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LSU Libraries Wrap Up "Most Successful" Book Bazaar To Date

LSU Libraries Wrap Up "Most Successful" Book Bazaar To Date

LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Corina Barbalata

LSU Engineering Faculty Design Sensor to Improve Vision of Underwater Robots

Underwater exploration is becoming more common these days thanks to subaqueous vehicles that have capabilities to photograph and collect data at deeper depths and for longer periods of time.

Rachel Mipro

LSU Alumna, Former Reveille Opinion Editor Wins Hearst Journalism Award in Explanatory Reporting Competition

Rachel Mipro is among the top five winners of the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

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LSU Shreveport Boosts Biotech Innovation for Health in Northwest Louisiana

By adding the Human Performance Lab, LSU Shreveport, or LSUS, expands its role as a research hub and key service provider for the surrounding community, sparking innovation and new ventures.

LSU Engineering Graduate Programs on the Rise in Latest Rankings

LSU Engineering Graduate Programs on the Rise in Latest Rankings

The LSU College of Engineering saw improvement in a number of rankings today with the release of the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Engineering Graduate Schools list.

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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 Biomedical Research Center

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.