On June 5th, 2025, Pennington Biomedical launched their Greaux Healthy campaign with the goal of preventing and treating childhood obesity across Louisiana.

Three LSU engineering students, Victoria Irondi, Nnamdi Dike, and Trevor Perrault, were honored at the 2025 Child Passenger Safety Conference for creating a car seat alert system designed to prevent hot car deaths.Recognized by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and Passenger Safety Task Force, their life-saving project was celebrated by safety leaders across the state.#LSU #WBTTW

The Weather Channel spent the day at LSU filming for a special marking the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Meteorologist Paul Goodloe and correspondent Justin Michaels met with LSU researchers to explore hurricane science, storm surge, and coastal change. From wind engineering demos at LSU’s WISE Lab to in-depth interviews at the Center for River Studies, the visit highlights LSU’s national leadership in coastal and climate research.Learn more ➡️ lsu.edu/blog/2025/national-spotlight-to-campus.php

After 20 years at LSU, Matt Lee steps in as interim president, committed to stability, progress, and building teams that win — in Louisiana and for the world.#LSU #Leadership #WeBuildTeamsThatWin

LSU astrophysicist Eric Burns and his colleagues used 20-year-old NASA and ESA data to confirm that magnetars, neutron stars with strong magnetic fields, are the origin of the earliest gold in the universe. Their study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, shows that magnetar "starquakes" create heavy elements like gold, revealing new insights into the origins of elements essential to Earth and life.Read more ➡️ https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2025/04/burns-magnetars-gold.php