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CCT to feature ‘green’ booth at Supercomputing 2009 exhibition

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
November 10, 2009

The LSU Center for Computation & Technology "green" booth will arrive in Portland, Ore., next week for the Supercomputing 2009 exhibition with reusable posters and videos showcasing research projects...

Grad student blogs from Antarctica

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 10, 2009

Shawn Doyle, biological sciences graduate student, left the sticky Baton Rouge climate last month for the tip of the South Pole — Antarctica. Doyle is researching the geomicrobiology of the Taylor...

Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla. – 11 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. The...

Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east – 10:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph). Ida was a tropical storm with winds near 45...

School of Social Work developing gerontology certificate

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 10, 2009

The School of Social Work is developing a certificate in gerontology,or the study of aging, to be offered fall 2010.The new program will include in-depth courses focusing specifically onworking with adults,...

Connecticut police say gum thefts increase

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Police in several Connecticut towns said they're dealing with a sticky situation — chewing gum thefts. According to authorities, the number of people caught stealing...

D.C. sniper mastermind set to be executed Tuesday – 10:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three...

Students travel abroad, administer medical care

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
November 10, 2009

Bloody buckets, crying children and intestinal worms sound more like a slasher movie scene than a summer vacation, but it's a day's work for University students administering medical care in clinics to...

Van Chancellor to hand out T-shirts, trail mix on Tiger Trails buses – 11:20 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 10, 2009

Students catching the Purple and Gold bus routes offcampus will have the chance to ride along with LSU women's basketballcoach Van Chancellor on Wednesday. Between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Chancellor...

Nickelodeon splits with co. hoping to revive park – 11:05 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Nickelodeon cable television network says it has ended its relationship with a new Louisiana company it partnered with in August to redevelop the abandoned Six Flags amusement...

3 more La. deaths blamed on flu – 10:55 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state Department of Health and Hospitals says three more people in Louisiana have died from complications of swine flu bringing the total to 33 deaths in the state since...

University researchers to display “green booth” at supercomputing conference – 11:20 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 10, 2009

University researchers from the Center for Computation and Technologywill present computing research at the Nov. 14 through Nov. 20Supercomputing 2009 Conference in Portland, Ore. Supercomputing 2009,...