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Introducing the Leadership LSU Spring 2022 Cohort

LSU has recognized 24 students as the Spring Cohort Class of 2022 for Leadership LSU, an annual program coordinated by LSU Campus Life.

LSU Engineering Seniors Design Ball Launcher, Painting Device for Teens with Cerebral Palsy

Her eyes squint to sharpen her focus while her mouth curves into a smile and her fingers push down on the controller, sending a baseball flying through the air. For the past year, 14-year-old Emerson Allen has patiently waited for this moment when she would finally be able to play ball with her classmates.

Announcing the Spring 2022 LSU Distinguished Communicators

During May 2022 Commencement, 70 graduates across eight colleges will receive the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal. Recipients of this honor are outstanding writers and speakers, with a strong command of visual literacy and technological communication.

LSU Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Holds Awards and Initiation Ceremony

The LSU Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi recently held its 2022 Awards and Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 19, at the Dalton Woods Auditorium in the College of Coast and Environment building.

2022 Love Purple Live Gold Awards Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Students

LSU Campus Life celebrated outstanding leaders, advisors and student organizations at the Love Purple Live Gold Awards on Monday, April 18. Out of 243 nominees, 16 awards were given out to student leaders for their outstanding efforts during the 2021-22 school year.

LSU Law Barristers’ Bowl raises $16K for the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center in Baton Rouge

The annual Barristers’ Bowl game and cheerleading performance by LSU Law students returned from a three-year hiatus on March 4, with the Purple Team besting the Gold Team 36-0 in the full-tackle football game and the charity auction raising $16,000 for the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center in Baton Rouge.

LSU Eunice, Ochsner Lafayette General Announce Extended Partnership

Louisiana State University at Eunice and Ochsner Lafayette General announce a contribution of nearly $700,000 towards expansion in LSUE’s Allied Health programs, the two groups unveiled on Wednesday.

Eleven LSU Seniors to Graduate with Engaged Citizen Distinction

The Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership, or CCELL, in conjunction with LSU Campus Life, is pleased to announce its spring 2022 cohort of 11 seniors that will graduate from LSU next week with the Engaged Citizen distinction.

What Makes Some More Afraid of Change than Others?

Scientists have discovered significant differences in how the brain works in two distinct personality types: those who act fearless and those who seem afraid of new things.

Three LSU Seniors Receive Fulbright English Teaching Assistant and Study/Research Awards to Work in Spain and the Czech Republic

Three LSU Ogden Honors College seniors – Sanaa Alam, from Lafayette, La.; Revathi Menon, from Baton Rouge, La.; and Jacob Miller, from Crowley, La. – received Fulbright English Teaching Assistant and Study/Research awards to work in Spain and the Czech Republic.

LSU Sophomore Nabs Hollings Scholarship from NOAA

Ria Salway, an Ogden Honors College sophomore and Louisiana Service and Leadership, or LASAL, Scholar, is a 2022 recipient of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship.

LSUHS Helped a Mom Walk Again; Now She Will See Her Son Walk at LSU's Commencement

When William Gaspard Jr. graduates with his degree from LSU in agricultural and extension education on May 20, his mom and family will be there to cheer him on. But there was a time when William wasn't sure his mom would ever walk again. A 2013 surgery performed by doctors at LSU Health Shreveport was an answer to their prayers.

LSU Museum of Art Appoints New Senior Curator and Director of Programming, Michelle Schulte