LU Moment

For the first time ever, one of LU’s Moot Court Team advanced to the championship round in a Moot Court tournament against 40 other collegiate teams. Shelly Vitanza visits with these history makers – Katey McCall and Ali Hamza - who were also ranked top advocates at the tournament. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Shelly Vitanza interviews Dr. Praphul Joshi, a public health expert and associate professor who teaches current health issues and social epidemiology. Joshi gives his analysis of the pandemic based on numbers and how he and students are working to create greater prevention awareness and help provide contact tracing. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/new...

Dr. Jerry Lin, associate provost for Research and Sponsored Programs, shares how LU is upping its research effort, the benefit and the community impact.   For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

LU’s Deaf Education and Deaf Studies is the only one like it in the state. On this week’s LU Moment, Diane Clark, chair of the department, talks about this unique program and why expanding to a satellite teaching location is so important to Southeast Texas and the nation. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

LU's renowned physicist and recent recipient of a $225,000 National Science Foundation grant, Dr. Philip Cole, joins Shelly Vitanza on the LU Moment this week to talk about dark matter, nucleons…the very stuff of life. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

There’s an exciting new initiative at Lamar University designed to put more STEM-trained teachers in local school districts. Dr. Mamta Singh shares the details of the MASON Stem Initiative and the joy of teaching on this week’s LU Moment. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Jon Washington, assistant athletic director for external communications, shares how LU’s student athletes have been working in the greater community to help recover from Hurricane Laura on this week’s LU Moment. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Members of the Coast Guard, working in storm-torn Lake Charles, are living in the Montagne Center. Shelly Vitanza visits with Chief Petty Officer, Brian Shajari, about recovery efforts and their operations. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

This week’s LU Moment is all about students because they are back on campus. The President of the Student Government Association, Trevion Wilson, joins Shelly Vitanza to talk about SGA’s goals this academic school year. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

On this week's LU Moment Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor, associate professor of biology, shares how she and LU students keep Southeast Texas beaches safe. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Lamar University has a chemical engineering professor who conducts research on bone regeneration using Whey protein. Get to know this week’s nerdy professor, Dr. James Henry, on the LU Moment. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Did you know Southeast Texas is sinking? Dr. Joseph Kruger talks about land subsidence as well as the difference between rocks and rolls on this week’s LU Moment, a continuation of the Nerdy Professor series. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

There's a professor on the LU campus who has a pet toad. Learn about the toad and the professor on the nerdy professor series of the LU Moment. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

In this first “Nerdy Professor” series on the LU Moment meet Dr. Tracy Benson. He talks about what he binge watched during the pandemic (It wasn't what you binged watched, guaranteed), his favorite sci-fi authors, his carbon research, the moment in his life he knew he wanted to be a chemical engineer and his greatest professional achievements. For updates on the latest news and events at Lama...

Liv Haselbach, professor and chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is leading a collaborative and comprehensive study to mitigate flooding in Southeast Texas. She gives the details, goals, timeline and she names names of the big partners working with LU on the project…all on this week’s LU Moment. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

This week on the LU Moment, dean of the College of Business Dan French shares the latest updates from the college. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

This week, LU hosts a Virtual Town Hall Meeting to encourage community discussion about current events. Dr. Robert Spina, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, talks about the virtual meeting and shares ways the college has adapted to online learning. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

This week on the LU Moment, Dr. Derina Holtzhausen, Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication, shares ways that the college has adapted to online learning. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

This week on the LU Moment Dr. Lynn Maurer, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, shares how the college is staying connected with students in these challenging times. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

This week on the LU Moment, Lamar University responds to the death of George Floyd and Dr. Brian Craig, the dean of the College of Engineering shares how the college is making adjustments to deliver quality content during the pandemic while growing a new Center, or two, and preparing for the fall. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

In today's episode, we discuss the success of Lamar University's partnership with Apple. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Rachel Hoover, Director of Lamar University's Student Tutoring And Retention (STAR) Services, explains how students benefit from her department's support. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Shelly Vitanza discusses Lamar University's approach to career and professional development during the pandemic. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Morgan Mitcham, an engineering student at Lamar University, has designed a highly effective and comfortable face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news. 

Shelly Vitanza discusses ongoing planning and construction efforts on the Lamar University Campus. For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news.