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Almost one in three Louisiana schoolchildren is classified as obese. One in five is considered overweight. These findings are from a recent study by UL Lafayette's Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning. More than 14,000 schoolchildren in six school districts participated in a physical fitness assessment program. Aerobic capacity, muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and body mass index were factored into the assessment.
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Swamp Races
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On your mark. Get set. Paddle. Students from several campus organizations boarded canoes last week for the annual Cypress Lake races. The event was part of Lagniappe Week. Other festivities included the annual lake jump by Jebby Soignier and a 10,000-pound crawfish boil.
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Mr. Roboto
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 For the third year in a row, undergraduate engineering students from UL Lafayette placed in the top 10 of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers robotics competition in Texas. UL Lafayette's team of Ryan Blossom, Josh Lewis and Trilby Lyons placed third out of 27 school teams in the most recent competition. They were tasked with building an autonomous robot that could transport expended nuclear fuel rods on a designated course. |
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Newsy Students
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Seniors students in Health Information Management at UL Lafayette became journalists recently.
They produced the Winter 2010 issue of Student Connections – a biannual newsletter for the American Health Information Management Association.
Take a look at their work. |
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Session (will be) In
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The spring semester is quickly coming to a close, but the summer intersession will crank up May 17.
Several session options are available along with new courses. Apply today. |
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Show Your Face
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 Join the Facebook community of Ragin' Cajun fans who proudly Wear Red. You can post photos of yourself and your friends wearing red and get updates on this year's Wear Red competition. |
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