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CLOSING THE GAP: LSU RECEIVES $5M FUNDING TO BUILD HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR SYSTEMS ON THE COAST

Closing the Gap: LSU Receives $5M Funding to Build High Frequency Radar Systems on the Coast

From energy production to recreational fishing, Louisiana’s coastal waters are a busy place. Having reliable data about oceanic conditions can be critical to safe operations for those who work and play in coastal waters. Up until now, Louisiana’s Gulf Coast has been hampered by a lack of high-quality information about currents, waves and other important factors.

LSU, SIU Researchers Examine Better Spectrum Sharing Modeling

LSU, SIU Researchers Examine Better Spectrum Sharing Modeling

It may be taken for granted on a daily basis, but a worldwide increase in spectrum usage has made spectrum sharing an important economic topic. At the heart of that topic is ensuring that spectrum management mechanisms are efficient, fair, and maintain user privacy.

Football Fridays at The Cook

Football Fridays at The Cook

Join the LSU Alumni Association this fall for Football Fridays at The Cook that will feature former LSU & NFL Legend Eddie Kennison and Jordy Culotta, host of the Jordy Culotta show as event emcees and an array of LSU Football Legends to enjoy lunch, libations and storytelling throughout the ages.

LSU partners with GreenFig Micro Education

LSU partners with GreenFig Micro Education to provide digital skills and credentials to thousands looking to compete in the booming coding-adjacent jobs market

According to the World Economic Forum, 90% of jobs require digital skills. The ever-changing workforce needs new digital skills, including the technical know-how and experience to manage today's most powerful cloud-computing software applications. To support today's workforce needs, LSU Online & Continuing Education is launching four new programs through a collaboration with GreenFig, a leading industry-driven education company.

LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor, Research Team Seek to Plug Orphan Wells Leaking Methane

LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor, Research Team Seek to Plug Orphan Wells Leaking Methane

Thanks to a $3 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Professor Ipsita Gupta is working with a team of LSU researchers to find out which wells are leaking and measure their emissions before and after they are plugged.

LSU CELEBRATES MOST ACADEMICALLY ACCOMPLISHED FRESHMAN CLASS IN HISTORY, RECORD-BREAKING GRADUATION RATE AND INCREASED RETENTION

LSU Celebrates Most Academically Accomplished Freshman Class in History, Record-Breaking Graduation Rate and Increased Retention

LSU is celebrating its most academically accomplished freshman class in history, with a record-high average ACT superscore of 26.5, up from 25.5 in Fall 2022. The class also has a record-high GPA of 3.82, compared to 3.78 in Fall 2022.

LSU Emerges as Louisiana's Top Ranked University in the Wall Street Journal's 2024 Best Colleges Ranking

LSU Emerges as Louisiana's Top Ranked University in the Wall Street Journal's 2024 Best Colleges Ranking

In the latest 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal in collaboration with College Pulse and Statista, LSU has claimed the top spot among both public and private higher education institutions in the state of Louisiana.

LSU Computer Science Professor Leading Project to Increase Security in Federated Learning

LSU Computer Science Professor Leading Project to Increase Security in Federated Learning

Federated learning is a technique that has gained attention for its potential to improve privacy, security, and efficiency in various sectors. At times, in order to improve the quality and robustness of this technique, it is subject to periods of “critical learning.” However, it is during these periods that outside agents have an opportunity to launch precise and damaging attacks.

The Legacies They Built: Honoring Pinkie Gordon Lane, Lutrill and Pearl Payne, and Julian T. White

The Legacies They Built: Honoring Pinkie Gordon Lane, Lutrill and Pearl Payne, and Julian T. White

In 2022, LSU's Board of Supervisors voted to recognize the significant contributions of four Black LSU pioneers by naming two programs and one building in their honor: the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, Lutrill and Pearl Payne School of Education, and Julian T. White Hall (formerly the Design Building) to honor their legacies. But who were these inspiring figures?

Experts, Advocates to Discuss Voting Rights, Suppression at LSU Reilly Center Event

Experts, Advocates to Discuss Voting Rights, Suppression at LSU Reilly Center Event

The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication and partners will host the first installment of season seven of the “Racism: Dismantling the System” series. The new episode, “Equity at the Ballot Box: Discriminatory Obstacles to Voting,” will take place Sept. 19, at 3:30 p.m. CT, via Zoom.

$428 Million in LSU System Research Activity

LSU Eclipses $400-Million Milestone in Research Activity

Powered by its Scholarship First Agenda, which drives solutions-focused research investment in agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense and energy, LSU reports a record $428 million in total research activity in just one year with an estimated $1.2 billion in economic impact on Louisiana.

Kenneth J. Schafer Honored as Boyd Professor, LSU’s Highest Professorial Ranking

Kenneth J. Schafer Honored as Boyd Professor, LSU's Highest Professorial Ranking

On Friday, Sept. 8, the LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to designate Kenneth J. Schafer, Ball Family Distinguished Professor in Physics & Astronomy the rank of Boyd Professor--the highest and most prestigious academic rank at LSU.

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LSU's Tiger Den Data Storage System to Provide 'Ease of Life'

LSU researchers have been awarded $500K by the National Science Foundation to build a shared data storage system to elevate the research experience not just at LSU, but at universities across Louisiana.

LSU Professor of Journalism John Hamilton Honored with American Journalism Historians Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

LSU Professor of Journalism John Hamilton Honored with American Journalism Historians Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

John Maxwell Hamilton, professor of journalism at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement, the American Journalism Historians Association’s (AJHA) highest honor.

Rural Resiliency: LSU Researchers to Help Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Rural Resiliency: LSU Researchers to Help Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Faculty in the Department of Environmental Sciences, or DES, hope to begin remedying this situation with a new, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. It is part of a larger $6 million multi-institutional effort intended to help rural areas adapt to climate change.