Honorary Degree
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 Former U.S. Ambassador to the African Union Dr. Cindy Courville will receive an honorary doctorate of humanities during UL Lafayette's commencement at 9 a.m. Dec. 18. She received bachelor's and master's degrees from UL Lafayette in the 1970s. She served as the first U.S. Ambassador to the African Union from 2006 to 2008. Courville is a professor at the National Defense Intelligence College in Washington D.C. |
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Record Season
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 Awards continue for the Ragin' Cajuns soccer team, which recorded its most successful season in school history. Two seniors and two sophomores made the All-Louisiana College Women’s Soccer team named by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association last weekend. Sophomore forward Cayla Chatman made the first team selection. Her teammates, seniors Chelsea Balestra and Courtney Hofland and sophomore Gayla Foster, received honorable mentions. |
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Wear Red Every Friday
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The world's appetite for energy continues to expand. And while demand for oil and natural gas isn't likely to wane any time soon, there's also a growing hunger for energy sources that are renewable and eco-friendly.
A team of UL Lafayette experts is exploring some intriguing alternatives to fossil fuels.
Learn how researchers are conducting experiments to unlock power from a variety of materials, ranging from crushed algae (shown) to alligator fat. |
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| Toppling a Pyramid |
You can watch UL Lafayette's Dr. Chris Carroll, assistant professor of civil engineering, and his students test the balance of a small-scale Egyptian pyramid. They are featured on Engineering the Impossible Saturday at 8 p.m. on Discovery's Science Channel. |
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