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LSU Sets Record in Awarding More Than 4,600 Degrees During Spring Commencement

LSU awarded a record 4,603 degrees at the university's 307th commencement exercises, surpassing the previous record of 4,443 awarded in spring 2019.

LSU Announces Dean's List, President's Honor Roll

LSU Announces Dean's List, President's Honor Roll

LSU has announced the names of the students who have made the Dean's List and the President's Honor Roll for the spring 2022 semester.

ROTC Cadets Commissioned in Spring Commencement Exercises

ROTC Cadets Commissioned in Spring Commencement Exercises

Twenty-four graduates were recognized during the LSU Spring ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on Thursday, May 19, in the LSU Student Union Theater.

LSU Employees Recognized During Spring Commencement

LSU Employees Recognized During Spring Commencement

During spring commencement, the university honored 4,603 graduates, including 30 LSU employees who received degrees.

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2022 Hurricane & Extreme Weather Media Briefing

In preparation for hurricane season, members of the media are invited to join a virtual briefing with four leading experts in climatology, extreme weather events including hurricanes, tropical cyclones and flooding as well as hazard-resistant construction and mitigation on Tuesday, May 31.

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LSU Student Media Journalists Bring Home Top Awards from National, Regional Media Competitions

Students from LSU Student Media outlets took home 19 awards for journalism excellence in the 2021 Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists Competition and six awards in the 2022 College Media Business & Advertising Managers Competition.

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A Record Number of Degrees to be Awarded During Spring Commencement

More than 4,500 students are expected to graduate during LSU’s 307th commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21.

LSU Museum of Art Appoints New Senior Curator and Director of Programming, Michelle Schulte

LSU Museum of Art Appoints New Senior Curator and Director of Programming, Michelle Schulte

The LSU Museum of Art is excited to announce Michelle Schulte as the new Senior Curator and Director of Programming at the museum as of April 2022.

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LSU Shreveport, Health Shreveport Public Health Master's Program Ranked 4th Nationally by Fortune Magazine

LSU Shreveport’s Master of Public Health program, a collaborative effort between LSUS and LSU Health Shreveport, has been named the fourth best in the nation in Fortune Magazine's 2022 rankings, which cited the program's high retention rates.

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Army Tapped LSU to Understand Deltaic Change, Future-Proof U.S. National Defense

When the U.S. Army needed to understand how climate change will affect the so-called “critical zone”—the thin land surface layer comprised of vegetation, soils, and sediments—to improve their own planning and secure people, equipment, and infrastructure, they turned to LSU.

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Pennington, LSU Health New Orleans Part of National Study to Create Personalized-Nutrition Algorithm

Pennington Biomedical, in partnership with LSU Health New Orleans, is taking part in a study using machine learning to predict how an individual responds to a given diet, allowing physicians to offer patients personalized nutrition prescriptions.

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Protecting Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s Energy Industry Hub

LSU scientists are learning how to manage sediment to prevent land loss and improve hurricane preparedness in Louisiana's southernmost port, a key place for the U.S. energy industry, but also one of the nation's most vulnerable places.

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LSU Helps Flood-Prone Tangipahoa Parish Rise to Challenges

In the wake of 2016 floods, which devastated Tangipahoa Parish and 20 other South Louisiana parishes, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio and LSU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering began collaborating with local government and communities to set Tangipahoa Parish on a path toward resilience.

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Protecting House and Home: Louisiana’s Number-One Key to Resilience

LSU researchers, from coastal scientists and engineers to sociologists and psychologists, are working to protect Louisiana residents and homeowners from the potentially devastating impacts of flooding.

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Harnessing a Tweet Storm: Using Fairness-aware Artificial Intelligence and Social Media to Improve Hurricane Resilience, and More

How we can use artificial intelligence for social good? Artificial intelligence, or AI, can help us make decisions, but one of the biggest concerns is the bias problem.