The Emily Williamson Laboratory School successfully completed its Spring Community Service Project, surpassing its goal of collecting 100 pounds of food for the Northeast Louisiana Food Bank. They gathered a total of 378 pounds of food, which will support children, families, and seniors in the local community.

ULM hosted the 3rd Annual KidWind Challenge on at Bayou Pointe. Middle and high school students from several regional schools designed and tested wind turbines and solar structures as part of the renewable‑energy-focused competition.

ULM is hosting a new photography exhibit in Walker Hall titled “Through the Lens of Tianyu Wang: Shaanxi Province in the 1960s–2000s.” The exhibit honors the late Tianyu Wang, an award‑winning Chinese photojournalist, and is connected to the Tianyu Wang Endowed Scholarship created by his family.

The Graduate Student Occupational Therapy Association, in collaboration with the Kinesiology Department, is organizing a 2-mile run titled "Mind Over Miles" to promote awareness of student mental health.

The Monroe Chamber of Commerce announced the 38th Leadership Ouachita class for 2026, listing 40 selected participants from various organizations across northeast Louisiana.

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

Kenya's intelligence service warns that over 1,000 citizens may have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, many under false pretenses.

The battle over the tariffs began on day one of the president's second term when he signed an executive order that let him impose a wide range of tariffs on virtually every U.S. trading partner.