Hope or High Water
Camp Mystic tragedy inspires generosity Emma Foltz, a Louisiana Tech senior in Speech-Language Pathology, was introduced to Camp Mystic during a Phi Mu meeting her sophomore year. She and a few friends took the leap and signed up to be counselors for part of summer 2024. Foltz quickly fell in love with the nearly 100-year-old,…
Impact Immortalized
Legacy Plaza, a lasting tribute to Joe Aillet and Maxie Lambright for their profound influence on the University and its football tradition, opened this fall on the same day the football team closed its 2025 regular season home schedule with a huge comeback win. Joe Aillet came to Louisiana from New York City on an…
Barking Up the Right Tree
Audrey Calhoun credits Louisiana Tech for her one-of-a-kind career in forestry Audrey Calhoun, who in 1973 graduated from Louisiana Tech’s School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, didn’t set out to be a trailblazer. Her original plan wasn’t to become the first female to graduate from Tech with a bachelor’s in Forestry. Or the first black…
The Crystal Ball of Biotechnology
Louisiana Tech team utilizing AI to predict the future of bacteria behavior As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to drive innovation, Louisiana Tech University remains at the forefront of integrating these groundbreaking tools with biomedical research. Using data and computation to better understand what biology is doing now and what it may do in the future,…
Tech’s Got Talent
Crest Industries enjoys fruitful partnership with Louisiana Tech Founded in 1958, Crest Industries is the parent company for a family of businesses specializing in electric power delivery, industrial services, distribution, specialty chemicals, and natural resources. For decades, Crest has grown and evolved by embracing new ideas, seeking continuous improvement, and rising to challenges. At its…
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