- LSU Ranks No. 56 Among Top 100 Universities Granted U.S. Utility PatentsLSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors' 2023 Top 100 ranking. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are more than 2,500 undergraduate degree-granting institutions in the nation. The National Academy of Inventors ranks the top 100 among them using the number of patents received by their faculty in a single year.
- Infectious Bacteria May Hold Cure for Untreatable CancerThe bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy.
- LSU Ranks No. 56 Among Top 100 Universities Granted U.S. Utility PatentsLSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors' 2023 Top 100 ranking. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are more than 2,500 undergraduate degree-granting institutions in the nation. The National Academy of Inventors ranks the top 100 among them using the number of patents received by their faculty in a single year.
- Infectious Bacteria May Hold Cure for Untreatable CancerThe bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy.
- Sixteen LSU Students Win Prestigious Gilman Study Abroad ScholarshipsThis month, sixteen LSU students are being awarded a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship by the US Department of State. This competitive scholarship program funds study abroad opportunities for students across the US, with the goal of developing global competencies in the next generation of US leaders (US State Dept.). Having sixteen LSU students receive this award is an incredible accomplishment - LSU students secured more Gilman awards than students at any other Louisiana university and attained the second highest number of awards in the SEC.
- LSU Names Marshall Walters Chief of LSU Police DepartmentLSU has appointed Interim Chief of Police Marshall Walters as the new Chief of Police for LSU, effective June 1, following a national search. Walters has served more than 21 years with the LSU Police Department as an accredited police officer, working his way up through the department, taking on leadership roles and serving as the interim chief since last Spring. Walters graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in 2002, and he completed the LSU Law Enforcement Training Academy that same year.
- LSU Professor Stephania Cormier Wins Adel Sarofim Award for Pollution ResearchThe Adel Sarofim award is presented every two years to an international scientist who've made significant contributions to our understanding of combustion processes, formation of combustion by-products and mechanisms of their health effects. Last week, LSU researcher Stephania Cormier received the honor at the meeting of the International Congress on Combustion By-products and Their Health Effects in Durham, North Carolina.
- Supporting Louisiana's Rice FarmersFighting Hunger and Disease, One Strain of Rice at a Time
- LSU Online & Continuing Education Commemorates 100 Years of Commitment to Lifelong LearningLSU Online & Continuing Education is very pleased to announce its 100th anniversary, marking a century of providing high-quality continuing education to individuals seeking to advance their education, careers and quality of life. Since its inception in 1924, the division has had more than 2 million enrollments and has offered a wide range of courses to meet the needs of learners across a variety of industries and walks of life.
- LSU Memorial Day Ceremony and Luncheon to be held May 30LSU will honor all veterans - especially its former students, faculty and staff - who have given their lives in service to their country on Thursday, May 30, which is traditional Memorial Day. The LSU Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at noon on the Parade Ground at the LSU War Memorial. The "Ceremony in Silence" observance will include a wreath-laying ceremony and "Taps." The event is open to the public.
