Louisiana’s coastal erosion, the state’s biggest ecological concern, now has a human narrative through a project by one University student. Madelyn Smith is the creator of “Louisiana...
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on June 24 allowing LSU AgCenter to begin growing medical marijuana under Senate Bill 143.
University Vice President for Agriculture William Richardson...
Over a century ago, scientists first asked a question — Can liquids that usually mix together be manipulated so they act like they can’t? On June 19, LSU chemistry professor John Pojman led...
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 663 million people lack access to improved water worldwide. Kevin McPeak wants to change that.
McPeak, a chemical engineering assistant professor,...
Thanks the work of scientists at the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana’s salt intake is about to get microscopic.
Marvin Moncada has been working to develop “nanosalt” for the past three years....
The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatories in Livingston and Hanford, Washington have discovered gravitational waves for the second time.
The discovery was made Dec. 26 when both...
More than 190 teams and 1,300 middle and high school students from across the United States, Australia, the Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, including three teams from Louisiana competed in an underwater...
This year, a record 19 University students were recognized by the National Science Foundation. Ten were granted NSF Graduate Research Fellowships and nine were recognized as honorable mentions.
Biological...
Second-year nuclear physics Ph.D. candidate Erin Good is helping expand the boundaries of nuclear physics research.
Good was recently awarded one of seven Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowships from...
The Department of Geology and Geophysics is ready to rock.
The department began its annual Rockstar Poster Competition on Thursday, a forum for student research and scientific communication. Fourteen undergraduates...
Geography and anthropology graduate student Lauren Hull is working to promote gulf literacy among the next generation of Louisiana residents.
Hull, the education graduate assistant for the Louisiana Sea...
Food sciences graduate student Amber Jack created a sugar-free, gluten-free banana muffin — not that you could tell by the taste. The treat boasts all the taste and texture people have come to expect...
