Community
By partnering with Louisiana communities, LSU works to improve lives across the state.
Solving Cancer, Together
With investment by the state, LSU is attracting and supporting top research talent to solve some of the biggest challenges in cancer care for patients and families, starting with Louisianans.
Ogden Honors Students Capture Voices of Louisiana’s Veterans
Students in the LSU Ogden Honors College are capturing powerful first-person narratives of Louisianans who served in the military.
Virtual Footlocker Project Helps Soldiers, Archivists Save Military Memorabilia
LSU’s Edward Benoit, III, is working to make sure stories about the American war experience do not go untold.
LSUA Extends Department of Defense STARBASE Program to Western Louisiana
LSU Alexandria has partnered with the Department of Defense to extend its premier youth outreach program, STARBASE, to Fort Polk Army base and schools in western Louisiana, help build the state’s and nation’s STEM workforce.
LSU Health New Orleans Leads Education to Treat Burn and Blast Injuries
Burn surgeons at LSU Health New Orleans are helping first responders in military war zones and civilian life learn how to treat burn and blast injuries with $4.6 million in support from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command.
LSU Bengal Corps Develops Leaders for State and National Security
Freshmen and sophomores at LSU and Southern University are now pursuing a two-year leadership development program piloted by the LSU Leadership Development Institute (LDI). The goal is to develop future leaders for both military and civilian life. All of the students are either ROTC cadets, cybersecurity majors or both.
AI Smartphone App Helps Mentally Ill, Families, Caregivers
Through a partnership with Capital Area Human Services District, one of Louisiana’s largest behavioral health providers, LSU leverages AI technology to catch early warning signs of serious mental illness and improve treatment.
Robotics Broadens Access to STEM Careers in Central Louisiana
“In my 26 years as a teacher, this has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” said Ashley Beaubouef of J.I. Barron Elementary in Pineville, Louisiana, on coaching robotics with LSU Alexandria's mentorship and support.
LSU AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones
Ongoing LSU research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana is leveraging data science to grow more and better food and fiber despite great challenges.
LSU-Harvard Research Could Help Millions Gain Access to Credit
Less than half of all U.S. adults have access to prime credit because of their credit score. But new LSU and Harvard University research shows a lot more people could become eligible if lenders use artificial intelligence, or AI, and alternative data, such as education and employment history.
City of Shreveport Partners with LSUS to Improve Safety, Services Using AI
The City of Shreveport works with LSUS to develop AI-driven technology more quickly and affordably to improve city services, safety.
LSU Health New Orleans, PBRC Use AI to Unlock a Person’s Ideal Diet
LSU Health New Orleans and LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center have partnered to leverage new technologies, including artificial intelligence, or AI, in the fight against diet-related disease and health disparities in Louisiana through the Nutrition for Precision Health study.
LSU Health New Orleans Supports Musicians and Artists
Meet Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Queen of the Guardians of the Flame Maroon Society and breast cancer survivor.
LSU Shreveport Sparks Innovation at Barksdale Air Force Base and Beyond
Through sustained collaboration with STRIKEWERX, the innovation hub of the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, LSU Shreveport’s Cyber Collaboratory has become a key provider of expertise and innovative solutions for nearby Barksdale Air Force Base and the nation’s air defense.
“I Want To Be a Fearless, Relentless, and Unapologetic Advocate for Agriculture”
Meet LSU student William Gaspard Jr.