LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health: Collaboration in Action on Athletes’ Health, Cancer, Obesity and More
LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health, LSU’s Championship Health Partner, are working together to fight heart disease, cancer, accidents and chronic respiratory diseases, all leading causes of death in Louisiana that impact its citizens disproportionately.“This first investment demonstrates how top-notch university research combined with strong and strategic hospital partnerships bring better health to the people of Louisiana and beyond,” said Robert Twilley, vice president of research and economic development at LSU. “Our shared commitment to building and supporting winning research teams will translate to many new discoveries and solutions in years to come.”In an inaugural round of research funding—part of Our Lady of the Lake Health’s $170 million investment in LSU announced in 2022—the partners’ Collaboration in Action research program is investing a total of $1.2 million in five collaborative LSU research teams who will advance basic, clinical and translational science in five critical areas: cardiovascular disease and care; comprehensive cancer care; trauma and neuroscience; chronic respiratory disease; and sports medicine and performance.
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- LSU Civil, Environmental Engineering Professor Assesses Impact of Sulphur Mines Salt Dome Cavern Collapse on Well WaterNovember 18, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - The Gulf Coast is home to more than 500 salt domes, and at least 200 of those are located in Louisiana. While salt domes and their caverns can be beneficial, such as being used to hold petroleum reserves, they can also be a possible hazard should the caverns collapse. The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR) currently has its eye on two caverns in Sulphur, La., and have awarded a $156,602 grant to LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Frank Tsai to assess the impact a collapse would have on well water in the area.
- LSU, PNNL Research Team Study Microplastics in the AtmosphereNovember 14, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - Microplastics are sub-millimeter-sized plastic fragments, similar to or smaller than the thickness of a human hair, that present a relatively new and increasingly prevalent type of environmental pollutant. In fact, they have been widely detected in the air we breathe and at altitudes where clouds form.
- LSU Engineering, Chance Maritime Collaborate on Uncrewed Underwater ResearchNovember 13, 2024BATON ROUGE, LA - In an old quarry near Lafayette, La., an uncrewed boat is dropping a remote-controlled robot down to the bottom of a lakebed before retrieving it and returning to shore. If a passerby stumbled upon this scene, he or she might think it was something out of a spy movie. Instead, it's a cutting-edge project that shows how advanced robotic systems can help monitor and protect marine environments, as well as inspect and maintain offshore infrastructure.
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