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Two Members of E. J. Ourso College of Business Appointed to New DEI Collaborative Organization
A newly formed organization wants to change the face of the business world. Eight business schools and one industry leader make up the new board of directors of the Business School Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Collaborative.
LSU Mechanical Engineering Graduate Lands Job at SpaceX
For LSU Mechanical Engineering graduate Scot McKenzie, working for SpaceX is nothing short of a childhood dream come true. The 23-year-old from Baton Rouge wasted no time in pursuing his goals by working for NASA and now SpaceX, where McKenzie can work on rockets that will travel to the Moon and Mars one day.
LSU Engineering Updating Lab Systems with Help From Emerson
When the LSU College of Engineering officially opened the newly renovated and expanded Patrick F. Taylor Hall in 2018, among the many features touted were new state-of-the-art research facilities.
LSU Reveals Keys to Successful Crisis Communication
Government officials and media representatives help form a “best practices” list for effective communication during extreme weather events.
Art and Artificial Intelligence
Faculty from the LSU College of Art and Design are using robots and artificial intelligence in combination with art and landscape
"Kyoo!" - Studying Cajun English
Linguistic research published in the journal, "American Speech"
LSU Reveals Keys to Successful Crisis Communication
A study led by LSU researchers and funded by the Louisiana Sea Grant revealed best practices for effective communication during extreme weather events on Thursday, July 21, at a lunch meeting of the NWS New Orleans Integrated Warning Team at the St. Tammany Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
International Team Including Two Pennington Biomedical Faculty Awarded $25 Million for Cancer Research
Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., and Justin C. Brown, Ph.D., of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center are part of a team that secured $25 million to take on cachexia, a debilitating condition responsible for up to 30 percent of cancer deaths.
LSU Shreveport, Health Shreveport Public Health Master's Program Ranked 4th Nationally by Fortune Magazine
LSU Shreveport’s Master of Public Health program, a collaborative effort between LSUS and LSU Health Shreveport, has been named the fourth best in the nation in Fortune Magazine's 2022 rankings, which cited the program's high retention rates.
Army Tapped LSU to Understand Deltaic Change, Future-Proof U.S. National Defense
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.
Pennington, LSU Health New Orleans Part of National Study to Create Personalized-Nutrition Algorithm
Pennington Biomedical, in partnership with LSU Health New Orleans, is taking part in a study using machine learning to predict how an individual responds to a given diet, allowing physicians to offer patients personalized nutrition prescriptions.
Protecting Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s Energy Industry Hub
LSU scientists are learning how to manage sediment to prevent land loss and improve hurricane preparedness in Louisiana's southernmost port, a key place for the U.S. energy industry, but also one of the nation's most vulnerable places.
LSU Helps Flood-Prone Tangipahoa Parish Rise to Challenges
In the wake of 2016 floods, which devastated Tangipahoa Parish and 20 other South Louisiana parishes, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio and LSU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering began collaborating with local government and communities to set Tangipahoa Parish on a path toward resilience.
Protecting House and Home: Louisiana’s Number-One Key to Resilience
LSU researchers, from coastal scientists and engineers to sociologists and psychologists, are working to protect Louisiana residents and homeowners from the potentially devastating impacts of flooding.
Harnessing a Tweet Storm: Using Fairness-aware Artificial Intelligence and Social Media to Improve Hurricane Resilience, and More
How we can use artificial intelligence for social good? Artificial intelligence, or AI, can help us make decisions, but one of the biggest concerns is the bias problem.