Helping Rice Farmers Grow Food, But Also Medicines

In this issue, we travel to Assumption, Franklin, Richland, and Vermilion parishes to see how LSU’s research, education, and service improve the health of people in Louisiana, impacting doctors, dentists, and entire communities—including farmers.

LSU makes Louisiana powerful. In this issue, explore six team wins that bring more energy to the state, from cybersecurity for oil and gas operations, to making essential products from CO2, to transforming agricultural waste into liquid fuels for transportation.

Research is everywhere, and lives depend on it. In this issue, explore five projects based on LSU research and service to the state. From helping kids in crisis to improving dementia care, LSU improves lives.

Walking into uncharted territory takes preparation, commitment, and guts. In this issue, meet five LSU students who are first on the field in research and service to Louisiana. From agriculture to energy to health, the statewide university develops leaders in every field.

Being competitive and working as a team is not only paramount in athletics. It is just as important in research. In this issue, learn how LSU teams are improving lives for people in every parish in Louisiana and everywhere, from better food and better health to being more secure in our homes, in energy and in cyber.

LSU builds teams that win, including in energy. Learn how LSU built a statewide team to go after the largest National Science Foundation award in history—NSF Engines—and won, having recently secured an Economic Development Administration Tech Hubs designation for the state and more.