LSU has received a $200 thousand grant from the state Economic Development Department, which allows them to hire an additional faculty member to teach film and digital media production. Sean Richardson has more.
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President Joe and First Lady Jill Biden awarded Tulane University 23 million dollars in funding to further cancer research. Mel Bridges has the story.
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Louisiana Economic Development is providing a $200 thousand grant to the LSU film program, which will allow them to hire an additional faculty member in film and digital media production. Executive Associate Dean of the LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts Kristen Sosnowsk says another professor will allow them to expand enrollment of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television program…
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This funding is part of LED’s broader initiative to boost the state’s creative economy and strengthen its position as a hub for film production. Sosnowsky says the program has been growing fast…
Cut 4 (12) “…diversify our offerings.”
Sosnowsky says LSU’s film program is already recognized for producing skilled graduates and is expected to benefit significantly from this investment, further elevating its profile and attracting more aspiring filmmakers to LSU.
This grant reinforces the commitment to developing the next generation of filmmakers in Louisiana.
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President Joe and First Lady Jill Biden announced 23 million dollars in funding for Tulane University to create an imaging system that can scan a tumor during surgery and determine in minutes if any cancer tissue was left behind. Lead researcher Dr. J. Quincy Brown says this will improve surgery for both the patient and the doctor…
The funding is part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to accelerate cancer research, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, a federal funding agency for biomedical research that can’t otherwise be easily accomplished. Brown says this project embodies the goals of ARPA-H…
Brown is from Colombia, Louisiana, a small farming community in the north of the state. He says this project is near and dear to him because they’re going to implement the imaging systems in two rural Louisiana hospitals to ensure that everyone has access to quality healthcare.
Cut 8 (10) “…for every American.”
Tulane estimates the technology could be developed in five years.
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Louisiana Treasurer Dr. John Fleming has advised against approving Bank of America as an authorized fiscal agent for the state. Fleming’s recommendation is based on concerns the bank denied services to customers and potential customers based on their political perspective. Fleming says multiple cases were cited with Christian organizations, gun manufacturers, and fossil fuel producers…
Cut 9 (10) “…with their vocation.”
Bank of America also joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance which pushes a green energy agenda. Fleming’s stance reflects a pushback against financial institutions perceived as prioritizing progressive ESG agendas over traditional economic considerations.
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Fleming says that he doesn’t believe banks and investment firms should be using any criteria for investments other than safe, secure, and best return on those investments.
Cut 11 (13) ” …weaponizing private institutions.”
Due to the documented cases of debanking the approval of the application of Bank of America to become an authorized fiscal agency for the state was denied.