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CC&E Today | October 31, 2018

Using Social Media to Improve Community Resiliency and Disaster Response For over 25 years, Margaret Reams has performed research focused on environmental policy and management, resilience, and sustainability. A professor of environmental sciences in LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment, Reams is bringing that expertise to the table with her latest research on the role social media plays in disaster communications and resilience.

Diving Beneath: Mark Benfield’s Journey into the Deep Ocean To some, plunging into the darkest depths of a vast and mysterious ocean would be a Lovecraftian nightmare. But Mark Benfield, oceanography and coastal sciences professor, welcomes the chance for new aquatic discoveries.

CC&E ACCOLADES LSU Professor Awarded Highest Honor in China LSU Researchers Awarded $1.5 Million from NASA for Deltaic Research CC&E Undergraduate Appointed to Prestigious Student Leadership Cabinet Steve Midway Wins Young Alumni Award 

Alumni Spotlight: Bren Haase, Deputy Executive Director, CPRA LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment, or CC&E, serves as a critical knowledge base for coastal restoration initiatives in Louisiana and throughout the world. CC&E’s influence is especially notable to alumnus Bren Haase, deputy executive director of Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, or CPRA.

Student Spotlight: Katie Bowes The College of the Coast & Environment’s unique location in South Louisiana places it at “ground zero” for studying coastal vulnerabilities, and its multidisciplinary curricula lead to well-rounded students and future employees. Because of this, many organizations look to the college for knowledgeable and passionate interns, like Katie Bowes, that are in such high demand.

Familiar Faces, Fantastic Places!

This October, Dean D’Elia met up with two CC&E alumnae living in Washington, D.C.: Mary Claire Youpel, who works for the House Committee on Natural Resources, and Sarah Margolis, a 2018 Knauss Fellow who works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A degree from CC&E will take you places!

COASTAL NEWS AROUND CAMPUS Researchers collaborate to determine Roseau cane die-off cause-College of Agriculture Louisiana professor invents asphalt sealant for crumbling roadways-College of Engineering Listen to the amazing sounds of the Manchac Swamp, for serenity and science-College of Science WFU to host conference on ‘Movement and Migrations’-College of Humanities & Social Sciences Grant aims to evaluate emergency weather communication-College of Humanities & Social Sciences LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio earns architecture award-Coastal Sustainability Studio When The Water Rises: Recent Paintings By Julie Heffernan Opens At Virginia Moca-College of Art & Design

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