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Louisiana Changemakers Awarded LSU Reilly Center Grants to Implement Community Projects
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication has selected its second cohort of grantees for “The Community Collaborative: By the Community, For the Community.”
New Director Joins LSU's Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training
LSU's Stephenson National Center for Security Research and Training, or SNCSRT, has a new executive director, James Olson.
Nedra Davis Hains Promoted to Deputy Director of the LSU Museum of Art
LSU Museum of Art is pleased to announce Nedra Davis Hains’ promotion to Deputy Director of the LSU Museum of Art. Nedra Davis Hains is a key member of the senior leadership team of LSU MOA, charged with maintaining the museum’s day-to-day business operations, development and external affairs efforts, and advancing its strategic goals.
LSU ME Faculty Team Up With NASA to Advance Additively Manufactured Materials
Launch vehicles and propulsion systems are very complex and must survive extreme thermal, dynamic, pressure, and environmental loads. The materials and alloys used in these systems are often challenging to produce, costly, and have long lead times.
Ogden Honors College Sophomore Named 2022 Udall Scholar
LSU sophomore Bridget Seghers has been named a 2022 Udall Scholar by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.
Ogden Honors Sophomore Becomes LSU’s First John Robert Lewis Scholar
Antavion “Tay” Moore is an Ogden Honors College sophomore studying political science and music. Moore is a Louisiana Service and Leadership or LASAL, Ron Brown, and now, LSU’s first Faith & Politics Institute John Robert Lewis Scholar.
LSU Sets Record in Awarding More Than 4,600 Degrees During Spring Commencement
LSU awarded a record 4,603 degrees at the university's 307th commencement exercises, surpassing the previous record of 4,443 awarded in spring 2019.
LSU Museum of Art Appoints New Senior Curator and Director of Programming, Michelle Schulte
The LSU Museum of Art is excited to announce Michelle Schulte as the new Senior Curator and Director of Programming at the museum as of April 2022.
LSU Shreveport, Health Shreveport Public Health Master's Program Ranked 4th Nationally by Fortune Magazine
LSU Shreveport’s Master of Public Health program, a collaborative effort between LSUS and LSU Health Shreveport, has been named the fourth best in the nation in Fortune Magazine's 2022 rankings, which cited the program's high retention rates.
Army Tapped LSU to Understand Deltaic Change, Future-Proof U.S. National Defense
When the U.S. Army needed to understand how climate change will affect the so-called “critical zone”—the thin land surface layer comprised of vegetation, soils, and sediments—to improve their own planning and secure people, equipment, and infrastructure, they turned to LSU.
Pennington, LSU Health New Orleans Part of National Study to Create Personalized-Nutrition Algorithm
Pennington Biomedical, in partnership with LSU Health New Orleans, is taking part in a study using machine learning to predict how an individual responds to a given diet, allowing physicians to offer patients personalized nutrition prescriptions.
Protecting Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s Energy Industry Hub
LSU scientists are learning how to manage sediment to prevent land loss and improve hurricane preparedness in Louisiana's southernmost port, a key place for the U.S. energy industry, but also one of the nation's most vulnerable places.
LSU Helps Flood-Prone Tangipahoa Parish Rise to Challenges
In the wake of 2016 floods, which devastated Tangipahoa Parish and 20 other South Louisiana parishes, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio and LSU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering began collaborating with local government and communities to set Tangipahoa Parish on a path toward resilience.
Protecting House and Home: Louisiana’s Number-One Key to Resilience
LSU researchers, from coastal scientists and engineers to sociologists and psychologists, are working to protect Louisiana residents and homeowners from the potentially devastating impacts of flooding.
Harnessing a Tweet Storm: Using Fairness-aware Artificial Intelligence and Social Media to Improve Hurricane Resilience, and More
How we can use artificial intelligence for social good? Artificial intelligence, or AI, can help us make decisions, but one of the biggest concerns is the bias problem.