Research
LSU Professor John R. White Earns 2022 National Wetlands Award
LSU Professor John R. White will be awarded the 2022 National Wetlands Award in the scientific research category at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. on May 19. White, who serves as associate dean of research for the LSU College of the Coast & Environment, is the fifth member of the college to receive this award
2022 Louisiana Survey Shows Cost of Service Primary Reason More Lack Broadband at Home
Research from the Public Policy Research Lab at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs shows three-quarters of Louisiana adults have high-speed internet service in their home. Those without broadband cite availability and cost of service as the reasons why they do not.
Two LSU Faculty Awarded Carnegie Fellowships
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication Associate Professor Joshua P. Darr and LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology Professor Andrew Sluyter are the first Carnegie Fellows at LSU.
2022 Louisiana Survey Shows Most Residents Confident in State, but Parties Disagree Over Restrictions on Voting
Research from the Public Policy Research Lab at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs shows residents are more confident about ballot access, but political parties tend to disagree over restrictions on voting and the public has a mixed view on its political efficacy. Trust in news organizations is also declining both nationally and locally.
2022 Louisiana Survey: Louisiana Residents Who Filed Insurance Claims for Damage to Homes in Past Two Years Split on Satisfaction with Handling
Research from the Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs shows policy holders who have filed a claim for property damage are evenly split between those who are satisfied and those who are dissatisfied with how claims are handled.
2022 Louisiana Survey Shows Most Residents See Danger of Land Loss for Coastal Areas, Future Generations; Fewer Expect to be Affected Themselves
Researchers in the Public Policy Research Lab (PPRL) at LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs in the Manship School of Mass Communication found most Louisianans believe land loss will cause harm to residents of the state’s coastal areas and Louisiana’s coastal land loss poses a threat to future generations. Additionally, most state residents believe hurricanes are more frequent and stronger than in the past.
2022 Louisiana Survey Shows Pessimism Growing About Direction of State
Researchers in the Public Policy Research Lab at LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs in the Manship School of Mass Communication found state residents are most worried about the economy, infrastructure and education. Confidence in the state government to solve these problems dropped to its lowest point since 2004.
National, State Experts to Unpack Environmental Inequities in the U.S. in Season Finale of LSU Reilly Center Racism Series
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication will host the season four finale of the Racism: Dismantling the System series on Tuesday, April 12, at 3:30 p.m. CT. “The Fight for Environmental Equity” will examine the history of disproportionate environmental impacts and the push for policies that support clean, healthy and thriving communities for all.
LSU Boyd Professor Suzanne Marchand Awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship
LSU Boyd Professor of History Suzanne Marchand has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for intellectual and cultural history.
LSU Named a Center of Excellence for Wastewater Epidemiology
LSU has been designated as one of 16 new Centers of Excellence for Wastewater Epidemiology by Ceres Nanosciences, a privately held company that makes products to improve life science research and diagnostic testing.