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LSU Embarks on Inaugural Scholarship First Bus Tour March 13-16
LSU is taking its mission and message on the road this month. Powered by RoyOMartin, the inaugural Scholarship First bus tour will take LSU President William F. Tate IV, joined by a few special guests along the way, on a 1,000-mile winding route around Louisiana, with the goal of learning more about some of the state's key industries, listening to key stakeholders and visiting with alumni and elected officials to ensure alignment of LSU's statewide priorities in serving Louisiana.
LSU to Launch First Global Learning Program for PSA Scholars
Students from LSU's Pre-Scholars Academy, or PSA, are preparing to travel to Dakar, Senegal over the upcoming spring break as part of the program's first global experience.
LSU Computer Science Faculty Furthering Research Into Smartphone Security
With support from the National Science Foundation, LSU Computer Science Assistant Professor Chen Wang is developing research into hand gripping as a smarthphone security verification method.
Alena Allen Named Dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center
LSU has named Alena Allen dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Allen, a Louisiana native, is currently deputy director for the Association of American Law Schools and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
LSU Shreveport Biology Faculty, Students Researching Cancer Cure
The LSU Shreveport Cyber Collaboratory's name insinuates the use of 3D printers and hologram tables, but a biology professor and her students are utilizing the space to discover better therapeutics for cancer.
LSU's Andrew Maas Named Chair-elect of AUTM, a Global Nonprofit
Andrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research overseeing the LSU Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named chair-elect of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research.
LSU Student Health Center Begins Partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health
LSU is partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health - Louisiana's largest acute-care provider - to operate the Student Health Center, beginning today, Feb. 22.
LSU Reilly Center Invites Changemakers to Apply for Third Community Collaborative Cohort
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication is recruiting its third cohort class for “The Community Collaborative: By the Community, For the Community.”
MEDIA ADVISORY: 5 Year Anniversary - LSU Center for River Studies
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, or CPRA, and LSU are celebrating five years of research, education and advocacy at the LSU Center for River Studies as well as recent milestones for the state's coastal program.
LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor Working to Increase Pedestrian Safety
More drivers and more distractions means more deaths on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic-related pedestrian fatalities are on the rise, with Baton Rouge listed as 16th on a national list. However, thanks to a $175,000 grant from the Louisiana Transportation Research Center and LA DOTD, LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hany Hassan intends to find out what can be done to decrease these fatalities.
LSU Graduate Discovers Lost Mardi Gras Footage
Mackenzie Roberts Beasley, a Shreveport native and 2018 graduate, helped uncover a piece of Louisiana history - long-lost Mardi Gras footage of the 1898 Rex parade. A family friend, who was the historian for Rex, asked Beasley for help finding any Mardi Gras Rex parade footage. Beasley, an audiovisual archivist, searched through Internet databases and even called friends for help.
Answering COVID'S Call: Pennington Biomedical Researchers Study Long COVID
Pennington Biomedical researchers have applied their expertise throughout the pandemic and are part of a national study on long COVID.
LSU Professor Aims to Improve Radiation Therapy to Save Lives
More than half of cancer patients will receive radiation therapy. To improve radiation treatment outcomes for patients, the American Cancer Society has awarded LSU Associate Professor of Physics Rui Zhang a $786,000 grant for his research at LSU and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.
Louisiana Experts to Explore Sickle Cell Disease, Impact on Black and Brown Communities at LSU Reilly Center Event
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication will kick off the sixth season of the Racism: Dismantling the System series with its first episode, “Sickle Cell Disease: Looking at the Medical Distrust & Health Disparities Facing Black & Brown Communities,” on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m.