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![LSU Experts Available to Speak on ‘Unprecedented’ OMV Data Breach](https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/images/defensevideostillcrop.jpg)
LSU Experts Available to Speak on 'Unprecedented' OMV Data Breach
LSU experts are available for media interviews about topics surrounding the ongoing 'unprecedented' MOVEit data breach.
![LSU Online & Continuing Education Joins Nationwide Tech Training Initiative to Bridge Louisiana's Talent Gaps](/_resources_fierce/img/lsu-memorial-tower-morning.jpg)
LSU Online & Continuing Education Joins Nationwide Tech Training Initiative to Bridge Louisiana's Talent Gaps
Louisiana's flagship institution partners with SkillStorm to expand regional tech talent pipelines; help employers throughout the region address talent shortages and close skill gaps in their existing workforce.
![LSU Manship School’s John Hamilton Honored for Media History Excellence by AEJMC](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000290274/www.lsu.edu/manship/images/jack-hamilton-web.png)
LSU Manship School’s John Hamilton Honored for Media History Excellence by AEJMC
LSU Professor John Maxwell Hamilton has been awarded the Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar Award by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) History Division. This award honors a scholar who has a demonstrated record of excellence in media history that has spanned at least 15 years, including division membership.
![Registration Open for LSU Executive Education’s Fall Executive Development Course](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000290274/www.lsu.edu/business/images/executive-education-images/exed-pmp-1400x800.jpg)
Registration Open for LSU Executive Education’s Fall Executive Development Course
Experienced professionals who seek to advance to senior or executive-level leadership are encouraged to register for LSU Executive Education’s Executive Development Program (EDP). The next session of this nonconsecutive, five-day program will be held Aug. 28, 29, & 30 and Sept. 25 & 26, 2023.
![LSU-led Team Named Finalist for $160 Million Federal Grant](/_resources_fierce/img/lsu-memorial-tower-morning.jpg)
LSU-led Team Named Finalist for $160 Million Federal Grant
An LSU-led statewide team of universities, community and technical colleges, agencies and industry has been named a finalist for one of five $160 million National Science Foundation grants. The team's goal is to support energy transition and decarbonization through technology and talent development across Louisiana's industrial corridor.
![LSU Hires Louisiana Native and Alum Mark A. Tullos Jr. as Executive Director of the LSU Museum of Art](https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/images/marktullos.jpg)
LSU Hires Louisiana Native and Alum Mark A. Tullos Jr. as Executive Director of the LSU Museum of Art
The LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark A. Tullos Jr. as its new Executive Director.
![Cyber Win: NSA Selects LSU to Build Cybersecurity Clinic to Support Small Businesses in Louisiana](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000290274/www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/mediaimages/2023/06/13-cyber-clinic-chip_lsu.jpg)
Cyber Win: NSA Selects LSU to Build Cybersecurity Clinic to Support Small Businesses in Louisiana
$1.5 million award from the National Security Agency will establish the LSU Cybersecurity Clinic to help small businesses in Louisiana prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks. LSU was chosen among more than 400 eligible institutions of higher education in the United States.
![Lee Stockwell](https://www.lsu.edu/working-for-louisiana/images/2023/lee_stockwell_illo.jpg)
Securing Louisiana’s Energy Future
LSU petroleum engineering alumnus Lee Stockwell leads carbon capture and storage at Shell, shaping the nationwide development of one of the premier technologies for the ongoing transition toward energy sustainability for the world.
![What is Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage? LSU Faculty Explain](https://www.lsu.edu/ces/images/ccus_image.png)
What is Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage? LSU Faculty Explain
In response to numerous inquiries regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the 45Q tax credit, which incentivizes the use of carbon capture, utilization and storage, LSU faculty have collaborated on a brief document that describes the nature of CO2, defines utilization and storage, identifies risks involved in the process, and explains why the Gulf Coast region is being considered for CCUS.
![LSU Student Media Journalists Win 15 Awards for Journalism Excellence](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000290274/www.lsu.edu/manship/images/reveille-april-23.jpg)
LSU Student Media Journalists Win 15 Awards for Journalism Excellence
Students from LSU Student Media outlets took home 15 awards for journalism excellence in the 2022 Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) competition.
![LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business Launches Center for Economics, Business, and Policy Research](/_resources_fierce/img/lsu-memorial-tower-morning.jpg)
LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business Launches Center for Economics, Business, and Policy Research
The LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business is proud to announce the establishment of the Center for Economics, Business, and Policy Research (CEBPR). The center, housed in the E. J. Ourso College, is a research group that aims to provide relevant, timely research and insights that inform decision-making, shape policy, and advance the fields of business, economics, and public affairs in Louisiana.
![Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Foundation Invest $2 Million in LSU to Elevate Local Workforce, Advance Strategic Research Initiatives](https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/images/lsuexxon.jpg)
Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Foundation Invest $2 Million in LSU to Elevate Local Workforce, Advance Strategic Research Initiatives
LSU and ExxonMobil are strengthening their decades-long relationship to collaboratively pursue key priorities set forth in LSU's Scholarship First Agenda, including by advancing energy security and sustainability initiatives, and to invest in local community workforce programs and athletics.
![2023 Hurricane Season: LSU Experts Available](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000290274/www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/mediaimages/2021/09/esl_hurricane_ida_conus_202108291746.jpg)
2023 Hurricane Season: LSU Experts Available
LSU has a number of experts available to discuss topics related to storm preparedness, climate, economic impacts, recovery efforts and more during the 2023 hurricane season.
![Leslie Pichon](https://www.lsu.edu/working-for-louisiana/images/2023/wfl_0423_pichon_illo.jpg)
Protecting Presidents and Residents
LSU speech communication alumna Leslie Pichon is one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity leaders. After spending more than 20 years investigating financial fraud and protecting three consecutive American presidents, she is now working to secure Louisiana against cyber threats as Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans field office of the United States Secret Service.
![University Lakes Project Moving Forward with Phase 1 Construction](/_resources_fierce/img/lsu-memorial-tower-morning.jpg)
University Lakes Project Moving Forward with Phase 1 Construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit approving work for the University Lakes Project, which will restore and revitalize the lakes near LSU. Pending final signature on the permit, construction on Phase 1 work is expected in mid to late June.