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Welcome to ENews
This is the first issue of an electronic newsletter produced by the Communications and Marketing office at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It’s intended to keep you informed, on a regular basis, about what’s happening on campus. Future issues will cover a wide range of topics, from faculty accomplishments to fun facts about the university to the latest research being conducted.
We invite you to submit ideas, information and comments to enews@louisiana.edu. Your feedback will help us provide content that you’ll find interesting and informative.
We hope you enjoy this inaugural issue and look forward to hearing from you.
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It's Time to Celebrate
 You can wish Team BeauSoleil bon voyage on Thursday, Sept. 17. As you know, UL Lafayette was one of only 20 universities from around the world chosen to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. in early October. Each university’s team has built a house powered solely by the sun. The buildings will form a “solar village” on the National Mall.
Team BeauSoleil will unveil its completed home on Sept. 17 and christen it for its journey to the nation’s capital. The free celebration will include Cajun music and jambalaya. It will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the BeauSoleil Warehouse at United Way, 215 Pinhook Road. The christening is set for 7 p.m.
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Sports + Smarts
Do you enjoy a round of golf? How about a doubles tennis tournament? Or maybe you would like to have breakfast with other Ragin’ Cajun fans.
Curtis Hollinger, a member of the Ragin’ Cajuns Athletic Foundation board, has planned a weekend of sporting activities and a breakfast forum for you.
The forum will feature guest speaker Myron Rolle, a 2009 Rhodes Scholar and 2010 NFL draft prospect. Proceeds from all events will benefit UL Lafayette’s Student-Athlete Academic Center. The fun begins Friday, Sept. 4. Find out more about the Hollinger JockSmart Sports Fest and how you can participate.
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Friday is Wear Red Day
 You’ll be seeing red all over campus and throughout Acadiana on Friday, Sept. 4. Individuals, schools and businesses will express their appreciation for UL Lafayette by donning the Ragin’ Cajuns’ color on Wear Red Day. Businesses and schools can compete for the right to be named 2009 Wear Red Champions. And, a new slogan contest for businesses has been added. Do you have what it takes to win?
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Are You Ready for Some Football?
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns vs. Southern Jaguars 6 p.m. Cajun Field. |
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Bone Replacement
A UL Lafayette research scientist has built a three-dimensional framework for a substance that could eventually replace bone in the human body. One of the ingredients is found in crustacean shells.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Wah Wah TheinHan’s work in the university’s Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratory.
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Transplanted Alum
Last month, the largest kidney exchange in a single city took place in Washington D.C.
Seven patients donated kidneys to seven other patients after undergoing plasmapheresis – a donor compatibility procedure.
What does any of this have to do with UL Lafayette? Dr. J. Keith Melancon, a UL Lafayette alum, was on the team that pioneered the groundbreaking plasmapheresis procedure, which helps kidney patients that aren’t candidates for traditional matches.
Read more about his work at Georgetown University Hospital here.
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Number Crunching
Dr. Linus Wilson, assistant professor of finance in the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, crunched numbers recently at the request of the New York Times.
The newspaper tapped him to analyze data as big banks begin repaying their obligations to the government. Wilson, who came to UL Lafayette in 2008, caught the attention of national media after writing journal articles about TARP funds, toxic assets and bank bailouts.
Click here to see some of the places he has been quoted.
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Helping Rural Businesses
The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana a $212,310 grant to help rural businesses.
This is the third year that MEPoL, a UL Lafayette program, has received the Rural Business Enterprise Grant. The funding ensures the development of the state ’s small and emerging rural manufacturers. Read more.
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