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LSU AgCenter employee examines mites found on bees on Aug. 22.

LSU AgCenter and the USDA partner for honeybee research

By Hailey Auglair | @haileyauglair1 August 25, 2017

The LSU AgCenter has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the declining honeybee population.Kristen Healy, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology, emphasized...

A panel on racism interacts with the crowd as they answer attendee’s questions in the French House, on Thursday Aug. 24, 2017.

Honors College hosts panel discussion on Charlottesville events and racism

By Dena Winegeart | @DenaWinegeart August 24, 2017

In light of the events that unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, the Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College hosted a panel discussion titled “Why Are We Still Fighting the Civil...

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LSU Student Government shares plans for upcoming school year

By CJ Carver | @CWCarver_ August 24, 2017

While many University students return to campus, one group has worked all summer to ensure everyone's return and the subsequent school year goes exceptionally well. LSU Student Government has been...

Senator Breaux teaches his first class on Monday, Aug, 21, 2017, in Hodges Hall on LSU campus.

Former Senator John Breaux begins new “How Washington Works” class

By Taylor Delpidio | @TD_Reveille August 22, 2017

Former Sen. John Breaux convened the first meeting of his new class, How Washington Works, on Aug. 21 in the Curet Conference Room of Campbell B. Hodges Hall. The 4000 level political communications elective...

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Genesis Tutoring program continues throughout summer for students

By Myia Hambrick | @MyiaChristine June 7, 2017

The Office of Multicultural Affairs announced that its free Genesis tutoring and mentoring programs are available for students throughout the summer. The tutoring sessions do not require an appointment...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and First Lady Donna Edwards leave a joint session of the Legislature Feb. 17, 2017 amid handshakes following his detailing the state’s fiscal problems and his solutions for solvency.

Gov. John Bel Edwards to give keynote address for May commencement

By William Taylor Potter | @wmtaylorpotter April 18, 2017

Gov. John Bel Edwards will be delivering the keynote address for the University's 292nd commencement ceremony on May 12 in the PMAC, LSU Media Relations announced Tuesday. “We are pleased to welcome...

Dr. Steven Luckert speaks about the evolution of modern extremism on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in the Holliday Forum at the Manship School of Mass Communication.

LSU Jewish Studies Department holds talk in Holliday Forum

By Dena Winegeart | @DenaWinegeart April 5, 2017

In conjunction with the Jewish Studies Program, the Manship School of Mass Communication hosted two scholars in the Holliday Forum Wednesday to discuss what Manship School Dean Jerry Ceppos called “provocative”...

Lesley Fair, a senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, talks to students about legality in PR campaigns on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Holliday Forum on campus.

FTC senior attorney Lesley Fair gives #AlternativeFacts talk in Holliday Forum

By Dena Winegeart | @denawinegeart March 22, 2017

When President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway wanted to defend the Trump administration’s claim that his inauguration saw the biggest crowd size in history, Conway insisted...

Students benefit from social media and communication skills, CxC teaches communication to science disciplines

Students benefit from social media and communication skills, CxC teaches communication to science disciplines

By Natalie Anderson | @natalie_mechell March 21, 2017

University students and faculty seem to be positively impacted by the Communication across the Curriculum program and its resources in developing effective communication and social media skills, even in...

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Former space shuttle commander presents two students with scholarships

By Chris Clarke | @christophclarke March 20, 2017

Of the 107 billion people that have ever been born, 536 people have been to space. Of those, 339 were NASA Astronauts, and one was at the University to award two scholarships on March 17. Col. Frederick...

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Genesis Tutoring program sees rise in student participation, aims to work with minority students

By Dena Winegeart | @denawinegeart March 20, 2017

For students seeking peer tutoring on campus, there may be some options they have not yet heard of or explored. The Genesis Tutoring peer-tutoring program, established in 1991, aims to work with minority...

University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios presents science of superheroes on Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Nicholson Hall.

Minnesota professor gives lecture on science of superheroes, uses physics to explain comic book phenomena

By Evan Saacks | @evansaacks March 13, 2017

Science professors often give lectures about the plethora of ways science can be used in real life. James Kakalios of the University of Minnesota instead applies his knowledge of science to a fictional...