August 29, 2013

Chevron donates $2 million to LSU’s College of Engineering
The Advocate
Chevron committed $2 million Wednesday to LSU in support of an ongoing renovation of Patrick F. Taylor Hall, which houses the university’s College of Engineering.
 

LSU research responsible for naming 15 new species of Amazonian birds
Science Codex
An international team of researchers coordinated by ornithologist Bret Whitney of the LSU Museum of Natural Science, or LSUMNS, recently published 15 species of birds previously unknown to science.
 

Eyes on the Prize: University students win bird-watching competition in Peru
The Daily Reveille
While many University students were enjoying time by the pool under the summer sun in June, one group of four raced through the back roads of the Amazon rain forest in Peru to win a birding competition against some of the most highly skilled birders in the world.
 

Art Avenger: Local sculptor starts campaign encouraging art in La. schools
The Daily Reveille
Joseph Jilbert, signature artist of Circa 1857 in downtown Baton Rouge, lets his imagination run wild as he welds sculptures from countless metal scraps ranging in size from 3 inches to 60 feet tall.