Office of the President
Leading LSU Forward
Since joining LSU, President Rousse has been hard at work—meeting with students, faculty, and staff, listening to the community, and building a strong foundation for the work ahead.
We Build Teams that Win
Two faculty members from the LSU College of Science, Peter Doran and Bret Elderd, and Lucio Miele, Director of the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, joining the prestigious 2025 class.
The landmark investment by the National Science Foundation supports energy innovation and the future of energy use and workforce in Louisiana.
Across Louisiana, 336 LSU Health students celebrated Match Day, with nearly half staying in-state for residency. As physician shortages grow, LSU continues training and retaining doctors while placing graduates in top programs nationwide.
Most of us see wastewater as exactly that: waste. Something to be treated and purified before it can be useful to society again. But increasingly, LSU researchers are looking at wastewater and seeing it as a vast untapped resource that can inform and improve public health.
Students in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture are helping design the places where Louisiana lives, works, and gathers — while learning how thoughtful design can strengthen communities, restore ecosystems, and prepare the state for the challenges ahead.
In the heart of Cajun country, Allen Mclain farms about 3,000 acres of rice together with his wife, father, and two younger brothers. Much of their crop, all south of LA-14, is under threat. But Mclain is working with an LSU researcher, Naohiro Kato, on a solution: growing microalgae alongside rice.