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In addition to an anticipated gridiron victory in the 44th Bayou Classic, Southern University wins $1.6 million in support including a $1.1 major gift from alumnus Antonio "Tony” Clayton and a $500,000 grant from Capital One, both presented during the SU System Board of Supervisors meeting today in New Orleans.

The Southern University Marching Band, the "Human Jukebox,” will participate in the annual Zion Tabernacle Bayou Classic Christian Fellowship Parade, Saturday, November 18, 2017, in Lake Charles.

The Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library at Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) will host an Open House Thursday, November 2, 2017 to celebrate and showcase its $14million restoration project. Tours are scheduled throughout the day at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Southern University employee Jocelyn Lewis was honored with the October 2017 "Above and Beyond" Award during the SU Board of Supervisors regular monthly meeting, October 20, on the Baton Rouge campus.

SU professor a contributor to the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Southern University active member of LIGO since 1999.

The Southern University (SU) System and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness continue to monitor forecasts and weather announcements related to Hurricane Nate. An extended forecast includes possible Louisiana impact.

The SU Baton Rouge (SUBR) Athletic Department announced that kickoff for today's football game against Alabama A&M has been moved up to 1 p.m. at A.W. Mumford Stadium. As a result, the homecoming day party has been postponed.

Shreveport native Felise C. Thompson-Doyle, who was crowned the 87th Miss Southern University, during a formal coronation Wednesday, October 4 in SU F.G. Clark Activity Center, reigned over the 2017 Homecoming on the "Bluff.”

Student population is expanding at Southern University Baton Rouge. In particular, for the first time in several years, the University experienced significant growth in important sectors this fall.

Southern University Baton Rouge employee Towanda Jefferson was honored with the September 2017 "Above and Beyond" Award during the SU Board of Supervisors regular monthly meeting, September 22, on the Baton Rouge campus.

The Southern University Baton Rouge Environmental Toxicology department recently received renewal of a Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) grant for 2017-2018.

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Environmental Toxicology research group (left - right) Benathel McLemore, Prathyusha Bagam, Rakeysha Pinkston, Sanjay Batra, Gagandeep Kaur, Dhirendra P. Singh receive grant support from FAMRI for its fifth year.