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"Kyoo!" - Studying Cajun English

Linguistic research published in the journal, "American Speech"

LSU Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures Professor Mark Wagner

LSU Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures Professor Awarded Fellowship at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study

Mark Wagner, professor of Arabic in the LSU Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, has been awarded a fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Wagner will undertake the research project titled, “The Rothschilds of Arabia and Africa: The Rise and Fall of a Jewish Mercantile Empire Under the British Raj.”

LSU Reveals Keys to Successful Crisis Communication

LSU Reveals Keys to Successful Crisis Communication

A study led by LSU researchers and funded by the Louisiana Sea Grant revealed best practices for effective communication during extreme weather events on Thursday, July 21, at a lunch meeting of the NWS New Orleans Integrated Warning Team at the St. Tammany Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

Four LSU Faculty Awarded National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Four LSU Faculty Awarded National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Four LSU researchers have been awarded the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grant for early-career faculty, who exhibit potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

Scholars

Five-Star Students: LSU Students Excel with Scholarships, Fellowships and Award Recognitions

Year after year, LSU students receive national and international recognitions, and this past year is no exception. Whether it's joining the long legacy of LSU Goldwater Scholars or participating in the world's largest student business startup competition for the first time ever, LSU students are being recognized on the national stage each and every year.

Popeyes

LSU to Open New Popeyes Location in Late Fall

LSU and Chartwells Higher Education have partnered to unveil the first Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen location on a college campus within the Southeastern Conference. Slated to open in late 2022, the new space will offer counter service and a dine-in experience, along with a walk-up window service.

AgCenter Food Innovation Institute

$1.5 Million Federal Grant Assists Expansion of AgCenter Food Innovation Institute

The LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute has received a five-year, $1.5 million U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant to update and expand its facility adjacent to the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.

LSU Ph.D. candidate Zita Hüsing

Applying Fictitious AI to the Real World

LSU Ph.D. candidate examines themes and androids from "Blade Runner"

LSU Astrophysicists Break Down The Impact of Newly Released NASA Images

LSU Astrophysicists break down the impact of newly released NASA images

The first images from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled this week include a new look at the universe, expanding our view of the galaxy as we know it.

Todd Manuel

Todd Manuel Named LSU Vice President of Inclusion, Civil Rights & Title IX

LSU has named Todd Manuel, who currently serves as director of Organizational Health & Diversity for Entergy, as the university's Vice President of Inclusion, Civil Rights & Title IX, effective Sept. 1.