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Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Tracy Quirk has received the prestigious Whitman Fellowship from the University of Chicago's Marine Biological Laboratory

Coastal Environmental Science student Jonathan Russell has developed a Gulf of Mexico specific hurricane forecast.

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty members Paul Miller and Matt Hiatt took a closer look at the water crises of 2023 in Louisiana.

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences graduate student Matthew Parker took a research cruise to the Laborador Sea last winter to investigate the air-sea gas exchange in cold weather environment

Steve Caparotta, a familiar face on Baton Rouge televisions for over two decades, has taken on a new role at LSU as an instructor, bringing his wealth of real-world meteorological experience to the classroom.

This year, the winning projects for the LSU Provost's Big Idea seed grants feature faculty from across the College of the Coast & Environment. They are working on a variety of teams whose interdisciplinary research projects show the potential to make big impacts on Louisiana's coast, agriculture, energy infrastructure and defense. However, varied the research, though, the projects share a common theme: resilience.

CC&E is excited to welcome its newest set of alumni!

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professor Tracy Quirk and her team found rising sea levels and weather-related shocks to be the causes of Roseau Cane die-back in the Louisiana marsh. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Communications

CC&E welcomes Clint Willson to a permanent role as dean.

Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Ed Laws has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences professor R. Eugene Turner celebrates his retirement after over four decades of service to the university.

Environmental Sciences Professor Slawomir Lomnicki and the LSU Superfund Research Center have received $426,808 to study air pollution in Colfax, Louisiana.

Aixin Hou and Paul Miller, two faculty members in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, have both been named recipients of this year's University Faculty Awards

As we celebrate Earth Day today, we're reminded of the importance of our mission. CC&E's work plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of environmental leaders and innovators.

Graduate students in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, the Department of Environmental Sciences, and undergraduates in the Coastal Environmental Sciences major all shared their current research.

Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay and a team of researchers have created an AI tool, DeepFire, that seeks to improve prediction and detection of wildfires.

Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Yong-Ha Kim, along with Environmental Sciences Professor Ed Laws and the Center for Energy Studies' Wei-Hsung Wang, has received a grant from the Nuclear Regulator Commission to study methods for treating radioactive wastewater.

Coastal Environmental Science students Sierra Moran and Betsy Cook took two very different trips to Ghana and Panama over Spring Break.

When spotted seatrout populations along Louisiana's coastline began to decline, Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Steve Midway and an LSU team worked with fisheries managers to survey anglers on potential solutions.

Faculty, staff and students from the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences will be attending the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Masters student Kevin Stoner is working on research about best practices in restoring Louisiana's wetlands

CC&E's Department of Environmental Sciences is working with the Lutrill & Pearl Payne to train Louisiana's next generation of environmental science teachers.

Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day by learning more about the Adelie penguin

Alumni of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences and the Department of Environmental Sciences recall their experiences with NOAA's Knauss Fellowship and make recommendations for students interested in becoming fellows.

Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty Cheryl Harrison is part of an international team of researchers working on how to feed the world during the worst case scenario of a nuclear war or volcanic eruption. The answer? Seaweed.