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LSU’s Maas named chair-elect of AUTM

LSU's Andrew Maas Named Chair-elect of AUTM, a Global Nonprofit

Andrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research overseeing the LSU Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named chair-elect of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research.

LSU Student Health Center Begins Partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health

LSU Student Health Center Begins Partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health

LSU is partnering with Our Lady of the Lake Health - Louisiana's largest acute-care provider - to operate the Student Health Center, beginning today, Feb. 22.

LSU Reilly Center Invites Changemakers to Apply for Third Community Collaborative Cohort

LSU Reilly Center Invites Changemakers to Apply for Third Community Collaborative Cohort

The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication is recruiting its third cohort class for “The Community Collaborative: By the Community, For the Community.”

5 Year Anniversary – LSU Center for River Studies

MEDIA ADVISORY: 5 Year Anniversary - LSU Center for River Studies

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, or CPRA, and LSU are celebrating five years of research, education and advocacy at the LSU Center for River Studies as well as recent milestones for the state's coastal program.

LSU CEE Professor Working to Increase Pedestrian Safety

LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor Working to Increase Pedestrian Safety

More drivers and more distractions means more deaths on the road. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic-related pedestrian fatalities are on the rise, with Baton Rouge listed as 16th on a national list. However, thanks to a $175,000 grant from the Louisiana Transportation Research Center and LA DOTD, LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Hany Hassan intends to find out what can be done to decrease these fatalities.

1898 Rex Parade Footage

LSU Graduate Discovers Lost Mardi Gras Footage

Mackenzie Roberts Beasley, a Shreveport native and 2018 graduate, helped uncover a piece of Louisiana history - long-lost Mardi Gras footage of the 1898 Rex parade. A family friend, who was the historian for Rex, asked Beasley for help finding any Mardi Gras Rex parade footage. Beasley, an audiovisual archivist, searched through Internet databases and even called friends for help.

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Answering COVID'S Call: Pennington Biomedical Researchers Study Long COVID

Pennington Biomedical researchers have applied their expertise throughout the pandemic and are part of a national study on long COVID.

LSU Physics and Astronomy Professor Rui Zhang

LSU Professor Aims to Improve Radiation Therapy to Save Lives

More than half of cancer patients will receive radiation therapy. To improve radiation treatment outcomes for patients, the American Cancer Society has awarded LSU Associate Professor of Physics Rui Zhang a $786,000 grant for his research at LSU and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

Louisiana Experts to Explore Sickle Cell Disease, Impact on Black and Brown Communities at LSU Reilly Center Event

Louisiana Experts to Explore Sickle Cell Disease, Impact on Black and Brown Communities at LSU Reilly Center Event

The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication will kick off the sixth season of the Racism: Dismantling the System series with its first episode, “Sickle Cell Disease: Looking at the Medical Distrust & Health Disparities Facing Black & Brown Communities,” on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m.

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LSU Health New Orleans Named a Top University Fulbright Scholar Producer

LSU Health New Orleans is one of the 2022-2023 Top Producers of Fulbright Scholars, demonstrating a "dedication to preparing Americans to thrive in the global economy and serve as engaged citizens," the U.S. State Department said in its announcement.