial Student Union.