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LSUA Celebrates Completion of $6.5 Million Major Infrastructure and Drainage Project

LSUA Celebrates Completion of $6.5 Million Major Infrastructure and Drainage Project

The next phase in LSUA’s exciting new look is finally complete! With community members and dignitaries from across the state on hand, LSUA cut the ribbon welcoming guests onto the new LSUA Plaza, the culmination of a major infrastructure capital project.

Isabella Mire and Douglas Streater

LSU Art and Theater Talent Tapped by State to Improve Cybersecurity in Louisiana

Two LSU graduate students are collaborating with the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness on a series of high-profile Cybersecurity Awareness Month public service announcements with Louisiana flavor.

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Ancient Maya Salt Makers Worked from Home, Underwater Dig Reveals

Archaeologists working in Belize have found ancient Maya salt workers worked from home.

Adam C. McCloskey

LSU Lands Small Business Development Center Director

Award-winning business consultant Adam C. McCloskey helps entrepreneurs reach their dreams.

LSUA’s Japanese Exchange Students Talk Tourism with Lt. Governor Nungesser

LSUA’s Japanese Exchange Students Talk Tourism with Lt. Governor Nungesser

Last week, five LSUA exchange students from Komazawa University in Tokyo, Japan, had the honor of meeting with Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and touring the Louisiana state capitol.

Dr. Steven Heymsfield

LSU Scientist Works with Amazon to Fight Obesity, Diabetes Using Smartphones and AI

One of Louisiana’s most prominent researchers, Dr. Steven Heymsfield at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, or PBRC, was tapped by Amazon to improve the body composition component of their Halo app, launched in 2020, using smartphone photography and artificial intelligence.

LSUA’s Martha Dauzat Honored with the Excellence in Library Support Award by the Statewide LOUIS Consortium

LSUA’s Martha Dauzat Honored with the Excellence in Library Support Award by the Statewide LOUIS Consortium

Martha Dauzat, LSUA’s Bolton Library Services and Outreach Manager, has been awarded the Excellence in Library Support Award that recognizes a library support staff member who is a helpful leader within his or her library and within the LOUIS Consortium.

$3M Award to LSU Health New Orleans Will Address Nursing Shortage and Improve Health Equity in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas

$3M Award to LSU Health New Orleans Will Address Nursing Shortage and Improve Health Equity in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas

LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded nearly $3 million to create a program to improve health equity and care in rural and medically underserved communities in Region 6 (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.)

Resistance and Resilience: The Impact of Weather Disturbances on the Louisiana and Texas Coast

Resistance and Resilience: The Impact of Weather Disturbances on the Louisiana and Texas Coast

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.

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LSU Combines Undergraduate Science, Engineering, Arts, Humanities to Benefit Coastal Communities

With support from the National Academy of Sciences, LSU will build a new undergraduate research and creative works program focused on supporting people, ecosystems and industries in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Projects will bridge all disciplines and encourage students to combine multiple perspectives as not just experts, but problem-solvers.

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LSU Faculty Continue Studies On Bendable Concrete

According to research reports, concrete is the second-most used substance in the world (after water) and is the most widely used building material. Its usage worldwide is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminum combined.

LSU Health New Orleans Awarded $4.6m to Help Develop Burn Care Education & Training for Military and Civilian Disasters

LSU Health New Orleans Awarded $4.6m to Help Develop Burn Care Education & Training for Military and Civilian Disasters

The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, in collaboration with the US Army Medical Research and Development Command, has awarded LSU Health New Orleans $4.6 million over four years to develop education and training to improve burn injury care in military conflicts and civilian disasters before the patients reach a hospital.

Brighten Up Baton Rouge Litter Initiative Launches

Brighten Up Baton Rouge Litter Initiative Launches

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and members of the Brighten Up Baton Rouge Task Force announced today a litter initiative to work with volunteer groups, schools, neighborhoods and businesses to create a cleaner and safer community.

Dr. Jenny Sones

Dr. Jenny Sones Received Catalyst Award from National Academy of Medicine

Jenny Sones (LSU '08), associate professor of theriogenology, is one of 25 U.S.-based recipients of the Catalyst Award from the National Academy of Medicine.

LSU-Led Research Shows that Ultraviolet Metasurfaces Can Discriminate the Handedness of Biomolecules at Attomolar Concentrations

LSU-Led Research Shows that Ultraviolet Metasurfaces Can Discriminate the Handedness of Biomolecules at Attomolar Concentrations

Researchers at LSU, in collaboration with Zuse Institute in Berlin, Germany, have developed an ultraviolet metasurface that discriminates between left- and right-handed amino acids with attomolar sensitivity.