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LSU EnvironMentors Alumna Gives Back
LSU Admissions Counselor Alexis Johnson is a former LSU EnvironMentors student who credits the program with helping her to realize her college dreams. Therefore, every year since she graduated from LSU, she returns to EnvironMentors to discuss the college admissions process and help others like herself plan for their futures.
Chair of LSU's Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Elected AAAS Member-at-Large
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, elected Kam-biu Liu, professor and chair of LSU's Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, member-at-large of the Section on Geology & Geography. This February, Liu began serving his four-year term as a member of their section Steering Group.
New Research Reveals How Hurricanes Shape the Coastal Landscape in the Everglades
In a recent paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, or PNAS, researchers from different universities, including LSU, examined how Hurricanes Wilma (2015) and Irma (2017) fertilized the Florida Coastal Everglades, paradoxically facilitating mangrove wetlands recovery. Contributors with LSU ties include Florida International University research assistant professor and LSU alumnus Edward Castañeda-Moya who, along with Rivera-Monroy, designed the research; Rivera-Monroy's graduate assistant Xiachen Zhao who helped them to perform the research and analyze data; and LSU assistant professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Matt Hiatt, who helped model the data.
LSU Partners on New Taskforce to Improve Information about Harmful Algal Blooms
LSU's College of the Coast & Environment, or CC&E, LSU's College of Science, and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation have created the Harmful Algal Bloom, or HAB, Taskforce, to share the latest research on harmful algal blooms in Lake Pontchartrain and other Louisiana ecosystems and to prepare stakeholders for future HAB occurrences. Harmful algal blooms can severely affect human health and aquatic ecosystems and can create or exacerbate low oxygen zones, or dead zones, such as the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Rachel Lau Earns 2019 LSU Foundation Staff Outstanding Service Award
Congratulations to Rachel Lau, one of 13 LSU staff members to earn the 2019 LSU Foundation Staff Outstanding Service Award! The 51st annual award ceremony was held on January 21 in the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Lau's exceptional service elevates the College of the Coast & Environment's profile as a global leader in cutting-edge research and education.
Purple, GREEN, and Gold: One LSU Alum's Pursuit of an Eco-Friendly Mardi Gras
LSU College of the Coast & Environment alumnus Kevin Fitzwilliam is relentless in the pursuit of a "greener" Mardi Gras. While Fat Tuesday has always been associated with excess--and excess trash--this environmental sciences graduate has built a business around eliminating plastic waste from this time-honored celebration and lifting Ugandan women out of poverty in the process.