The Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED) is responsible for supporting and promoting the
The Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED) promotes advanced research, creative scholarship and economic development. We see firsthand the impact research and creative pursuits have on faculty, staff, students and the university as a whole. As an institution, it is time to think boldly as the challenges of research are complex and the solutions require great resources of talent, expertis
05/28/2026
LSU is proud to host the inaugural U.S. Department of Energy UPRISE meeting this week!
https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/05/uprise-meeting.php
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05/04/2026
The force is strong with these LSU researchers…
May the fourth be with you!
05/01/2026
Ambre Placide from worked with LSU researchers to sequence the full set of expressed RNA from an alpine lake copepod (related to 🦐) called Cyclops abyssorum tatricus for the first time. It wasn’t easy - these tiny organisms have large and highly repetitive genomes - but the effort paid off. The team identified genes these copepods amplify to resist cold and survive extreme UV rays! ☀️❄️
🗻Learn more at lsu.edu/research-hub - link in bio!
04/30/2026
A glimpse of our celebration of this year’s LSU Rainmakers in Research! We had so much fun celebrating their fantastic achievements.
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Dr. Kaelyn Fogelman likes to joke that she spent 10 years in college to spend her days digging in the mud… but it’s all in the name of crawfish research!
As 's newest crawfish and aquaculture expert, Kaelyn is studying the hidden diversity of native crayfishes in Louisiana as well as exploring how to support farmers of red swamp crawfish to raise up big juicy crawfish for those spring and summer boils! 🦞
She’s presenting at the LSU Research Science Cafe on Tues April 28, 5pm at Pastimes restaurant in Baton Rouge! Come out and learn!
04/24/2026
For any two people, 99.9% of their genetic sequence is the same. But that 0.1% difference, combined with added layers of complexity that contribute to how genes are expressed, is extraordinary.
Learn more about the history of DNA sequencing and how it is changing how we do science and what we know about ourselves and life on our planet: https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04/dna-sequencing-history.php
Are you interested in environmental modeling and digital twins, chemical catalysis and carbon conversion, synchrotron-based research and characterization, critical minerals processing, cybersecurity, and other research topics?!
Come to LSU's Digital Media Center Theater on Thursday, April 23 (tomorrow!) starting at 11:30 am, for an engaging discussion with LSU and Argonne National Laboratory on these topics!
Sign up for our discussion and lunch: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/argonne-national-lab-lsu-collaboration-workshop-tickets-1986846391040?aff=oddtdtcreator
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LSU Discover Day 2026, a day of celebrating undergraduate research, was a mad success! 🎉 Our students really showed their passion for pursuing questions and finding creative, scientific solutions!
04/15/2026
Michelle Osborn at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine and her team have created a 3D model, built from CT imaging data of a horse, that can animate working postures before and after a whole-body exercise regimen. The model can illustrate how interventions can correct harmful movement patterns and the forces they place on specific joints, before long-term injuries occur!
Learn more in our latest LSU Research Bite! https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04/rb-horse-joints-osborn.php
04/13/2026
This Thursday and Friday, get ready for a day of stunning visuals and scientific wonder with the LSU Advanced Microscopy and Analytics Core (AMAC) Open House, with Thermo Fisher Scientific!
Join us for live demos of our cutting-edge microscopy equipment, behind-the-scenes tours, and conversations with the people who are turning ideas into real-world solutions using this equipment.
Whether you're an industry professional, faculty member, student, or just curious—there’s something here for you.
📅 April 16–17
🔗 Learn more: https://www.2026amacopenhouse.com/
LSU College of Engineering, LSU College of Science
| Monday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8am - 4:30pm |