LAFAYETTE, La., Nov. 2 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's School of Architecture and Design will feature 13 academics and industry professionals who will discuss their research, projects and concepts during its Technology, Architecture and Design Talks.

Each will deliver a seven-minute presentation for the TAD Talks, which will be held from 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, in Fletcher Hall, Room 134. The event, which is part of the school's Ed Mathes Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.

The format is patterned after the well-known TED Talks, which center on technology, entertainment and design. UL Lafayette's TAD Talks encourage the ...