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As the flagship institution of the state, the vision of Louisiana State University is to be a leading doctoral/research extensive university, challenging undergraduate and graduate students to achieve the highest levels of intellectual and personal development.

  • Researching in the Real World and Virtual Worlds, Too

    Composing music, exploring novel ways of using technology to create music, and leading a campus-wide initiative to develop a strong digital media program are just a part of Stephen David Beck's research interests.  

  • Student Calculates University’s Carbon Footprint

    Matt Moerschbaecher, a PhD candidate in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, is calculating the University's carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the impact our daily activities have on the environment in terms of greenhouse gases produced. It is measured in units of carbon dioxide, or CO2.

  • No Lab Coats or Field Mice Necessary

    Computational scientist Gabrielle Allen is living proof that a career in research can be an adventure. If images of scientists stuck in dusty laboratories make you shy away from the possibility of working in research, one campus innovator will change your view of this fast-paced way of life. 

  • A Vision for a Better Tomorrow

    What do turbine engines, eyes, and chemical pesticides have in common? Professor Sumanta Acharya is trying to improve all three of them.

    Acharya knows fluid dynamics as well as anyone. And, perhaps better than anyone, he knows the full scope of the impact fluid flow has on our daily lives.

  • Poetic License

    If you have ever read Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart" or "The Raven," you may understand Professor J. Gerald Kennedy's fascination with the 19th century author. More than a century after Poe's death, many of his tension-filled tales continue to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

  • LSU FACES Lab and Crime Stoppers Create Partnership

    The LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services, or FACES, Lab and Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers have joined together to work toward solving some of Louisiana's unidentified and missing person cases. These cold cases are part of the Louisiana Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons Information Program, which was established by FACES.

  • LSU and Hunan University Interior Design Students Collaborate

    They may be more than 7,000 miles apart, but third-year interior design students in the LSU College of Art & Design and their counterparts at Hunan University in China have at least one thing in common-they've been working on the same studio projects to design a conceptual resort hotel for an ecological park in China and a multi-use building for a main street in the heart of Cajun country.