- LSU Libraries Dean Elected to Board of Association of Research LibrariesStanley Wilder, the Kathleen and Joel Ory Dean of LSU Libraries, has been elected to serve on the board of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) from 2025-2027.
- LSU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college studentsFirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, recently announced LSU as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25.
- LSU Libraries Dean Elected to Board of Association of Research LibrariesStanley Wilder, the Kathleen and Joel Ory Dean of LSU Libraries, has been elected to serve on the board of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) from 2025-2027.
- LSU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college studentsFirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, recently announced LSU as one of eighty new members of the FirstGen Forward Network for 2024-25.
- Five LSU Faculty Win National Science Foundation CAREER AwardsFunded research projects highlight the success of LSU's Scholarship First Agenda to advance foundational and applied science to improve lives.
- LSU Collaborating With Halliburton, ExxonMobil on New CO2 Research WellIn early 2025, the LSU College of Engineering, in collaboration with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a third research well at its PERTT—Petroleum Engineering Research, Training, and Testing—Lab on LSU’s campus.
- LSU Marks First Year of Windgate Foundation's $1.3 Million Gift Supporting Louisiana A+ Schools ProgramAs LSU celebrates the first anniversary of the Windgate Foundation's $1.329 million investment in the Louisiana A+ Schools program, the transformative effects of this partnership are already being felt in classrooms across the state.
- LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health: Collaboration in Action on Athletes' Health, Cancer, Obesity and MoreThe Championship Health Partners award $1.2 million to five winning teams in an inaugural round of research funding.
- LSU Electrical, Computer Engineering Professor Designs Intelligent Drone for Rescue OperationsThe National Fire Protection Association estimates that one home fire-related death occurs in the U.S. every three hours and 14 minutes, and one home fire-related injury occurs every 53 minutes. These are numbers LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Xiangyu Meng hopes to change for the better through his design of an intelligent drone that will use thermal technology during rescue operations, particularly for firefighters.
- Creative Lead of Microsoft's Global Search and AI Team to Speak at LSU's AI-Focused SymposiumThe generative AI market size reached $45 billion globally in 2023, and 56% of corporate executives don’t know if their organizations have ethical standards in place for guiding the use of AI tools.
