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LSU Professor Co-Authors Book on Rural America

Tim Slack, LSU professor of sociology, has co-authored a new book titled "Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities." The book paints a social scientific portrait of rural America and confronts common misunderstandings about rural people and places.

Four Distinguished Communicators Join LSU Manship School’s 2024 Hall of Fame

Four Distinguished Communicators Join LSU Manship School’s 2024 Hall of Fame

Joining the current 141 members of the Manship School Hall of Fame are the late Martin Johnson, Ph.D., former dean of the LSU Manship School; Gil LeBreton, retired sports journalist; Abram “Abe” McGull, founder, McGull Law Firm, and Springfield, Missouri City Council Member; and Wendy McMahon, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.

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LSU Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness

-- LSU researchers hope to revolutionize chronic disease management by teaching an artificial intelligence engine to analyze protein interactions, which are crucial to understanding what causes illnesses.

Fused Proteins Offer Hope for Treating the Most Malignant Cancers

Fused Proteins Offer Hope for Treating the Most Malignant Cancers

An LSU researcher has discovered a potential treatment for the most malignant forms of cancer by fusing two proteins, one that slips past the tumor's defenses carrying a second protein to kill the tumor.

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Keena Arbuthnot Named Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School

LSU has named Keena Arbuthnot, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, as Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, effective July 11.

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project

The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. LSU researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of data science, cyber and AI experts.

Jay Grymes Named Louisiana State Climatologist

Jay Grymes Named Louisiana State Climatologist

Jay Grymes, chief meteorologist for WAFB-TV and interim Louisiana state climatologist since February, has been named the permanent state climatologist, effective Aug. 1.

‘Swamp Power’ Preserved Ancient Underwater Forests

LSU Researchers Discover 'Swamp Power' Preserved Ancient Underwater Forests

For more than 60,000 years, the standing tree stumps of the Alabama Underwater Forest--now 60 feet below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico--have remained intact, protected by the biogeochemical processes of the swamps and marshes they originally grew in.

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LSU and NATO Team Up on Cyber Defense Training

NATO's annual Cyber Coalition training exercise draws about 1,200 participants from the 32 member nations as well as allies and partners.

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Higher Education Group Honors Maas for Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Andrew J. Maas, Louisiana State University's associate vice president for Research, Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been awarded the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 2024.