Research News
LSU ME Professor Designs Tentacle-Like Robot With CISIA Funding
LSU’s Center for Innovations in Structural Integrity Assurance is funding a $50,000 research project spearheaded by LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Hunter Gilbert that will benefit local industries.
LSU Ranks Among Top 100 Universities Worldwide Granted U.S. Utility Patents
LSU ranked among the top universities worldwide granted U.S. utility patents, according to the National Academy of Inventors.
Researchers at LSU Address Environmental Weathering of Microplastics, Pollutant Uptake
In a new paper by faculty and students in LSU Chemical Engineering and Chemistry published in ACS Environmental Au, the group details its research into the effects of weathering on microplastics and how it might increase pollutant uptake.
The 'Most Ridiculous' Moon Shot Ever
LSU alumnus Connor Matherne's images of the moon go viral on Reddit and Instagram.
LSU Exhibition: "Water, Water Everywhere: Control and Consequence in Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands"
LSU Libraries' new exhibition, "Water, Water Everywhere: Control and Consequence in Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands," will be on display in Hill Memorial Library from Sept. 6 - Dec. 21 and is free and open to the public.
LSU Supports Moon Mission and Beyond
NASA has awarded $5 million to LSU digital media experts and advanced manufacturing engineers to grow the aerospace and spacecraft industry.
Returning to Football After COVID-19 Infection
A first-of-its-kind study conducted in collaboration with LSU's School of Kinesiology, LSU Athletics, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake researched how the immune system of elite student athletes responded to the COVID-19 virus.
LSU Boyd Professor’s Legacy Elevates Research and Scholarship
A $1.3 million estate gift from the late LSU Boyd Professor E. Ward Plummer and his wife Elizabeth “Betty” Plummer creates a new LSU College of Science’s Department of Physics & Astronomy graduate student scholarship and endowed professorship for materials research.
Cassidy Visits PERTT Lab, Discusses Louisiana’s Energy Future with LSU Officials
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. visited Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where among other stops, he toured the LSU Petroleum Engineering Research, Training and Testing (PERTT) Laboratory.
LSU Wins Record Amount of University Research Funding
Louisiana benefits from more than $324 million garnered for research & development in agriculture, biomedicine, coast, defense, energy, among other fields
Climate Change Exacerbated Hurricane Harvey's Flood Damage, Hitting Low-income and Latinx Neighborhoods Disproportionately Harder
New research shows climate change exacerbated extreme weather damages from Hurricane Harvey.
New Research Shows LSU Campus Mounds as the Oldest Known Man-made Structures in the Americas
New research reveals more information about the LSU Campus Mounds, including the discovery of thousands of years old charred mammal bone fragments and a coordinated alignment of both mounds toward one of the brightest stars in the night sky. This new information offers more insight into the oldest known man-made structures in the Americas.
LSU and Nexus Louisiana Host Startup Accelerator for Tech Entrepreneurs
Ignition 1.0 is ideal for companies ready to test the viability of their business idea.
$20 Million Federal Grant Will Boost Biomedical Science Collaborations Across Louisiana
The LA CaTS Network, which has built a statewide research infrastructure based on a collaborative partnership involving 11 major Louisiana academic, research and healthcare delivery institutions, has been selected by the National Institutes of Health to receive a $20 million, five-year grant to continue its work to make Louisiana healthier by addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes in the state’s underserved population with chronic diseases.
LSU Professor Researches Autonomous Truck Platooning
So many things have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, one being transportation. During the past two years, the need for truck drivers and supplies has ramped up, leading one LSU professor to research improvements to the supply chain while making traffic safety a priority using autonomous vehicles.