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- 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.
- LSU Invited to Join Prestigious Military AssociationLSU has been unanimously invited to join the prestigious Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States, or AMCSUS. The invitation was issued because of the university's long-standing military tradition, active ROTC programs, and its current efforts to support the U.S. military through cybersecurity research and education.
- Harnessing a Tweet Storm: Using Fairness-aware Artificial Intelligence and Social Media to Improve Hurricane Resilience, and MoreHow we can use artificial intelligence for social good? Artificial intelligence, or AI, can help us make decisions, but one of the biggest concerns is the bias problem.
- New LSU Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building Aims to Elevate Louisiana’s EconomyLSU marked the final day of President William F. Tate IV’s statewide bus tour by announcing the vision for a new $107 million Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building and a $15 million leadership gift from Art Favre, founder of Performance Contractors and a graduate of the first LSU construction management class in 1972.
- LSU Student Team’s FarmSmart App Helps Farmers Manage Crops, Weeds With AILSU students and alumni have created a new, AI-powered tool called FarmSmart that allows farmers and gardeners to quickly access actionable intelligence on how to best manage their crops and get rid of weeds.
- Public Invited to Attend Kick-Off for LSU's Second Annual Scholarship First Bus Tour in Start, LouisianaSpecial Guests include Congresswoman Julia Letlow and Rising Country Artist and LSU Student, Timothy Wayne
- 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.
- LSU NCBRT/ACE Awarded $20.84 Million from FEMA for Training and Education InitiativesLSU NCBRT/ACE is proud to announce the receipt of a $20.84 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security, awarded through FEMA’s Fiscal Year 2024 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) appropriation. This significant funding, delivered via a cooperative agreement, will bolster LSU NCBRT/ACE’s mission to develop and deliver cutting-edge training and education programs for first responders and public safety officials across the nation.
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