Research & Funding
Studies & Experiments
The Íæż½ã½ã enables its students, faculty, and staff to conduct research on sustainable living and working. Their studies and experiments help us understand our impacts on the world around us and how best to proceed with our collective futures in mind.
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List of Current & Prior Studies
- Íæż½ã½ã’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences teaches high school students importance of coastal restoration
- Íæż½ã½ã Bollinger School of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering collaborates with local design firm Scale Innovations to design and engineer electric boat
- Grant to create Urban Bird Habitat on Íæż½ã½ã campus and support environmental education
- Íæż½ã½ã-led research team lands $121,000 grant to help restore resilient seagrass beds in northern Gulf of Mexico
- Historical fish tale can guide future conservation policy, Íæż½ã½ã researchers say
- Water Institute and Íæż½ã½ã awarded National Science Foundation grant to support graduate student study in the Netherlands
- Íæż½ã½ã engineering students earn first place in regional competition with automated system for lighting and watering indoor plants
- Íæż½ã½ã English professor Richard Goodman edits first-of-its kind environmental anthology about the Gulf South
Experts & Specialists
The Íæż½ã½ã employs several experts and specialists in environmental and sustainable efforts who can offer research-based perspectives and analysis on news of the day, ongoing developments, and emerging trends.
Contact a Íæż½ã½ã Sustainability Expert today.
Funding Opportunities
The Íæż½ã½ã Office of Research and the Íæż½ã½ã Research Council want our students, faculty, and staff to be productive in their research. To nurture an inventive and innovative climate, these two entities work together to sponsor Íæż½ã½ã's Internal Grant Program, which includes the below funding opportunities for research into environmental issues.
Innovation Challenge
The Íæż½ã½ã Innovation Challenge requires participation from a faculty mentor and a team of students from two or more colleges. The aim of the program is to fund environmental sustainability projects on Íæż½ã½ã's campus. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional matching funds from off-campus constituents.