As part of a larger National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration restoration project, Louisiana Sea Grant and Texas Sea Grant are collaborating on a three-year, $2.48 million project to find and develop better bycatch reduction devices for the commercial shrimp industry in the Gulf of Mexico.

In March 2020, LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Brian Wolshon and a group of fellow researchers compared roadway travel statistics throughout the state of Florida for that month versus March 2019.

LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Manas Gartia was recently given a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project, “Multimodal Approach for Label-Free Imaging of Lipidomic Changes in Brain,” which seeks to establish a method to image lipids, or fatty acids, in brain cells and tissues.

During the Friday, March 5, LSU Board of Supervisors meeting, the university will hear a presentation from Husch Blackwell and receive the final report on their review of LSU's Title IX policies and procedures. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Following the presentation, a media availability will be held with LSU administrators, including Interim LSU President Tom Galligan.

The Louisiana Small Business Development Center and LSU have collaborated to create a small business satellite service center focused on technology and innovation for existing small business owners and entrepreneurs in the state.

Over the past few years, Sharing Economy (SE) services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit have become a main facilitator of economic growth and shared prosperity in modern-day societies.

The LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) announced today the creation of the Department of African & African American Studies (AAAS). The proposal to create the department was approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents on Feb. 24 and was previously approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors in January. The new department will help meet the needs of the changing demographic of the United States and position LSU to recruit and retain students and faculty at the university who represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds and experiences.

LSU junior Allison Kadlubar is among the top 20 winners of the Television Features Competition of the 2020-2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

During a special meeting of the board on Feb. 23, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved a plan for modernizing the energy plants, distribution systems, and building mechanical systems at the university's main campus in Baton Rouge that includes working with both Enwave Energy and LA Energy Partners.