Engineering With Nature to Protect People
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication alumnus Christian Patterson’s dream was to become a sportscaster, but his communication skills led to opportunities he never imagined. He now commands the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, a world leader in the development of coastal science and engineering solutions with a $1.8 billion research portfolio and several active research projects with LSU.
Latest Manship News
- Inside the Cynicism that Shaped the American ElectionA comprehensive typology of Americans identifies five key cohorts based on their views of the country, its institutions, their political engagement and their attitudes toward the future.WASHINGTON--Ahead of the transformative election that swept Donald J. Trump back into the White House, Americans across the political spectrum were feeling deep cynicism about the United States and pessimism about its future.
- Sports Media Pros from MLB.com, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, More to Convene at LSU Sports Summit Covering Olympics, NIL, Sports Media Trends, ResearchBATON ROUGE--The LSU Manship School of Mass Communication will bring together some of the nation's leading sports media professionals, NIL experts and preeminent researchers for an interactive two-day Sports Summit on Oct. 22-23, 2024. Featured panelists include Caroline Fenton, Yahoo Sports host; Kennedi Landry, MLB.com Texas Rangers beat writer; Trace Young, LSU Basketball player; and Tyler Batiste, The Athletic NBA managing editor.
- LSU Graduate Student Receives British Council's Global UK Alumni Award for Cultural, Creative ContributionsBATON ROUGE-LSU Manship School of Mass Communication first-year doctoral student Saad Zuberi, a distinguished multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker, has been honored with the British Council's prestigious Global UK Alumni Award 2024 in the category of Culture and Creativity.
- Former Washington Post, Boston Globe Editor Martin Baron to Visit LSU, Discuss Book 'Collision of Power'BATON ROUGE--Martin Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post and The Boston Globe, will speak to LSU Manship School of Mass Communication students in the Journalism Building's Holliday Forum from 10:30 to 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. He will discuss the difficulties in covering the Trump White House amid "fake news" claims, coverage of this year's presidential election and what journalists can do to regain public trust.
- National Pollster Charlie Cook to Moderate LSU Pre-Election EventBATON ROUGE--As the nation gears up for one of the most pivotal elections in recent history, the LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication will prepare students and citizens to cast an informed vote with its upcoming event, "The 2024 Presidential Election: How to Analyze It like a Pro," on Sept. 19, at 3 p.m.
- LSU Mass Communication Students Cover Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Manship School Study Abroad ProgramBATON ROUGE--Twenty-five LSU mass communication students are headed to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for two weeks in July through an LSU Manship School of Mass Communication study abroad program.