Sharks have developed quite a notorious reputation in the eyes of the public for being dangerous predators that attack humans, even if unprovoked. LSU Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Assistant...

The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for $11.5 million to launch a new pulmonary research program called the Center for Lung Biology and Disease...

Researchers from the University's Cold Case project are investigating unsolved Civil Rights era murders in Louisiana and southern Mississippi to bring closure to affected families, pursue justice and rewrite...

LSU College of Science showed its commitment to increasing female participation in science by hosting a Geaux Science for Girls story time for girls in grades K-3 at four East Baton Rouge Parish libraries...

The medical world has long been looking for ways to apply 3D printing technology. An LSU professor may have just found a way. Director of the Medical Physics Program Wayne Newhauser and his research team...

LSU’s College of the Coast and Environment travelled to Tanzania to study the effects of economical and socio-economical impact on the coastline. Graduate students Xiaochen Zhao and Mario Hernandez,...

The LSU AgCenter expects to have the first legal crop of medical marijuana grown in Louisiana by November.In 2015, the Louisiana Legislature had authorized the AgCenter to start growing marijuana, but...

Heavy rainfall and flooding devastated Louisiana in August 2016, causing 13 deaths and an estimated $8.7 billion in property damage. LSU geography professor Craig Colten believes the state is still not...

While 5,800 freshmen made LSU their new home this month, so did 11 piglets born to Irma, a pig at the LSU AgCenter Central Research Station.Irma is a 3-year-old female Hampshire cross sow who was acquired...

LSU Veterinary Professor Yogesh Saini will begin research this month to help fight the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Saini’s research is funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents,...

As the Louisiana Legislature prepares to enter a third special session to attempt to fix the $648 million budget deficit before July 1, some University programs are at risk of being cut. A recent...

The emerging field of quantum computing will provide many new ways for scientists to do calculations. Quantum computers work quite differently from normal computers and have the potential to radically...