Research & Funding
Studies & Experiments
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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
- ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences teaches high school students importance of coastal restoration
- ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ campus and support environmental education
- ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥-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, ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ researchers say
- Water Institute and ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ awarded National Science Foundation grant to support graduate student study in the Netherlands
- ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ engineering students earn first place in regional competition with automated system for lighting and watering indoor plants
- ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ English professor Richard Goodman edits first-of-its kind environmental anthology about the Gulf South
Experts & Specialists
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Sustainability Expert today.
Funding Opportunities
The ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Office of Research and the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥'s Internal Grant Program, which includes the below funding opportunities for research into environmental issues.
Innovation Challenge
The ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥'s campus. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional matching funds from off-campus constituents.