August 2020 News

The Texas Space Grant Consortium, funded through a NASA Training Grant, has awarded five students from the College of Engineering the STEM Columbia Crew Memorial Scholarship.

Professor Phil Cole, chair of the Physics Department, has been awarded $225,000 from the National Science Foundation.

Katey McCall is Lamar University’s first student to be chosen as a Texas Civic Ambassador to the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life.

The College of Engineering hosted its fourth annual Math “SMART” Camp this August prior to the fall 2020 semester.

The Epsilon Kappa chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Lamar University received the prestigious Raymond L. Orians Excellence Award, the second-highest international honor bestowed by Pi Kappa Alpha international fraternity.

Lamar University nurse, Nicole Schroeder, will soon see her proposal to improve healthcare for low-income moms go into effect as law Sep. 1.

Lamar University proudly announces Tiffany Tran has been awarded the Texas State University System Scholar Award.

Lamar University is proud to announce the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has awarded Lamar University Reaud Honors College student, Jordan Curl, a fellowship worth $8,500.

Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum will hold a “Back to School Day” on Sat., Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in collaboration with the South East Texas Food Bank.

With deep sympathy, Lamar University announces the passing of its sixth president, Frank Thomas, Jr. Aug. 6, 2020 at the age 96.

Try your hand at a new hobby by signing up for Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum’s Elementary Bladesmith Class.

This fall semester, the Lamar University Department of Communication and Media will be one of the first universities in the state of Texas to implement EditMentor, the first online software of its kind designed to teach editing interactively.

The Texas General Land Office has awarded $34,604 to Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor, Lamar University professor of biology, to facilitate Texas Beach Watch in Jefferson County.

The Texas General Land Office has awarded a $30,000 grant to Dr. Qin Qian, associate professor, in Lamar University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to conduct a comprehensive study to mitigate flooding and nonpoint source pollution.