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🌾 Think wheat can’t grow in Louisiana? Think again. At the @LSUAgCenter's Doyle Chambers Central Research Station, researchers are developing resilient wheat varieties made for the South’s toughest conditions—supporting farmers, food security & innovation across the region.
She went from LSU classrooms to Louisiana marshes. Janice Pearson is an LSU grad helping protect native wildlife right here in her home state 🦆
Explore the research & powerful code developed by Mette Gaarde for the publication in @Nature bit.ly/3GL1SLB
Meet Keith Mills, a new #LSU professor @LSUEngineering @LSUCSE who will teach deep neural networks and sees #AI as intrinsically good when used as a tool to magnify human ingenuity, creativity. lsu.edu/blog/2025/07/m… #ScholarshipFirst #WBTTW #NewAtLSU #AIAppreciationDay

LSU physicists @lsuresearch work to improve astrophysical sensitivity of @LIGO detectors for advanced discoveries as LVK Collab announces detection of most colossal #BlackHoleMerger w/final product appears to be a gigantic black hole + 225 times mass of ☀️ bit.ly/3IJTeNL
With a $69K grant from @LA_Regents, LSU’s Mass Spec and NMR Facilities are expanding—bringing tools, people, and ideas together to power cutting-edge research. “Science doesn’t happen in isolation,” said MSF Director Dr. Fabrizio Donnarumma. 🔗 lsu.edu/science/news/2…
.@INL, LSU, @CISAgov & @dhsscitech built custom #cybersecurity training equipment called "Tiger Skid" to be housed @LSU, making it the first of its kind on a university campus offering hands-on experience in securing critical #energy infrastructure.🤝💻🌐 lsu.edu/blog/2025/07/w…
LSU-led team wins $7M @NSF to turn agricultural waste, such as sugarcane bagasse, into liquid fuel—and jobs—using new electrochemical technology. lsu.edu/blog/2025/07/e… #LSU #ScholarshipFirst #WBTTW @LSUEngineering @LSUAgCenter @LASugarcane @RiverParishesCC @LATech @ULLafayette

This August, @LSUCyber students will teach cybersecurity experts how to use @volatility to fight malware at @defcon, the world’s largest and longest-running hacking conference. lsu.edu/blog/2025/06/c… @LSUEngineering @LSUCCT #LSU #ScholarshipFirst #WBTTW @attrc @Volexity

From finding new ways to convert waste heat into electricity to understanding how proteins and sugars interact in plant cells—meet the 5 #LSU researchers winning @NSF CAREER awards this year: lsu.edu/blog/2025/06/n… #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst @LSUEngineering @lsuscience @LSU_MNS

The gold in your jewelry was born from a starquake 💥 @LSUphysastro's Eric Burns explains how rare magnetars have been making gold since the universe was just a baby.
What does supernova research have to do with solving your daily parking struggles? A lot—if you’re Dr. Manos Chatzopoulos. Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4e0p2tj
Steph Cormier @PBRCNews @lsuscience is working with @uofg @UQ_News and four Indigenous nations to leverage environmental health data for “netukulimk,” a Mi’kmaq concept that emphasizes the interdependency of people, animals and the environment. #LSU #WBTTW lsu.edu/blog/2025/06/i…
.@PBRCNews just launched @GreauxHealthy - a game-changing initiative tackling childhood obesity in Louisiana! With Louisiana ranking 3rd highest in the US for childhood obesity, this evidence-based program (built on 35 years of research) is already impacting 20+ schools…
After 20 years at LSU, Matt Lee steps in as Interim President, bringing steady leadership and a commitment to building teams that win, for Louisiana and for the world. 🎥 Watch his message to the LSU community below:
We’re proud to share that Dr. @NickFears has received the 2025 Lolas E. Halverson Motor Development Young Investigator Award from @IMDRC_MotorDev. Congrats to Dr. Fears on this prestigious honor! 🔗 lsu.edu/chse/news/2025… #MotorDevelopment #HalversonAward #GeauxChangeLives
#LSU storm surge forecasting tool gets even better with #AI and is featured @WAFB @WAFBweather Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=eabSey… #LSU #ScholarshipFirst #WBTTW @LSUCCT @LSU_CCE @LSUEngineering

A seven-year collaboration between Loveland Products, Inc., and the LSU AgCenter is driving innovation in rice breeding and agricultural research. Full article: tinyurl.com/4b947s8d
We're preserving Louisiana’s past & making it free to residents across the state. We’ve digitized historical newspapers from 45 parishes, ensuring that local news, from small-town milestones to major events, is never lost: guides.lib.lsu.edu/dlnp #WBTTW @LSU @LSUResearch
Tomorrow at Science Café, hear #LSU anthropologist Helena Moura Fietz @LSUHSS talk about her research with Brazilian families and how policies that try to support the autonomy of disabled adults sometimes end up doing the opposite. Register: eventbrite.com/e/lsu-science-…
