Education & Workforce

Remote work saves US employees nearly an hour a day of commute time

Working from home saved American employees nearly an hour of commute time every day—time many put toward their work, a new study suggests. 

LSU president wants action on underage drinking after student fatality

LSU President William Tate is calling for local bars to take responsibility for underage...

Temp worker layoffs seen as possible warning sign of oncoming recession

Employers are shedding temporary workers at an increasingly fast rate, a sign that broader job losses could be on the horizon, reports The Wall Street Journal.

​​More than 70,000 Louisianans quit their jobs during November

About 101,000 Louisiana workers left their jobs, either voluntarily or not, in November, according...

LSU researcher designing high-tech hats to track temperatures of infants

An LSU researcher is exploring ways to use “smart clothing” to track temperatures of newborns, combining thermal science, textiles research and entrepreneurship.   

LSU announces $1.1M in seed funding for faculty research

The LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research will give $1.1 million in faculty...
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OLOL takeover of LSU Student Health Center pushed back

It will take a month longer than planned for the new operator of LSU’s student clinic to take over its services. A campus spokesperson attributes the delay to a final approval needed from the LSU Board of Supervisors.

Xavier, Ochsner Health move step closer to creating state’s fifth medical school 

A small, historically Black university known for successfully moving its graduates into medical school...

Companies hiring employee-experience managers to improve worker productivity

One of the fastest-growing jobs at U.S. companies tackles worker burnout and disengagement.  

Will the MasteryPrep sale help boost the Capital Region’s startup ecosystem?

There’s a good chance you’ve heard MasteryPrep’s origin story by now. Baton Rouge High...