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Blurring the Lines: Science Meets Art at LSU

By Ivy Holland, News Reporter April 21, 2025

Louisiana State University’s College of Science and Dramatic Arts hosted a unique festival that allowed two worlds to be brought together that many people would not assume have a lot in common. Although...

Photo courtesy of Eddy Perez, the LSU Office of Communications & University Relations

LSU researchers discover new method to overcome drug-resistant bacteria, improve health outcomes

By Shelby Varga, News Reporter March 31, 2025

LSU researchers are creating a new class of antibiotics that could potentially combat chronic illnesses resistant to drugs currently on the market. Over 10 years ago, LSU chemistry professor Mario Rivera...

Memorial Tower rises above the buildings in the Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, on LSU's campus.

LSU invests $1.8 million in arts and humanities research funding

By Shelby Varga, News Reporter February 22, 2025

LSU announced an investment of $1.8 million into research across the university at the end of last month as part of its Scholarship First Agenda.  LSU Executive Vice President, Provost and Chief Academic...

The sign reads "Patrick F. Taylor Hall" on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professor leads groundbreaking research on using virtual reality in ADHD management

By Madison Pacelli November 19, 2024

An LSU professor led a team of researchers that discovered an effective new way to manage ADHD symptoms: immersive virtual reality technology. David Shepherd, an associate computer science professor at...

Hundreds of containers filled with ancient Mayan wood sit in the anthropology lab in the LSU Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU researchers discover oldest wooden saltworks from ancient Maya civilization

By Shelby Varga November 19, 2024

The archaeology lab in the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex is filled with hundreds of boxes of wood from the buildings of the ancient Maya civilization, representing years of work by LSU alumna and Professor...

The sign reads "Patrick F. Taylor Hall" on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professor leads groundbreaking research on using virtual reality in ADHD management

By Maddie Pacelli November 18, 2024

An LSU professor led a team of researchers that discovered an effective new way to manage ADHD symptoms: immersive virtual reality technology. David Shepherd, an associate computer science professor at...

Students listen to a panel discussion about emergency contraception in the Hans and Donna Sternberg Salon in the French House on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, near Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Student-led research shares the truth about LSU’s emergency contraception awareness at ‘Let’s Talk About EC, Baby’

By Ashlynn Baillio November 14, 2024

A panel featuring research about emergency contraception conducted by LSU students and staff took place Tuesday night in the Hans and Donna Sternberg Salon in the French House from 5-7 p.m.The Manship...

The John M. Parker Agricultural Center sits on Friday, July 7, 2023, on Ag Center Lane near Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Two LSU professors contributed to study, found ants started farming before humans

By Staff Report October 16, 2024

A study co-authored by two LSU professors reveals that ants began cultivating and farming fungi millions of years before humans started agriculture after an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. “Ants...

File photo of LSU Corp of Cadets.

Pennington Biomedical, U.S. Army researchers partner in active duty health, nutrition study

By John Buzbee September 26, 2024

Pennington Biomedical's Center for Military Performance and Resilience is working with the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine to assess the health and nutrition of active duty military...

Dr Bouchard and his wife, Monique Chagon

Pennington Biomedical receives $1 million for postdoctoral fellows from former executive director

By Will Nickel & Jayden Nguyen May 31, 2023

Pennington Biomedical Research Center received a $1 million gift to help improve its postdoctoral research on Tuesday. The center’s former executive director, Dr. Claude Bouchard, and his wife, Monique...

LSU medical physics students Jared Taylor and Nousha Afshari at SpaceX

LSU physics graduate students invited to present space radiation research at SpaceX

By Josh Archote February 18, 2021

There are several technological barriers that lie ahead of humankind’s ability to send astronauts to Mars and eventually colonize the red planet.  One of those barriers is space radiation and...

Ava Leavell Haymon and Cordell Haymon in a headshot.

LSU alumni donate $1.2 million to establish endowed music therapy chair

By Lara Nicholson April 26, 2019

Music therapy is the use of creating, singing, moving to and/or listening to music in order to address individualized physical, cognitive, social and psychological needs. It is often used to help people...