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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