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Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury, professor of veterinary medicine at LSU, is one of five recipients of the 2024 Bayh-Doré Union American Inventor Award for developing a groundbreaking vaccine.Choudhury is featured in the BayDore Coalition’s 2024 Faces of American Innovation report. He developed a novel viral vector vaccine to combat bovine respiratory disease, which is one of the leading causes of mortality in young cattle and has a significant economic impact on the beef and dairy industries. Chowdhury has partnered with South Dakota-based RTI to test and commercialize the vaccine. —The Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants recently presented its Annual Service…

b1Bank opens Bluebonnet branchb1Bank has opened a branch in the Bluebonnet Centre office building. The 9100 Bluebonnet Centre branch is equipped with interactive teller machines and is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm. The interactive teller machines are open Monday through Friday from 7am to 6pm. This marks b1Bank’s ninth location in Metro Baton Rouge. LED Now Accepting Applications for Diversity in Entrepreneurship InitiativeApplications are now open for the 2024 Entrepreneurship Diversity Initiative, a Louisiana economic development program designed to accelerate the growth of second-phase minority- and women-owned businesses. Second-tier Louisiana businesses with five to 99 employees and…

New OrleansSean Connors has been named location manager for Dignity Memorial’s two facilities, Wrights-Egan Funeral Home in Metairie and H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Norco.Mr. Connors has over 28 years of experience working as a funeral director, crematorium operator and location manager for several funeral service providers in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Baton RougeAdrian Owen Jones has joined Success Labs as a Partner.Jones previously served as Chief Growth Officer at ThreeSixtyEight and prior to that, served as Vice President of Advancement Services for the LSU Foundation. She is pursuing a master’s degree in leadership and emerging technologies at LSU.…

European luxury brands have lost nearly $250 billion in market capitalization in recent months, and their stock market clout could weaken further as China’s economic downturn worsens.Shares in companies that make luxury clothing, handbags and jewelry, once seen as Europe’s answer to the U.S.’s “Magnificent Seven” tech giants, have slumped as spending slumps. More ominously, there are signs that wealthy Chinese who once flocked to the luxury boutiques of Paris, Milan and Hong Kong are losing their appetite for expensive goods amid an economic downturn that may never return.”This year will be more volatile and more painful because it comes…

Background image: Photo courtesy of Lamar University Weber State and Lamar will play at Umphrey Stadium in the first ever matchup between schools from the Big Sky and Southland Conferences. The game will kick off at 5 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local time) and will be streamed live on ESPN+, via the ESPN app or WatchESPN.com. Weber State is ranked No. 20 in the STATS FCS Top 25. The Wildcats and Cardinals are both 1-1 with a loss to an FBS team in week one and a win against an FCS opponent in week two. Depending on…

Shauna Simkin Thompson Hospitality executive chef Javier Aramboles at Spangler Food Court. Mini doughnuts, premium vegan hot chocolate, gourmet granola snacks, freshly brewed coffee. When the co-chairs of last year’s African American Student Union Annual Conference planned the snacks and meals for the three-day event, they were delighted to find options that were not only delicious, but also supported small, Black-owned businesses. Thompson Hospitality, the largest minority-owned foodservice company in the country, has partnered with Restaurant Associates (RA) to provide meals and catering for Harvard Business School (HBS). From themed educational events showcasing chefs’ special family recipes, to AAPI Heritage…

September 15, 2024, 10:15 AMToday’s Business News Live Updates: Real-time updates on the biggest news from the world of business, stock market and more.Latest news for September 15, 2024: Gold and Silver ImagesToday’s Business News Live Updates: Follow stories on Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani to keep you updated on everything happening in the world of business. Track the latest gold and silver prices here too. Stay with us and get all the latest updates on business. Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by Hindustan Times staff….read moreCheck here for all…

As a therapist, I meet with many couples and help them navigate the complexities of their relationships. Here are some common issues they come across: Communication problems where one or both partners feel unheard. Infidelity. Financial issues (more common than infidelity). Loss of intimacy. Emotional and sometimes physical abuse. Changing life goals. Jealousy. I could go on and on, but the latest challenge I am facing is politics. The field today is full of diversity and adversity, and relationships can fall apart due to a partner’s political leanings. I try to stay out of political discussions at work because I…

Two hospitals in Springfield, Ohio, were placed on lockdown after receiving a bomb threat, police said Saturday, the fourth in as many days that appears to be linked to a false claim circulating among the far-right that Haitian immigrants are eating pets and wildlife.Saturday’s threats came even after the woman who started the rumors acknowledged to NBC News that they were unfounded and issued a public apology.Kettering Health Springfield was one of the medical facilities targeted, and authorities later said nothing suspicious was found during the search. Another hospital, Mercy Health Springfield Regional Medical Center, received a similar threat.A Mercy…

The Biden-Harris administration continues to attempt to over-regulate and ultimately undermine North Dakota’s energy production capacity, state Attorney General Drew Wrigley said in a statement. (Photo: PTI)2 min read Last Updated: September 15, 2024 | 08:04 AM IST A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing natural gas releases and flaring at oil wells. At this preliminary stage, the plaintiffs have shown they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the 2024 rule is arbitrary and capricious, U.S. District Judge Daniel Trainor ruled Friday, the Bismarck Tribune…