- LSU Celebrates Six RainmakersSix LSU faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers 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, often in alignment with LSU's Scholarship First Agenda to improve lives in Louisiana and across the world.
- LSU Students to Experience Global Career Opportunities With Summer Internships in Central AmericaIn collaboration with LSU's academic colleges, Olinde Career Center and the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Abroad, the Office of Global Engagement is launching a fully funded eight-week global internship program this summer in Central America.
- LSU Celebrates Six RainmakersSix LSU faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers 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, often in alignment with LSU's Scholarship First Agenda to improve lives in Louisiana and across the world.
- LSU Students to Experience Global Career Opportunities With Summer Internships in Central AmericaIn collaboration with LSU's academic colleges, Olinde Career Center and the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Abroad, the Office of Global Engagement is launching a fully funded eight-week global internship program this summer in Central America.
- LSU First-Generation Students To Study Abroad This Summer At The University of GhanaLSU’s Office of Global Engagement, in collaboration with the University of Ghana, has developed a fully funded five-week summer study abroad program in Accra. This program is tailored specifically for first-generation students, offering a transformative opportunity to engage in global learning in one of West Africa’s culturally rich and historically significant countries.
- LSU Alumni Association announces its 2025 Hall of Distinction classBrig. Gen. (Ret.) Gary "Mike" Jones, a 28-year active-duty Army Military Intelligence Branch veteran with stints as Commander of Special Forces Command, Commander of Special Operations Command Europe, and Commander of U.S. Army Special Forces Airborne, is honored as the 2025 Alumnus of the Year. Lance Frank, executive vice president, and head of communications for CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, is the 2025 Young Alumnus of the Year.
- New Antibiotics May End Chronic Infections, Slash Billions in Health Care CostsAn LSU-led research team is developing a new class of antibiotics capable of bypassing the defenses of drug-resistant bacteria, which otherwise make it difficult to cure chronic infections.
- E. J. Ourso College of Business Hosting AI Conference with Louisiana Industry Leaders and LSU ExpertsOn Friday, February 21, the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business will host AI in Action: Leading in Louisiana Industries; a symposium dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving innovation in critical sectors that define Louisiana's economy.
- $9.575 Million Gift Will Further Elevate LSU Initiatives to Create Educational Access, Strengthen Louisiana's Economy and Support Veterans and ROTCA $9.575 million gift from the William A. Brookshire Foundation will establish the William A. Brookshire ROTC Scholarship, support the new LSU Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building, and strengthen the LSU College of Engineering's S&B Engineers and Constructors Scholarship, LSU's Future Scholars Program and the William A. Brookshire Veterans Law Clinic.
- LSU Invests $1.8M in Transformative Research and the ArtsFor the third consecutive year, LSU is providing funding to support new research and creative projects through its internal grant program, the LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research.
- LSU NAMES ARNE FLATEN DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGNLSU has named Arne Flaten the dean of the College of Art & Design, effective July 1, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors.
- LSU Awarded National Park Service Grant to Preserve 6,000-Year-Old Campus MoundsLouisiana State University (LSU) has been awarded a $220,871 grant from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program to conserve and protect the historic LSU Campus Mounds--two ancient, nationally significant archaeological landmarks that date back at least 6,000 years.
- LSU Health Professor, Dr. Lucio Miele, Appointed as Director of LSU-LCMC Health Cancer CenterDr. Miele to lead LSU to become the State's only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer center.
- LSU Researchers Create Low-Cost Method to Recycle PlasticLSU researchers have created a new, low-cost way to break down plastic, a potential breakthrough that could save billions of dollars and eliminate billions of tons of plastic pollution.
- LSU Breaks Record, Awards 2,154 Degrees During Fall Commencement CeremoniesLSU celebrated a record-breaking commencement, awarding 2,154 degrees during the university's 318th commencement exercises Thursday, Dec. 19.
- ROTC Cadets Commissioned as Part of Fall Commencement ExercisesFour LSU graduates were recognized during LSU's December commissioning ceremony Thursday, Dec. 19, at the LSU Digital Media Center. The keynote speaker was Col. Clifton Lopez, garrison commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, La.
- LSU Names Sean Courtney Associate Vice President for Research Compliance, Integrity and AnalyticsLouisiana State University has appointed Sean Courtney to the inaugural position of associate vice president for research compliance, integrity, and analytics.
- FUEL Names Four DirectorsFuture Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), the LSU-led statewide effort with more than 50 public and private partners, has named directors for key strategic areas
- E. J. Ourso College of Business Announces 2025 AI in Action: Leading in Louisiana Industries SymposiumThe E. J. Ourso College of Business is pleased to announce AI in Action: Leading in Louisiana Industries; a symposium dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving innovation in critical sectors that define Louisiana's economy. This groundbreaking event will be held February 21, 2025 at the Lod Cook Hotel & Conference Center on the LSU A&M campus.
- LSU Joins Prestigious AI Alliance, Strengthening its Role in Artificial Intelligence InnovationLSU is proud to announce its invitation to join the distinguished AI Alliance, a collaborative network of leading institutions and organizations dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence research, development, and governance.
- National Science Foundation Confirms Record Research Growth at LSULast week, the National Science Foundation confirmed LSU's record research expenditures of $488 million in fiscal year 2023. This historic growth of 14% compared to 2022 was previously announced by LSU and represents top performance alongside research university peers such as the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee. The growth reflects increased research activity across the LSU Family--especially on the flagship campus and at LSU Health New Orleans and LSU Health Shreveport.
- LSU Researchers Excavate Earliest Ancient Maya Salt WorksWith funding from the National Science Foundation, a team of archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler have excavated the earliest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize, as reported in the journal Antiquity. The team was led by LSU Alumni Professor Heather McKillop, who first discovered wooden buildings preserved there below the sea floor, along with associated artifacts, and the only ancient Maya wooden canoe paddle in 2004. Her key collaborator, Assistant Professor Elizabeth Sills at the University of Texas at Tyler, began working with McKillop as a master's student and then as a doctoral student at LSU.
