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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.
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.
Ancient Maya Salt Makers Worked from Home, Underwater Dig Reveals
Archaeologists working in Belize have found ancient Maya salt workers worked from home.
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
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.
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
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
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
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 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.