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Federal Grant Bolsters LSU’s Charge to Improve Dementia Care for Louisiana’s Underserved Communities

LSU’s Healthy Aging Research Center, with the help of a five-year, $5 million Health Resources & Services Administration grant, is working to improve the quality of dementia care for underserved communities in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Researchers work with a core sample of settlement on the deck of the research vessel.

Video: LSU- and Tulane-led Project Guides Future of Threatened River Deltas in Louisiana, Worldwide

LSU and Tulane are leading the Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative to chart a new course for the future of the region where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico, an area both crucial to commerce and among the most vulnerable in the world.

A black and white painting from the National Cancer Institute depicting a Wilms tumor.

LSU Shreveport Awarded Grant to Study Louisiana Gaps in Colorectal Cancer Treatment Access

Regular checkups and quick access to medical centers are key for people undergoing cancer treatment. But travel distance and other barriers can impact patient outcomes in some underserved areas in Louisiana.

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