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- LSU Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High SchoolAn LSU freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.
- LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor Receives Grant to Track Subsurface CO2 FlowLSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Mehdi Zeidouni is the recipient of a $252,160 grant from the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation for his work on tracking subsurface carbon dioxide flow and well-sealing capacity in Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) projects.
- LSU Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High SchoolAn LSU freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.
- LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor Receives Grant to Track Subsurface CO2 FlowLSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Mehdi Zeidouni is the recipient of a $252,160 grant from the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation for his work on tracking subsurface carbon dioxide flow and well-sealing capacity in Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) projects.
- LSU Libraries Hosts 2024 Audubon DayFor its annual Audubon Day, LSU Libraries will host a viewing of the famed double elephant folio edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America (London, 1827-1838) on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Hill Memorial Library on LSU’s main campus. Audubon was a talented and complicated artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His illustrated compendium of the birds in the United States, Birds of America, is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed.
- LSU-Developed Vaccine Could Save U.S. Cattle Industry $1 Billion AnnuallyAn LSU researcher has developed a new vaccine against bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and related illnesses that kill around 8 million calves each year and cost the U.S. cattle industry more than $1 billion.
- STEM Win: LSU Breaks Ground on Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science BuildingLSU broke ground on Friday, March 15, on the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building, having achieved a $148 million funding goal to expand research and teaching laboratories in science fields.
- LSU Professor Kermit Murray Selected Senior Member of National Academy of InventorsRoy Paul Daniels Professor of Chemistry Kermit K. Murray has been selected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. This year's class comprises 124 accomplished academic inventors representing 60 research universities, governmental entities and nonprofit institutes worldwide. The Senior Member program is an exclusive award created to showcase the innovative ecosystems at NAI member institutions, like LSU, which provide the supportive environment to foster novel discoveries. Senior members are chosen from active faculty, scientists, and administrators with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization who have produced technologies that have the potential for a real impact on the welfare of society.
- LSU Business Student Earns Third Place in National Cyber Threat CompetitionLSU Information Systems and Decision Sciences (ISDS) major Daniel Lichowid Jr. placed third in the 2024 Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory Cyber Threat Competition, held at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas from Feb. 15-17. Out of approximately 1,500 students, Lichowid was one of 60 individuals to move onto the final round, cementing himself in the top 5% of all participants.
- LSU Director of Bands Damon Talley Elected to American Bandmasters AssociationLSU's Paula G. Manship Professor and Director of Bands Damon Talley was elected to membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA), considered one of the highest honors in the nation for a wind band conductor, the LSU School of Music announced Tuesday.
- LSU Law Professor Lisa Avalos selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to complete research on forthcoming book in United KingdomLSU Law Professor Lisa Avalos has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to conduct research on her forthcoming book, She Must Be Lying to Us! When Reporting Rape Becomes a Crime, in the United Kingdom during the 2024-25 academic year.
- LSU Institute for Energy Innovation Welcomes Margaret Reams as New Associate Director for Community EngagementLSU researcher Margaret Reams, the Joseph D. Martinez Professor of Environmental Sciences, has joined the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation as its new associate director for community engagement.
- Friends of the LSU Libraries Hosting 2024 Book BazaarThe Friends of the LSU Libraries Book Bazaar will be held Friday, April 12 – Sunday, April 14 at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum. It will offer thousands of new and used books as well as CDs, DVDs and vinyl records.
- LSU Celebrates Six RainmakersSix LSU faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers this year by the LSU Council on Research based on their outstanding scholarship and creative activity within their respective ranks and disciplines. The Rainmaker awards recognize sustained work with high impact on the academic community and beyond, often in alignment with LSU's Scholarship First Agenda to elevate lives.
- LSU Announces the Inaugural Neuroscience Symposium: Bringing Minds TogetherThe Baton Rouge Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Baton Rouge Chapter (SfN BTR) presents the inaugural "Neuroscience Symposium: Bringing Minds Together." The event will take place Friday, March 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Pennington Biomedical Research Conference Center, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- LSU Researchers Design Tool to Explore Effects of Solar Farming on Louisiana EcosystemsThough solar farming is not a novel concept in renewable energy, it is fairly new to the state of Louisiana. With the advancement of renewable resources come questions about how they will affect humans and the environment. LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Chris Kees understands this curiosity and is working alongside LSU School of Landscape Architecture Professor Fabiana Trindade da Silva and LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources Professor Brett Wolfe to study the effects of solar farming in the state.
- LSU Alumni Association announces its 2024 Hall of Distinction classDr. William A. Brookshire, co-founder and longtime chairman of S&B Engineers and Constructors, was named the 2024 LSU Alumnus of the Year. Seimone Augustus, former Tiger and WNBA Great, was named Young Alumna of the Year. Dr. Brookshire is being recognized posthumously.
- LSU's Andrew Maas named chair of global nonprofit AUTMAndrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research overseeing the LSU Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named board chair of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research. Maas has more than 16 years of experience in technology licensing and commercialization. He succeeds Almesha L. Campbell, PhD, assistant vice president for research and economic development at Jackson State University. Maas's term as chair ends in February 2025.
- LSU Students Traveling to Ghana with New Global Ambassadors ProgramFor the first time ever, ten outstanding LSU students will travel to Ghana with LSU's new Global Ambassadors Program (GAP).
- MEDIA ADVISORY: High-Level NOAA Official to Make Rare Visit to LSU Tuesday, Feb. 20Head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Richard W. Spinrad will make a rare visit to LSU on Tuesday, Feb. 20, to recognize LSU's nation-leading coastal and oceanographic work.
- LSU School of Kinesiology's Senlin Chen Receives NIH Grant to Prevent Adolescent ObesityLSU Kinesiology Professor Senlin Chen, PhD, and his team are developing a novel obesity prevention program to use in Louisiana schools, combining such tactics as virtual pets and coaches with the best science to encourage healthy behaviors.
- LSU to Host 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African LeadersLSU is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, LSU will host 25 of Africa's bright, emerging Civic Engagement leaders for a six-week Leadership Institute, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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