What happened when LSU adopted a business model budget? This is what happened.
Hint: It wasn't very good for inter-disciplinary programs. But it was great for the majors favored by football players...
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The chair of the Theatre Dept. here at LSU and I have begun co-producing a new "SciArt Conversation Series" here at LSU -- where we get scientists and artists on stage together at the same time for informal presentations of their work.
In general, EuerkAlert has been a useful source for drawing my attention to interesting things that I might not otherwise notice. Every now and then, though, there are press releases that just make me faintly embarrassed for everyone involved.