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Image of the Mississippi River Delta

LSU Civil Engineering Professor Receives NSF Grant to Fund, Create LSU Delta Institute

May 26, 2023
2023, Baton Rouge, Coast, Scholarship First
Graduate receives doctoral hood

LSU College of Agriculture honors class of 2023’s exceptional achievements, academic excellence

By Annabelle Lang, May 23, 2023
College of Agriculture, Graduation, Student Spotlight, Undergraduate Experience
An Honors College graduate during LSU's spring commencement

Photos: LSU’s 2023 Spring Commencement

May 20, 2023
Commencement, Gallery
Student honored during commencement ceremony

Video: LSU’s 2023 Spring Commencement

May 20, 2023
Commencement, Video
President Tate and Madeline Fryer

Preventing the Plastic Pandemic with Madeline Fryer

May 18, 2023
Baton Rouge, Scholarship First, Students
Portrait of Allison Young

Art Addressing Cybersecurity Intrigues LSU Expert Who Served as Judge

May 12, 2023
College of Art & Design, Defense, Scholarship First
Susan Lindrew

Avant-garde alligators: research in sustainable fashion

By Annabelle Lang, May 9, 2023
College of Agriculture, Research, TAM, Undergraduate Experience
Col. Lisa O'Neil takes part in Presidents Day Parade

Col. Lisa O’Neil, First Woman Colonel Commandant of the LSU Corps of Cadets

May 9, 2023
Defense, Scholarship First
Sophia Perkins

Sophia Perkins Talks About Graduating in Three Years and Completing an Honors Thesis

May 4, 2023
Ogden Honors College
Jackson Martingayle in LSU jersey

LSU Athlete Named 2022-23 SEC McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year

May 4, 2023
College of Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, Spotlight, Student Accolade, Students
LSU student fixes a plate of food at the President's Late Night Breakfast

Photos: LSU Students Fuel Up for Finals at President’s Late Night Breakfast

May 3, 2023
Gallery, Traditions
Aerial view of LSU campus

2023 Graduate Research Conference award winners for LSU College of Agriculture

May 1, 2023
Agriculture, Awards, College of Agriculture, Entomology, Graduate Students, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Research, TAM
Visitors to LSU Engineering look at a piece of equipment

LSU Hosts City, Business Leaders and Executives

May 1, 2023
CCE, College of Agriculture, College of Art & Design, College of Engineering, E. J. Ourso College of Business, LSU AgCenter
chris trapani

Christopher Trapani Joins LSU Music & CCT Faculties

By Cullen Sadler, May 1, 2023
News, People, School of Music
Kali Elftman standing in front of tree containing ball moss

What is ball moss and how is killing other plants?

By Annabelle Lang, May 1, 2023
Ag Research, College of Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, Research, Spotlight, Undergraduate Experience
Zachary Mayfield

Tiger Twelve Class of 2023 Spotlight: Zachary Mayfield

By Annabelle Lang, May 1, 2023
Ag Education, College of Agriculture, Spotlight, Students
Avery Hebert

Tiger Twelve Class of 2023 Spotlight: Avery Hebert

By Annabelle Lang, May 1, 2023
Ag Econ, College of Agriculture, Spotlight, Students
Jackson Martingayle

Tiger Twelve Class of 2023 Spotlight: Jackson Martingayle

By Annabelle Lang, May 1, 2023
College of Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, Spotlight, Students
Martingayle, Dr. Matt Lee, Hebert and Mayfield at Tiger Twelve ceremony

LSU College of Agriculture Cultivates Three Tiger Twelve Standouts for 2023

By Annabelle Lang, May 1, 2023
Ag Econ, Ag Education, College of Agriculture, Deans Office, Renewable Natural Resources, Scholarship First, Spotlight, Students, Tiger Twelve, Undergraduate Experience
Mike the Tiger in habitat

Meet the 2023 Tiger Twelve and Learn How LSU Helped Them Succeed

April 28, 2023
Student Accolade, Student Achievements
Group photo at University Faculty Awards

Photos: Outstanding LSU Faculty Honored at Annual Awards

April 28, 2023
Faculty Accolade, Gallery
Students make LSU L with they hands in front of US Capitol

Students Advocate for Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

By Annabelle Lang, April 27, 2023
Ag Econ, Ag Student Success, Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Deans Office, Spotlight, Students
Michelle Germillion, a natural resource ecology and management major

Taproot decline of soybean is caused by Xylaria necrophora

By Annabelle Lang, April 27, 2023
Ag Research, College of Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, Research, Undergraduate Experience

Reducing byproducts of the fishing industry

By Annabelle Lang, April 27, 2023

Mick Musso is conducting research in nutrition and food sciences. He’s developing and testing a product using catfish skins, often unused byproducts of fish processing.

College of Agriculture, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Research, Undergraduate Experience
fitness-instructor

Summer at LSU, Summer at UREC

April 24, 2023
Campus Life, Campus Living, Summer Courses, UREC
Abby Ligon stands in front of giant oak tree trunk

Branching Out Abroad: Exploring Forestry in the Czech Republic

By Annabelle Lang, April 23, 2023
College of Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, Spotlight, Students, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Experience
Cheyenne stands in front of her art display

LSU Student Group Celebrates Earth Day with Recycling Drive

By Annabelle Lang, April 22, 2023
College of Agriculture, Environmental Management Systems, Students
Tia Sanders

Vice President's Diversity Graduate Assistantship Spotlight: Tia Sanders

By Annabelle Lang, April 21, 2023
College of Agriculture, Deans Office, Diversity, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Spotlight, Students
julie giroux

Alumni Spotlight: Julie Giroux

By Cullen Sadler, April 20, 2023
Band, News, People, School of Music, Student Spotlight
Two student put together garden container

Students expand LSU Community Garden during National Ag Week

By Annabelle Lang, April 20, 2023
College of Agriculture, Deans Office, Plant and Soil Systems, Students, Undergraduate Experience
Students hold LSU Flag in front of castle

LSU College of Agriculture Students are Back Abroad

By Annabelle Lang, April 19, 2023
College of Agriculture, Deans Office, Students, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Experience
A boardwalk that has been damaged by melting permafrost

Artificial Intelligence in Alaska

April 18, 2023
Baton Rouge, Coast, Provost’s Fund, Scholarship First
trent mckinney

Beyond The Uniform - Trent McKinney

By Cullen Sadler, April 18, 2023
Band, People, School of Music, Student Spotlight, Tiger Band, Tiger Marching Band
Wes Ladd, LSU alumnus, teaches professionals about cybersecurity at a conference held in a hotel ballroom.

The Business of Cybersecurity: LSU Alumnus Wes Ladd

April 17, 2023
Alumni, Baton Rouge, Defense, Scholarship First
Image of Professor Ying Wang in lab with student holding battery.

LSU ME Professor Designs Non-Metal Battery To Replace Lithium Battery

April 12, 2023
Baton Rouge, Energy, Scholarship First
Image of research team standing in lab.

LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor, Research Team Aim To Prevent Nuclear Power Leaks

April 12, 2023
Baton Rouge, Energy, Scholarship First
portrait of Yvonne Boudreaux

LSU Alum is "Yellowstone" Set Designer

April 6, 2023
Accolades, Alumni, TV
A rendering from the LSU housing courtyard living project showing the front of the complex

LSU Architecture Students Win International Competition

April 5, 2023
Architecture, Design, Student Achievements
Military Cyber Professionals Association's Order of Thor medal

Military Cyber Professionals Association to Award LSU Professor Order of Thor Medal

April 4, 2023
Cyber, Defense, Featured, Media Center, Research, Scholarship First
President Tate and Clint Willson

Fighting Coastal Land Loss with Professor Clint Willson

April 4, 2023
Center for River Studies, Coast, Engineering, Faculty, On Par
Faculty in Residence Lisa Hebert and a student talking

Lisa Hebert's Paws-itive Impact on Student Life

By Kayla Bilal, April 3, 2023
Communication Studies, Faculty in Residence, Housing, Residential Life
Ryan and Laney King working at a computer

Developing An App? LSU Alums' Guidebook Can Help

March 28, 2023
Alumni, Media Center
Portrait of Dr. Justin Brown

Video: Cancer Took His Father; Now Justin Brown Fights for Better Outcomes for Patients

March 20, 2023
Biomedical, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Scholarship First, Video
Graduate students hold a purple gallinule

Eavesdropping on Louisiana’s Secretive Marsh Birds

By Annabelle Lang, March 17, 2023
Coast, College of Agriculture, LSU AgCenter, Scholarship First
President Tate loading luggage onto the tour bus

Day 4 Tour Dispatches: Talking Energy with Shell and a Major Port Announcement in New Orleans

March 16, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
President Tate and others post in front of the Scholarship First bus

LSU and Louisiana’s Largest Ports Agree to Advance Cyber Talent, Protect Critical Infrastructure

March 16, 2023
Agriculture, Baton Rouge, Biomedical, Coast, Defense, Energy, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
President Tate speaks to Shell personnel gathered at a conference table

Video: A Scholarship First Bus Tour Stop at Shell Convent Site

March 16, 2023
Energy, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
Shelley Meng poses with a drone

Studying Roseau Cane to Solve State’s Coastal Land Loss

March 16, 2023
College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Media Center, Scholarship First
Scholarship First tour bus in New Orleans

LSU's Scholarship First Bus Tour: Day 4 Photos

March 16, 2023
Gallery, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
Two researchers stand in the middle of a marsh with a boat in the background

If You Build It They Will Come

March 16, 2023
Baton Rouge, Coast, Scholarship First
President Tate in conversation with group at crawfish pond with bus in background

Day 3 Tour Dispatches: Talking Sugarcane and Crawfish, Then a Resiliency Tour in Lake Charles

March 15, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
President Tate, in a boat, points to a crawfish trap

Video: President Tate Catching Crawfish in Crowley

March 15, 2023
Agriculture, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
President Tate and three other men stand at the edge of a sugar cane field

Video: A Scholarship First Bus Tour Stop in ‘Sugar City’

March 15, 2023
Agriculture, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
LSU Professor Nick Serrano and LSU students conduct design projects in Lake Charles

LSU Helps Build Community Resiliency in Louisiana and Around the World

March 15, 2023
Coast, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
President Tate with two men inside Lea's Lunchroom

LSU's Scholarship First Bus Tour: Day 3 Photos

March 15, 2023
Gallery, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
Researchers measure the water level at a created marsh site

Is there a secret to restoring Louisiana’s coastline? Secretive marsh birds may reveal a clue

By Annabelle Lang, March 15, 2023
Agriculture, Coast, College of Agriculture, Scholarship First
Science Residential College Collaboration Award

Science Residential College Earns Academic Collaboration Award

March 15, 2023
Housing, LSU College of Science, Residential Life, Scholarship First
President Tate at a lunchtime social in Monroe

Day 2 Tour Dispatches: Picture Perfect Road Trip, Connecting With Students, Friends of LSU

March 14, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
Sun shines through a stand of sugar cane

Video: President Tate Talks Agriculture on the Louisiana Delta Crop Podcast

March 14, 2023
Agriculture, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
Scholarship First bus in front of Monroe Medical Center

Video: LSU President Visits Monroe Medical Center During Scholarship First Bus Tour

March 14, 2023
Biomedical, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
President Tate speaks with students at a table

LSU Tour Bus Stops for Breakfast and a Discussion about Research With LSU Shreveport Students

March 14, 2023
Biomedical, LSU Shreveport, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
han and heung festival logo

Retrospective: Han & Heung Festival

By Cullen Sadler, March 14, 2023
Events, People, Provost’s Fund, Research Pedagogy, School of Music
President Tate with Minden welcome sign

LSU's Scholarship First Bus Tour: Day 2 Photos

March 14, 2023
Gallery, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
Bus parked near sign marking the original site of the LSU campus

Day 1 Tour Dispatches: Exceeding All Expectations, a Record Economic Impact Report

March 13, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
LSU President William F. Tate IV and Coach Kim Mulkey about the Scholarship First bus

Video: LSU President Tate and Coach Mulkey Agree: We're Recruiting the Best

March 13, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
LSU Scholarship First tour bus parked on compus

LSU's Scholarship First Bus Tour: Day 1 Photos

March 13, 2023
Gallery, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
LSU President William F. Tate IV at lectern

Tour Announcement: LSU Sets Record $6.1 billion Economic Impact on State

March 13, 2023
LSU Alexandria, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
Scholarship First bus in front of Memorial Tower on the LSU campus

Video: LSU Embarks on Scholarship First Bus Tour

March 13, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First, Video
LSU Scholarship First tour bus parked on compus

LSU's Scholarship First Bus Tour: Ready to Roll!

March 12, 2023
Gallery, LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
LSU professor Gabriela González working with students in lab

LSU Professor Gabriela González Inspires Others to Study Physics

March 8, 2023
Faculty, Physics, Video
A portrait of a man wearing a blazer smiling at the camera

College of the Coast & Environment's Z. George Xue named LSU Rainmaker

March 7, 2023
Baton Rouge, Coast, Scholarship First
Image of Oxbow and Gulf Halls

Summer Housing

By Kayla Bilal, March 6, 2023
Housing, Residential Life, Summer Courses
Professor Glenn Sumners, LSUCIA&CRM director, speaks to a class. One student raises her hand with a question.

World-renowned LSU Center for Internal Auditing to Add Cybersecurity, ESG Focus

March 6, 2023
Baton Rouge, Defense, Scholarship First
LSU President William F. Tate IV at ribbon cutting with governor and others

Get to Know President Tate's Scholarship First Agenda

March 6, 2023
LSU on Tour
LSU President William F. Tate IV

LSU's Scholarship First Bus Tour: 'We’re taking LSU to the people'

March 6, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
LSU sign on the Baton Rouge campus

Scholarship First Tour Schedule: LSU Takes Its Mission and Message on the Road

March 6, 2023
LSU on Tour, Scholarship First
LSU Student Brooke Bell

Summer internships: Get professional experience and course credit over the summer

March 2, 2023
Internships, Summer Courses
Image of Camellia and Azalea Halls

You Better Work Order

By Kayla Bilal, March 1, 2023
Housing, Residential Life, Work Order
students posing for a photo

Living With Roommates

By Kayla Bilal, March 1, 2023
2023, Housing, Residential Life, Roommates
Azalea Hall Laundry Room

Laundry 101

By Kayla Bilal, March 1, 2023
Housing, Laundry, Residential Life
Art

Connection Through Confusion with Cartie Whitelaw

February 28, 2023
Ogden Honors College
Image of Dr. Chen Wang with student in lab.

LSU Computer Science Faculty Furthering Research Into Smartphone Security

February 28, 2023
Baton Rouge, Defense, Scholarship First
Portrait of Emily Maung-Douglass and Tracie Ramey, manager of the Sam Houston Jones State Park

Sea Grant, AgCenter Idea Leads to Seafood Trail to Boost Local Economy

February 28, 2023
Agriculture, Baton Rouge, Coast, LSU AgCenter, Scholarship First
President Tate and Tay Moore

Advocating Through Music and Politics

February 28, 2023
Advocacy, Jazz, Leadership, Ogden Honors College, Political Science, Student
Vials of algae

Racing to preserve disappearing aquatic genomes

February 28, 2023
Ag Faculty, Ag Research, Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Provost’s Fund, Scholarship First
Visitors view one of the state-of-the-art models at the LSU Center for River Studies

Video: LSU's Center for River Studies Celebrates Its Five-Year Anniversary

February 24, 2023
Baton Rouge, Coast, River Studies, Scholarship First, Video
LSUS professor with graduate students

LSUS Students Participate in Research to Find Cancer Cures

February 23, 2023
Biomedical, Cyber, LSU Shreveport, Scholarship First
stack of boiled crawfish and corn on newspaper

LSU Alumni’s App Helps You Get Your Crawfish Fix

February 23, 2023
Alumni, Culture, Technology, Video
Barry Lowin

LSU Grad Returns to Disney+ in Season 3 of 'The Mandalorian'

February 23, 2023
Alumni, Video
Center for River Studies model

LSU Center for River Studies’ Top 5 Wins

February 23, 2023
Coast, Media Center, Research, Scholarship First
Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Seven Ways to Live Healthier in 2023, from Pennington Biomedical Scientists

February 21, 2023
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Student and financial aid counselor

How to Register for LSU Summer School Courses

February 15, 2023
Summer Courses
student at desk with computer

Does FAFSA Cover Summer Classes?  

February 15, 2023
Summer Courses
students in the quad

10 Reasons to Take a Summer School Course

February 15, 2023
Summer Courses
LSU students and mascot Mike the Tiger catch Mardi Gras beads

Do You Kneaux Mardi Gras?

February 15, 2023
Culture, Mardi Gras, Traditions
Two students smile with cartoon hearts above their heads

Students Share Love for LSU Professors

February 14, 2023
Campus Life, Professors, Student Success, Video
mikeila mcqueston

Alumni Spotlight: Mikeila McQueston

By Cullen Sadler, February 13, 2023
Band, Choir, News, Orchestra, People, School of Music, Student Spotlight
Aisha Ali-Gombe

Top Cybersecurity Expert Makes LSU Home

February 10, 2023
Cybersecurity, Defense, Scholarship First
Photo collage of Sibel Xia, Fatima Rivas, Cassandra Glaspie, Aisha Ali-Gombe, Ipsita Gupta

LSU Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 10, 2023
Agriculture, Biomedical, Coast, Defense, Energy, Faculty, Research, Scholarship First, Science
Ipsita Gupta

LSU's Ipsita Gupta is Educating Future Petroleum Engineers

February 10, 2023
College of Engineering, Energy, Scholarship First