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An LSU Scientist will be leading the US team as part of an international research expedition to the Labrador Sea
With a new grant from NASA, LSU scientists will track the impact of severe weather disturbances on the coastal wetlands and estuaries in Louisiana and Texas.
LSU scientists will be using innovative techniques to document biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the NOAA's Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
Scientists will examine natural sources of the greenhouse gas methane along Louisiana's coast
Some of the litter in Baton Rouge neighborhoods may be coming from an unexpected source: the city's garbage trucks
Rodents on the Farallon Islands, the largest seabird breeding colony in the contiguous U.S., have had a large impact on the native ecosystem, says new research at LSU.
An LSU researcher releases the largest ever assessment of marine turtle diving behavior in the Gulf of Mexico.
CC&E faculty partner with local school leaders to reach the next generation of coastal and environmental scientists.
LSU scientists determined the smaller size of the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico is primarily due to lower than expected river levels
Department of Environmental Sciences Chair Kevin L. Armbrust was named a 2022 Fellow of the American Chemical Society
LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Professor Emeritus John Day recently co-authored a study highlighting the nature of coastal wetland loss in Louisiana and around the country. The study was published on July 1 in Science Advances, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences.
A new study published today provides stark information on the global impact of nuclear war.
LSU oceanographer develops new model to better predict barrier island retreat
On May 20, the LSU College of the Coast & Environment awarded degrees to 32 graduates of the spring class of 2022.
Marine ecologists warn of coral extinction by the end of the century.
On April 27, the LSU College of the Coast & Environment, or CC&E, and the College of Science, or CoS, jointly hosted a reception to honor the LSU faculty members who have been recently elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS).
The LSU College of the Coast & Environment has partnered with Blue Latitudes and the Louisiana Parole Project on a National Science Foundation, or NSF, Convergence Accelerator-funded project that will analyze the use of decommissioned petroleum platforms as artificial reefs while providing Parole Project participants with workforce training needed to succeed.
LSU Assistant Professor Jennifer Brum is one of five in the nation who have earned this year's Simons Foundation grant for her project, "Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Award." The Simons Foundation is a national organization dedicated to advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences.
LSU student Kelli Moran is one of 14 in the nation to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant that supports graduate student study in the Netherlands. Moran is a doctoral candidate in the College of the Coast & Environment.
LSU Professor John R. White has been awarded the 2022 National Wetlands Award in the scientific research category. White serves as associate dean of research for the LSU College of the Coast & Environment (CC&E) and is the fifth member of the college to do so. Bestowed annually to a single individual by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), this prestigious award recognizes a scientist who has demonstrated exceptional effort, innovation, and excellence in wetlands conservation and who is dedicated to educating students and stakeholders about the value of wetlands.
This spring, two undergraduate students who are working with advisors in the LSU College of the Coast & Environment have been selected to participate in Louisiana Sea Grant’s 2022 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), which provides talented undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced studies in coastal-related disciplines with hands-on research experience.
When the U.S. Army needed to understand how climate change will affect the so-called "critical zone"--the thin land surface layer comprised of vegetation, soils, and sediments--to improve their own planning and secure people, equipment, and infrastructure, they turned to LSU.
Matt Hiatt, assistant professor in the LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (DOCS), has received a five-year National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) award for his coastal hydrological research--the third professor in the history of the College of the Coast & Environment (CC&E) to receive it.
The LSU Office of Research & Economic Development has selected six LSU faculty members to receive the Rainmaker Award this year, including College of the Coast & Environment Professor Robert Twilley. The LSU Rainmaker Award is one of the highest honors LSU bestows on its faculty.