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Specimens sit on shelves in the basement of Foster Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

New initiative will “teleport” museum specimens from shelves to the Internet

By Hailey Auglair | @haileyauglair1 September 5, 2017

A $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant will fund a four-year project to scan 20,000 vertebrate specimens to comprise a free digital encyclopedia available to the public. Associate Professor in...

Statistics on seconds spent reading on different mediums derives from research gathered by Assistant Professor of Mass Communication Kathleen Searles and Associate Professor of Communication at Texas A&M Johanna Dunaway.

News Consumption Study shows mobile users at a disadvantage

By Hailey Auglair | @haileyauglair1 August 29, 2017

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication Kathleen Searles and Associate Professor of Communication at Texas A&M Johanna Dunaway recently conducted an investigation on the effects of consuming news...

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...

Jake Esselstyn

LSU researcher discovers new species of rat in Indonesia

By Katherine Roberts | @krobe844 July 24, 2017

A new species has been discovered halfway across the world with the help of a University professor.Biological sciences assistant professor Jake Esselstyn and his research team discovered a new species...

In this May 5, 2015, file photo, a marijuana plant grows at a Minnesota Medical Solutions greenhouse in Otsego, Minn. A southeastern Illinois company says it has started growing medical marijuana and may be the first in the state to do so. Officials at Ataraxia in the Edwards County city of Albion, Ill., said Monday, July 13, 2015 that they received state authorization July 10, and have started cultivating the genetic strains that will be the basis of their products. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

LSU AgCenter to begin research on medical marijuana

By Myia Hambrick | @MyiaChristine June 29, 2017

The University’s agriculture department has been approved to work on a new research initiative of the medicinal use of the marijuana plant. The measure was approved at the LSU Board of Supervisors...

Hill Memorial Library’s newest exhibit examines connections between human and animal worlds

Hill Memorial Library’s newest exhibit examines connections between human and animal worlds

By Myia Hambrick | @MyiaChristine June 28, 2017

Students can go back in time while viewing ancient fossils, research from the 1800s and sketches of dragons at the newest exhibit in the University’s Hill Memorial Library. The exhibit, titled “Paper...

Gulf landslide research

LSU researchers study submarine landslides in Gulf of Mexico

By Katherine Roberts | @krobe844 June 22, 2017

A team of University faculty and students are researching landslide deposits in Gulf of Mexico seabeds. Since its discovery in 2001, the S.S. Virginia, a sunken oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico, has...

The "Polymers in Art through the Centuries" Exhibit showcases different works of art, modern and aged, on April 25, 2017, in the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Downtown Baton Rouge.

Louisiana Art and Science museum curates “Polymers in Art through the Centuries” exhibit with LSU professor

By Katherine Roberts | @krobe844 April 28, 2017

Whether it’s an 18th century Charles D’Agar oil painting or a 3-D printed sculpture, science can be found everywhere in art. University chemistry professor John Pojman curated the “Polymers...

Sociology professor and author Lori Martin talks about her research documenting the financial exploitation of athletes.

LSU sociologist speaks on black athletes, college sports industry

By Ian McCusker, Manship News Service March 31, 2017

Black athletes in America are finding themselves in a form of slavery in college athletic programs, LSU sociologist Lori Martin implies in her book, “Pay to Play:  Race and the Perils of the...

Assistant Professor LaVonda Brown rests her hand on the robot Darwin on March 29, 2017 in the Electrical Engineering Building.

Electrical engineering professor researches ways to use robotics to improve quality of life

By Katie Gagliano | @katie_gagliano March 30, 2017

Electrical engineering assistant professor LaVonda Brown is bringing a human touch to the field of robotics. Brown, who joined the electrical engineering faculty in January, is researching ways to leverage...

From left to right: professor Kenneth Schafer, graduate student Seth Camp, professor Mette Gaarde pose for a photo. 

Researchers at LSU and Lund University discover new method of directing X-ray pulses

By Katherine Roberts | @krobe844 March 29, 2017

It takes a village — especially when working on high level research. Researchers from LSU and Lund University in Sweden collaborated to find a new method for using strong laser pulses to direct short...

Psychology and sociology junior Katherine Davis explains her display titled “E-Cigarette Use in College Students with Problematic Drinking Behaviors: Validating the Electronic-Cigarette Attitudes Questionnaire” Thursday, April 7, 2016 during LSU Discover Day in the LSU Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom.

Discover Department prepares for fourth annual Discover Day

By Evan Saacks | @evansaacks March 28, 2017

LSU Discover will host its fourth annual Discover Day on April 4, showcasing research conducted by students along with creative works. However, there is one big change for 2017’s event — students...