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LSU Innovation Park helps faculty and students develop businesses.

RedHawk to expand at LSU Innovation Park

By Natalie Anderson | @natalie_mechell March 4, 2017

RedHawk Holdings Corp. will be expanding its medical device warehouses and administrative offices to the LSU Innovation Park. The LSU Innovation Park is a 200-plus acre University research park located...

Richard and Kate Hanley, founders of Hanley’s Foods, make one of their signature salad dressings on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator. The couple recently signed a deal with Wal-Mart to expand their company.

Local salad dressing company Hanley’s Foods expands into Walmart stores

By Katie Gagliano | @katie_gagliano March 3, 2017

An expansion into Wal-Mart stores is propelling local salad dressing company Hanley’s Foods into a new level of competition, opening doors for further growth. Company founder and CEO Richard Hanley...

LSU student’s research poster wins at national conference

LSU student’s research poster wins at national conference

By Dena Winegeart | @DenaWinegeart February 24, 2017

For most young students, science fairs were the bane of their existence. Even for those who love science, like University biological sciences junior Joselyn Knowling, they’re not fun. Despite this,...

LSU researchers bring ancient avians back to life using computer models

LSU researchers bring ancient avians back to life using computer models

By Chris Clarke | @ChristophClarke February 9, 2017

Thanks to techniques being developed in the Department of Biological Sciences, scientists may soon see extinct birds walking and moving like they did in prehistoric times. Dominique Homberger, a University...

Jurassic Park Graphic

LSU researcher develops method to extract DNA from preserved extinct reptile specimens

By Chris Clarke | @christophclarke February 3, 2017

In a “Jurassic Park”-esque development in the field of phylogenetics, a joint research venture between faculty from Rutgers University-Newark and LSU developed a method for recovering and sequencing...

LSU Innovation Park helps faculty and students develop businesses.

Louisiana Business and Technology Center hosts 28th Celebration of Innovation

By Natalie Anderson | @natalie_mechell December 1, 2016

The Louisiana Business & Technology Center at the LSU Innovation Park celebrated 28 years of success with its annual Celebration of Innovation event at the L’Auberge Conference Center in Baton...

U.S. Department of Commerce awards grant to LSU-IIC

By Jade Butler | @jadeyybug7 November 17, 2016

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Authority awarded the LSU Industrial Innovation Center, or LSU-IIC, a grant to support technological advances in the chemical manufacturing...

Chief Meteorologist at WAFB Jay Grymes gives a presentation on Louisiana’s climate Wednesday during the intercultural dialogue on weather, water and climate.

LSU International Programs hosts intercultural dialogue on weather, climate change

By Greta Jines | Manship News Service November 16, 2016

Climate change, hurricanes and floods were hot topics during the Louisiana State University International Programs’ intercultural dialogue on weather, water and climate on Wednesday, with one presenter...

Children attend one of Giulio Mariotti's tailgates during a gameday during the 2016-2017 football season. 

LSU tailgate educates children on coastal sciences

By Scott Griswold | @Griswold_ii November 10, 2016

Instead of food, alcohol and music, Giulio Mariotti’s tailgates feature a whole lot of science. Mariotti, a Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences assistant professor, is planning a tailgate...

Satsuma Mandarin, also known as Unshu Mikan, is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus fruit that is grown in Terrebonne Parish.

Citrus crops under distress from widespread bacterial disease

By Jade Butler | @jadeyybug7 November 10, 2016

With the arrival of fall, Louisianians are requesting citrus produce. Barton Joffrion, an LSU AgCenter county agent, said growers are beginning to harvest their crops. “Over the past few weeks, growers...

Flesh eating beetles are exposed to a bird carcass for observation in the basement of Foster Hall.

Museum of Natural Science uses beetles to clean skeletons

By Scott Griswold | @Griswold_ii November 9, 2016

A large colony of flesh-eating beetles lives on campus in the University’s Museum of Natural Science. The colony is housed in a small closet in the basement of the building — a room dubbed...

Vice President of Agriculture Bill Richardson serves as Dean of the College of Agriculture and the LSU AgCenter.

LSU AgCenter holds public forum on medical marijuana research project

By David Beerman | @dabeermans October 30, 2016

The LSU AgCenter recently released more information on its plans for extensive research on medical marijuana. The initial announcement in June gave minor details, but the recent release included a document...