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University students awarded nearly $14,000 to help launch their businesses at EAP Grand Prix pitch competitions
Students at three North Louisiana universities competed for prizes and startup assistance at BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program’s (EAP) Grand Prix, a series of university business plan competitions held in November and designed to support student innovation....
BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) launches $1.2 million expansion across North Louisiana thanks to a federal grant
BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) has been awarded a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant, resulting in the creation of the North Louisiana Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (NorLEAP), which will expand EAP services to 21 parishes in...
EAP portfolio company awarded federal grant to study effects of olive oil on Alzheimer’s disease
Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) portfolio company Oleolive has been awarded a $350,000 federal grant to study oleocanthal, a compound found in extra virgin olive oil, and its effects on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The grant from the National...
Thank you to the more than 3,200 UH employees for your dedicated service and achievements
BRF thanks the more than 3,200 University Health employees for their dedicated service and achievements during the past five years. 2013-2018 Achievement Highlights Finances • Increased revenue from commercially insured patients by $100 million annually, which was...
A letter to the people of Louisiana
Dear Friends: As of Monday, October 1, Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana takes over operations of the safety net hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe from BRF/University Health System. This outcome is the culmination of over three years of our deliberate...
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