Recent LSU News

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Scholars

Year after year, LSU students receive national and international recognitions, and this past year is no exception. Whether it's joining the long legacy of LSU Goldwater Scholars or participating in the world's largest student business startup competition for the first time ever, LSU students are being recognized on the national stage each and every year.

Popeyes

LSU and Chartwells Higher Education have partnered to unveil the first Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen location on a college campus within the Southeastern Conference. Slated to open in late 2022, the new space will offer counter service and a dine-in experience, along with a walk-up window service.

AgCenter Food Innovation Institute

The LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute has received a five-year, $1.5 million U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant to update and expand its facility adjacent to the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.

LSU Ph.D. candidate Zita Hüsing

LSU Ph.D. candidate examines themes and androids from "Blade Runner"

LSU Astrophysicists Break Down The Impact of Newly Released NASA Images

The first images from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled this week include a new look at the universe, expanding our view of the galaxy as we know it.

Todd Manuel

LSU has named Todd Manuel, who currently serves as director of Organizational Health & Diversity for Entergy, as the university's Vice President of Inclusion, Civil Rights & Title IX, effective Sept. 1.

LSU CEE Professor Studies Climate Change, Coastal Migration

LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Sabarethinam Kameshwar recently received nearly $10,000 of a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to collaborate on a project with the University of Miami to study sea level rise and how it affects coastal migration.

The Sky Is For Everyone

LSU Boyd Professor of Physics Gabriela González is featured in a new international book titled “The Sky is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words.” The book is a series of 37 autobiographical essays by women astronomers showcasing their encounters breaking down barriers and changing the face of modern astronomy.

Cobb Island, Virginia Barrier Islands

LSU oceanographer develops new model to better predict barrier island retreat.

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The Early Childhood Education Institute

LSU alumna Diane Goyette and husband Henry of Houston, Texas, have made a $5 million gift to benefit the LSU Early Childhood Education Institute.

Chunli Dai

LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Chunli Dai recently received a $68,740 grant from the California Institute of Technology for her research on sea level rise, which could affect every person on the globe.

Anna Cohen-Rosenblum

Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the first female to be awarded the prestigious The Hip Society-British Hip Society Traveling Fellowship.

LSU, Ohio State and RPI Faculty Combine for Project on Computational Storage

Faculty from LSU, The Ohio State University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have each been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to solve the widening gap between computational processing and storage, thereby increasing high-speed data processing and enabling computational storage to address critical challenges in increasingly more data-centric applications.

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Q&A: LSU Archival Researcher gives expert advice on protecting irreplaceable items ahead of hurricane season