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Louisiana Sea Grant has funded three, one-year grants aimed at increasing environmental literacy and workforce development. The maximum award was $50,000, with a 50 percent match from project researchers. Funded projects are designed to explore activities that increase environmental literacy and/or help build a diverse, skilled workforce to address future coastal challenges. The projects are: […]

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) education coordinator Ali McMillan has been named one of 13 Early-Career Research Fellows by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The Early-Career Research Fellowships program – broken into an Environmental Protection and Stewardship track and an Education Research track – supports emerging scientific leaders as they […]

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) will host its third SciComm Summit Nov. 14-15 at the University of New Orleans (UNO). The free, two-day science communication event – organized by graduate students, for graduate students – is designed to enhance research communication skills. Sessions will focus on effective mentorship, grant writing, fellowship applications, communicating through social media, […]

Alyssa Becnel is the newest Louisiana Sea Grant oyster hatchery farm specialist on Grand Isle. Born in Thibodaux, her family moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, when she was young. Becnel graduated from the University of North Texas in December of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. After completing […]

Cheyenne Autin has joined Louisiana Sea Grant as the newest education and outreach coordinator. Autin grew up in Houma and went to school at Louisiana State University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in environmental management systems with a concentration in policy analysis. She has hands-on experience working with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife […]

Public comments are sought for the Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) federal site review. Comments must be submitted by Jan. 20, 2025. Louisiana Sea Grant will be reviewed Feb. 4-6 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program. The review will be conducted in the Energy, Coast and Environment Building located on the […]

A Louisiana Sea Grant/Louisiana Space Grant (LSG/LaSPACE) collaboration will fund an undergraduate research project beginning this fall. The joint program, called Louisiana Space and Sea Grant Opportunity (LaSSO), is modeled after similar, long-established undergraduate research programs at both LSG and LaSPACE. LSG will fund a project titled: Quantifying the Role of the Brown Ocean Effect […]

Eight Louisiana State University (LSU) graduate students are 2024 recipients of the Dr. Jack and Annagreta Hojhdal Van Lopik Superior Graduate Student Research Scholarship. Jack Van Lopik, the first and longest serving executive director of the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at LSU, and his wife Annagreta Hojhdal Van Lopik, established the scholarship to assist […]