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DALLAS, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Global Data Vault was named one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies by Louisiana State University. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120321/DA74227LOGO) The distinction is bestowed upon 100 alumnus entrepreneurs from across the United States and Internationally who have demonstrated outstanding business leadership and excellence. Chosen from hundreds of nominees, Global Data Vault is among the best...
HOUSTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At Convergence 2012 today Microsoft Corp. announced 11 new Microsoft Dynamics customers from across the government, education and healthcare markets. These customers, including the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, join more than 1,000 public-sector organizations across every state in the U.S. that have...
Recently Released Video and LSU Data Make Clear that Tort Lawyer Racket Is Hurting Louisiana's Economy WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A newly released LSU study quantifies the considerable toll that so-called "legacy" lawsuits are taking on Louisiana's economy generally, and its conventional oil and gas industry in particular. "In our ongoing effort to bring attention to Louisiana's costly legacy lawsuit racket, we last week posted video of a plaintiffs'...
Dr. Charles "Chuck" A. Wilson to lead science effort looking at effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill RESTON, Va., Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) Research Board announced today the selection of Dr. Charles "Chuck" A. Wilson to serve as the GoMRI Chief Science Officer. "I am pleased that Dr. Wilson has accepted this important position," said Dr. Rita Colwell, chairman of the GoMRI Research Board. "His professional...
A frog species -- discovered in Papua New Guinea by US researchers -- that is less than half the size of a US dime, has been named the world’s smallest vertebrate species, smaller than a fish that won the honor in 2006. The frog, Paedophryne amauensis, which is about 7mm (0.27 in) long, was given the distinction of world’s smallest animal with a spine in Wednesday’s PLoS One journal. The researchers, led by Chris Austin of Louisiana State University made the discovery, along with...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers solve a 40-year mystery over what type of star, or so-called progenitor, caused a supernova in a nearby galaxy. The powerful telescope’s findings have provided new observational data for identifying one of several scenarios that trigger such outbursts. Based on previous observations from ground-based telescopes, astronomers knew the supernova class, called a Type Ia, created a remnant named SNR 0509-67.5, which lies 170,000...
BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A collaboration between researchers from Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), Louisiana State University (LSU), and the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD) has led to innovative new methods that will increase 3-D visualization of flame retardant and synergist components using element specific X-ray tomography. This research shows that it is possible to visualize key polymer additives in 3-D without damage to...
DALLAS, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pursuant Ketchum, a full-service communications and consulting firm, recently announced the addition of an experienced fundraising professional in Beverly Brooks Thompson, CFRE, as vice president of consulting. Thompson's experience in campaign development, implementation and management for programs that exceed goals of $500 million is a welcomed complement to Pursuant Ketchum's industry leading talent. (Logo:...
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker is pleased to announce that Louis E. Buatt, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for the Office of Coastal Management, is affiliating with the firm as special counsel. Mr. Buatt has served in Louisiana state government positions for nearly seventeen years, including Acting Assistant Secretary and Secretary of the Mineral and Energy Board, as Assistant Secretary for the Louisiana Department of...
Oil spill resulted in dramatic effects on fish species in Louisiana marshes Despite low concentrations of oil constituents in Gulf of Mexico waters from the Deepwater Horizon spill, fish were dramatically affected by toxic components of the oil. So found a team led by scientists Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead of Louisiana State University (LSU). The researchers published their results this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Galvez,...
