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LSU Launches Bachelor of Music Therapy Degree Program
LSU is now accepting students for a new Bachelor of Music Therapy degree program, the first of its kind at a public university in Louisiana, the LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts announced last Wednesday.
LSU Seeks Volunteers for Love the Boot Week Litter Cleanup
As a Keep Louisiana Beautiful Affiliate, LSU will be participating in a litter cleanup event in celebration of Love the Boot Week. Love the Boot Week is Louisiana's largest cleanup and beautification event, hosted by Keep Louisiana Beautiful and held in conjunction with Earth Day activities across the planet.
LSU Holding Spring Greening Day April 25
Spring Greening Day is an annual half-day service project to beautify and green the LSU campus. On April 25, 2024, from 11 am - 2 pm we will be planting natives and perennials in front of the Greek Amphitheater. This event is made possible by our partnership with Keep Louisiana Beautiful, Auxiliary Services, RCI, and Toro.
LSU Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award, Research Addresses Privacy Concerns in Videoconferencing
Since the pandemic, our primary means of interacting have evolved to include video conferencing applications, which are broadly used to connect geographically distant people for work, school, and even socially. During these interactions, it’s not uncommon for a user to turn off his or her microphone and/or camera out of concern for privacy. However, microphones and cameras can still leak other kinds of information beyond what is seen and heard through “micro signals,” which are too tiny for humans to recognize but detectable by machines.
LSU Tigers Make a $2.4 Million Difference Yearly Through Volunteerism, Service Events
Geaux Big Baton Rouge — a fun, inclusive, and collaborative celebration of service — is LSU's largest single day of student contributions to the Greater Baton Rouge community. But our Tigers are offering a helping hand all year long.
Creative Lead of Microsoft's Global Search and AI Team to Speak at LSU's AI-Focused Symposium
The LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs’ 2024 John Breaux Symposium, “AI in Mass Communication,” will feature live demos from AI experts and explore its use in communication industries, along with the accompanying ethical considerations.
LSU Syringe Device Improves Stem Cell Delivery to Patient
LSU researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they can be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.
LSU Reilly Center Seeking Participants Interested in Creating Change to Apply for Community Collaborative Cohort
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication is recruiting its fourth cohort for “The Community Collaborative: By the Community, For the Community,” a statewide capacity-building project designed to enhance citizens’ ability to engage civically.
Creative Lead of Microsoft's Global Search and AI Team to Speak at LSU's AI-Focused Symposium
The generative AI market size reached $45 billion globally in 2023, and 56% of corporate executives don’t know if their organizations have ethical standards in place for guiding the use of AI tools.
LSU Names Courtney Phillips Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer
LSU has named Courtney Phillips, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, to the position of Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Health Officer. In this role, Phillips will work closely with university leadership across the LSU system as well as with healthcare partners to maximize the system's healthcare-related financial well-being, enhance operational efficiency, develop new revenue streams and leverage related strengths.