May 2020 News

Lamar University Office of Undergraduate Research is proud to announce 16 winners of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).

Researchers at Lamar University create a superhydrophobic coating to reduce corrosion by water-repellent and publish results in MRS.

Lamar University honored the baccalaureate graduates with the highest-grade point average in her or his graduating class with the Plummer Award.

Two Lamar University students, Mikhail Jackson and Kenny Ho, tied for third-place in the CStarLeague’s “TikTok Cup,” a live-streamed online tournament played May 16-18.

In response to the historic downturn in the energy industry and economy at large, Lamar University College of Engineering is hosting a panel discussion webinar addressed to prospective matriculating and graduating engineering students about the current state of the industry and the outlook for jobs in the energy sector.

Lamar University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will hold its annual Summer Dance Intensive via Facebook and Instagram this year.

Drs. Reda Amer, assistant professor of geology and Director of Lamar University’s Geospatial Center and Christopher Potter, a senior research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, recently published research that documents changes in coastal land area and vegetation green.

Lamar University’s Center for Educational Innovation and Digital Learning celebrated 50 teachers who completed the inaugural Professional Learning Program, offered in partnership with Apple.

On May 15, 2020, Hannah Gerald’s life dream came true. She graduated from Lamar University’s JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.

Lamar University Communication student, Rene Horne, first in school history to receive LAGRANT scholarship

Dr. Elizabeth Long and BSSN student Makayla Brown of the Lamar University Dishman School of Nursing have organized a 10-week project called Cardinals CARE (Cardinals Adopt Residents for Engagement) with a two-fold mission.

Lamar University students can learn more about Geographical Information Systems and geospatial technology by enrolling in the region’s first complete GIS certificate program.

From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lamar University’s College of Engineering faculty and students, collectively and individually, have been involved in a number of efforts to lessen the impact on the community and help protect Southeast Texans from contracting the virus.

Lamar University will celebrate 1,800 spring 2020 graduates with a tour and virtual commencement ceremony.

The Lower Neches Valley Authority awarded Lamar University $100,000 to help initiate the Southeast Texas Flood Coordination Study, a collaborative project designed to help the region improve its resiliency during large-scale flooding events.

Lamar University’s Division of Student Engagement is excited to announce that 21 senior students earned the Seniors of Significance distinction. Additionally, the Division bestowed the Bess Gentry Award and the C. Robert Kemble Award to senior students and the Ann Shaw Award to a junior.

While most of the world has come to a standstill in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Lamar University’s Cardinal Esports team is emerging into 2020 with a track record of success, socializing through a shared affection for the world of online gaming.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Morgan Mitcham wanted her friends and family to have comfortable fitting masks with high-quality filters, so the Lamar University senior mechanical engineering major created her own.