LSU College of Science
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The LSU College of Science is a vibrant community of explorers dedicated to advancing science by tackling questions ranging from the vast to the microscopic. One of LSU's leading research and teaching colleges, it plays a pivotal role in driving discovery.
Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that empty space isn't truly empty. Using NASA's IXPE mission, researchers—including @lsuphysastro.bsky.social Michela Negro—confirmed a nearly 90-year-old prediction of quantum physics. @lsuresearch.bsky.social Read more: www.lsu.edu/science/news...
Gabriela González 25 years at @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱! Students now have until July 27 to register for BIOS 2026! 📅 August 20–23 during Welcome Week ⏳ New Registration Deadline: July 27 💲 Program Fee: $280 Register today: www.lsu.edu/science/bios... #GeauxScience #WelcomeWeek
Sign up for SCI 1001 or 1002 (Honors) & give yourself a competitive edge on your journey to Becoming a Scientist: a 1-credit-hour course built to give incoming first-year science and math majors that edge. 🔬🐯 @lsucxc.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social
Imagine a quantum cellphone... that has to stay in your freezer. ❄️📱 That's the challenge with most quantum materials. In a new Nature study, LSU researchers developed one that works at room temperature, bringing practical quantum technologies a step closer. www.lsu.edu/science/news...
💧 Cleaner water starts with better chemistry. LSU researchers discovered that the surrounding solution plays a key role in removing nitrite from water, offering new insights for water-treatment technologies. 📖 doi.org/10.1021/acsm...
Congratulations to Professor Barbara L. Dutrow of @lsugeology.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Collins Medal from the Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland! Read more: www.lsu.edu/science/geol... #GeauxScience
🎆 Happy Fourth of July, Tigers! A reminder that LSU will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. We hope you have a fun, relaxing, and safe holiday weekend!
The Milky Way got a glow-up. ✨ This six-gigapixel image from ESA's Euclid telescope is the largest high-resolution visible-light view ever made of our galaxy's center. LSU researchers are helping use it to find and measure planets across the Milky Way. Learn more: www.lsu.edu/science/news...
BIOS is designed to help students begin their LSU journey with confidence and support before the semester even starts. 📅 August 20–23 during Welcome Week 📚 Registration opens June 29 ⏳Registration Deadline: July 24 💲 Program Fee: $280 www.lsu.edu/science/bios...
Think geology is just about rocks? Think again! 🌎🌋 Learn about volcanoes, drifting continents, ancient life, natural disasters, and the forces shaping our planet in GEOL 1001 this summer! 💻 Online | 📅 Starts July 7 #LSUGeology #GeauxScience
Deep beneath the Tyrrhenian Sea, scientists found pale granite intrusions cutting through mantle rocks from Earth’s interior — a strange mix that helped reveal how a young ocean basin formed. New LSU-led research in Science Advances. www.lsu.edu/science/news...
LSU RESEARCHERS HELP EXPLAIN WHAT POWERS THE UNIVERSE’S MOST EXTREME SUPERNOVAE 🌌✨ Read the full story: www.lsu.edu/science/news... @lsuphysastro.bsky.social
We want to hear from you! Complete the brief form below and share your summer plans for a chance to be featured in our student spotlight series. 📎 lsu.formstack.com/forms/summer... #GeauxScience #Summer26
From small white blooms to bold “hot lips,” wild coffee plants keep reinventing their flowers. Across 650+ species, showy blooms have evolved at least 10 times. Dr. Lagomarsino is heading to Colombia as a Fulbright Scholar to find out why. 🔗 lsu.edu/science/news... @lsuresearch.bsky.social
The graduating student survey is now open! 🎓 Spring graduates have until May 31 to log in to Handshake and complete the survey. This survey helps us measure success in preparing students for life after graduation. Complete the survey at bit.ly/lsu-sci-26.
This April, official proclamations from Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards recognize Math Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of strengthening math education statewide📚. www.lsu.edu/science/news... #GeauxTeach
. @lsuscience.bsky.social New Grant Supercharges Louisiana State University’s Analytical Science Infrastructure: Major Upgrades for MSF and NMR Facilities www.lsu.edu/science/news... #NMRchat 🧲
LSU chemists developed a low-temperature method to build complex materials using ionic liquids—earning front cover art in Inorganic Chemistry, a leading journal published by @acs.org, and opening new paths for efficient material design. Read more: www.lsu.edu/science/news...
Studies suggest that 75% of Louisiana’s wetlands could drown by 2070. A boots-on-the-ground perspective reveals a more complex reality. Recent work from LSU scientists highlights how local conditions shape whether wetlands can keep pace with rising seas. Learn more: www.lsu.edu/science/news...
Fueling the Brain: How Nutrition Supports Academic Success 🧠✨ 🔗 Learn more: www.lsu.edu/science/news... #ScienceofWellBeing #GeauxScience #FuelForSuccess
Lights, camera, conservation. 🎥🌿 Mission Partners Entertainment Group captures expert perspectives at the LSU Museum of Natural Science for an upcoming educational documentary on the wildlife, trees, and hydrology of the Atchafalaya Basin. #GeauxScience
Congratulations to Dr. Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy on receiving a Happy Award from LSU’s Center for Community Engagement, Learning & Leadership (CCELL)! @lsu-ccell.bsky.social @lsuchemistry.bsky.social
Dr. Pramod Achar, Shirley Blue Barton Professor of Mathematics in LSU Math, has been invited to speak at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians—an honor reserved for researchers whose work is shaping the direction of the field. 👏 www.lsu.edu/science/news...
From the shape of atomic nuclei to the future of quantum computing, LSU physicist Dr. Kristina Launey (@lsuphysastro.bsky.social) is advancing how we understand matter at its most fundamental level. @lsuresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Darrell Henry, Campanile Charities Professor in @lsugeology.bsky.social, for receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, which highlights his exceptional contributions to geoscience education across the Gulf Coast region!
Artemis II isn’t just about going around the Moon. It’s about proving we can go farther. This mission will test the technology, systems, and science needed to return humans to the lunar surface and eventually reach Mars. 🚀 Launch: Today at 5:24 PM CT 🎥 Watch live: www.nasa.gov
SkelPy is a Python-based graphical user interface that skeletonizes images of hyphal networks and extracts biologically relevant structural parameters. Now published! bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #fungi @lsuscience.bsky.social
SkelPy: A graphic user interface–based approach for skeletonizing fungal networks
Premise Traditional methods to quantify mycelial growth rely on destructive sampling to quantify biomass. Moreover, these approaches limit continuous observation and require a sufficient mass to mea...
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