January 18, 2013

Coastal Studies expanding
The Advocate
The Coastal Studies Institute at LSU expects a new director, an expanded mission and other changes to result in more support for scientists from different disciplines, more young, trained scientists and more collaborations among different schools and departments.
 

LSU Geographer and Anthropology receives Civil War-era sea chest
WVLA-TV
Shipping log books dating back to 1850; diaries from pre- and post-Civil War America; newspaper clippings; and personal items such as photographs, eye glasses, a pocket watch and engraved silverware are just a few of the treasures LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology faculty have discovered in a recent gift to the university – a sea chest belonging to the Lord family.
 

Anthony Ryan Auld wins ‘Project Runway Allstars,’ celebrates with watch party in Baton Rouge
New Orleans Times-Picayune
LSU alumnus and designer Anthony Ryan Auld won the "Project Runway Allstars" second season in tonight's finale episode of the Lifetime design show, which he celebrated while surrounded by hundreds of admirers at the Capital Park Museum tonight.