Stewardship Report

Three-time LSU alum Carrie Elks has advice for aspiring researchers at LSU: If you get the chance, "Play for the home team!” Elks embodied that advice by studying at LSU and now as an assistant professor and researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

LSU student Jake Davis is a true team player. Not only is the Austin, Texas native a member of the LSU football team, but he is also part of the team transforming healthcare for the better as part of the research behind a new test that diagnoses sepsis in minutes.

Fox Foley, a PhD student in the LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy, recently received the K.C. Donnelly Externship Award to do research at the Center for Nanoscale Materials Science at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

For National Blueberry Month, Pennington Biomedical researchers are sharing the health benefits of this "super" food, along with ways to incorporate blueberries into your diet.

LSUS has added five international students to its master's program in Computer Systems Technology through a new outreach program, with hopes of increasing that number to 100 or more in the coming years through growing relationships with international institutions.

LSU Researcher Elias Bou-Harb and students plan to stage a hypothetical healthcare cyberattack exercise at the annual NATO Cyber Coalition, helping participants strengthen their cyber defense abilities.

An LSU PhD candidate in kinesiology with a passion for treating and preventing metabolic disease has been chosen for a National Institutes of Health F31 fellowship, which employs a rigorous process to select only the most devoted and deserving applicants.

Bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy, according to research by an LSU biological sciences professor.

Steve Caparotta, a familiar face on Baton Rouge televisions for over two decades, has taken on a new role at LSU as an instructor, bringing his wealth of real-world meteorological experience to the classroom.

LSU Health New Orleans researchers have developed a novel, non-addictive, non-toxic painkiller that offers the hope of pain relief while also addressing the opioid crisis through safer, more effective pain management solutions for people worldwide.

Two LSU Shreveport students will assist the Air Force in generating solutions to real-world problems as part of the National Security Fellowship Program with the Air Force Global Strike Command on Barksdale Airforce Base.

LSU's efforts to create a thriving environment for excellence continue to expand beyond the classroom. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is attracting leading scientists with Louisiana roots, giving them the opportunity to make an impact at home.