News and Events

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In the summer, the Marine Center becomes a robust and diverse community of people participating in various programs focused on research activities that help us better understand our changing landscape. Learn about the summer programs being offered at the Marine Center in 2025.

Announcing the launch of the White Boot Explorer’s Club!

BTNEP is pleased to announce that Bren Haase has been named the new director of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program.

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) invites highly motivated undergraduates to apply for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) positions in our NSF-sponsored summer 2023 REU program in Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments.

We have three available positions within a multi-institution research team for people interested in methane and ocean sediment processes.

The graduate student fellowship program is designed to support the research of a graduate student from an underrepresented group in STEM. This fellowship provides an opportunity for graduate students to complete a summer in residence at LUMCON.

In the days since Hurricane Ida, I have had the privilege to see the very best of people; including staff members who have lost their own homes volunteering to get essential supplies to others. Whereas we are not on a normal schedule or routine at LUMCON, we are doing our very best to support our staff members and our local community in any way, shape, or form.

State and local dignitaries, including Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, will participate in a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on LUMCON’s Blue Works facility.