LSU College of Science

We are answering the questions that matter to you! We are @LSU_BioSci, @LSU_Chemistry, @LSUGeology, @LSUphysastro, @lsumath, and @LSU_MNS

#GeauxScience!

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

@lsuscience is answering your question next.

[Joint Genome Institute @jgi]

From our FY26 Functional Genomics call: Duckweed is a bioenergy feedstock candidate, but the microbes shaping its growth remain unclear. Jiaqi Tan will pair plant and microbial gene activity to reveal what drives productivity.

More: https://t.co/4ZjeFYpklB
@xjaliu @lsuscience

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

The new NOVA PBS series Evolution premieres October 14 with “Evolution: Brain Power,” featuring Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, professor in @LSU_BioSci and director and curator of fishes at @LSU_MNS!

🔗 Watch NOVA trailer here: https://t.co/IdobWv3Dou

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

🧪🎃 Super Science Saturday is back! Join us Oct. 31 from 10 – 3 at the LSU PMAC for a FREE day of hands-on experiments, science demos and interactive stations for kids, families & curious minds of all ages! 🔬🕷️
🔗 https://t.co/4vHFXmRV28 https://t.co/70c6qUKi3U

[SEC Academics @SECAcademics]

Honored to introduce the @LSU 26-27 @SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows!

Meet this year's full class 🤝 https://t.co/MtrZVBupBb

#GoTigers x #ItJustMeansMore

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Meet the new faculty and learn more about the research they're bringing to the College of Science. 💜🐯

Read more: https://t.co/NkqxNkyGsa.

#GeauxScience #LSUScience

@LSU_BioSci

[LSU Phys & Astro @LSUphysastro]

LSU physicists are putting light to work for quantum information processing.

Mingyuan Hong and Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza developed a room-temperature multiphoton quantum reservoir that accesses up to 40 photons while tolerating noise and loss. @lsuscience

https://t.co/C7cl8hZIzT

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

As freshwater becomes scarcer and soils get saltier, crops face a growing challenge.
New study in Nat. Comms found that salt-tolerant plants use different cellular strategies to survive salt stress—offering clues for growing crops under tougher conditions. https://t.co/TCPbnJM0ht

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

From fins to feet! 🐟➡️👣

Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty from @LSU_MNS took Science Café on a 400-million-year journey through evolution and the surprising story of animals learning to walk.

@PREAUX_FISH

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches Sunday—and LSU scientists are ready. With Hubble-like resolution and a field of view 100x larger, Roman will search for planets, stars, black holes and more. Four of five LSU-led proposals were selected for funding.
https://t.co/LO2poqkbjL

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Welcome back, Tigers! 💜💛

The first day of the fall semester is here, and we’re excited to see campus buzzing with new and familiar faces. Here’s to a semester full of discovery, new experiences, and plenty of opportunities to grow. Geaux Tigers! 🐯

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Here’s a photo recap from today’s closing ceremony for the Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS), where our newest students made connections, explored campus resources, and prepared for their LSU journey.

Good luck on your first day of classes tomorrow, Tigers! 🐯🔬

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Join us next week for our Open House! Meet our departments, student organizations, and student resources, and learn more about the opportunities waiting for you in the College of Science. We’ll also have light food and refreshments available! 🧪🍴

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that empty space isn't truly empty. Using NASA's IXPE mission, researchers—including @LSUphysastro Michela Negro—confirmed a nearly 90-year-old prediction of quantum physics.

Read more: https://t.co/q5ld0yMLEe

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Riding the wave of discovery at the LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)! 🌊 Scroll through the 📸 to see students who spent the summer conducting research in LSU College of Science faculty labs!

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱! Students now have until July 27 to register for BIOS 2026!

📅 August 20–23 during Welcome Week
⏳ New Registration Deadline: July 27
💲 Program Fee: $280

Register today: https://t.co/S9SgVRO6uc

#GeauxScience #WelcomeWeek

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

A good night's sleep may protect your long-term memory. LSU Biological Sciences Ph.D. student Atharva Dingankar is studying how chronic stress and sleep deprivation work together to affect memory under Dr. Juhee Haam.

@LSU_BioSci @LSUResearch

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Sign up for SCI 1001 or 1002 (Honors) & give yourself a competitive edge on your journey to Becoming a Scientist: a 1-credit-hour course built to give incoming first-year science and math majors that edge. 🔬🐯

@LSU_Honors @LSUCxC @LSU

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Imagine a quantum cellphone... that has to stay in your freezer.
That's the challenge with most quantum materials. In a new Nature study, LSU researchers developed one that works at room temperature, bringing practical quantum technologies a step closer. https://t.co/TO71jzTdOE

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

💧 Cleaner water starts with better chemistry. LSU researchers discovered that the surrounding solution plays a key role in removing nitrite from water, offering new insights for water-treatment technologies. @LSUResearch @LSU_Chemistry
📖 https://t.co/LK9CiIuV4b

[LSU College of Science @lsuscience]

Congratulations to Professor Barbara L. Dutrow of @LSUGeology on receiving the 2026 Collins Medal from the Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland!

Read more: https://t.co/wpTxoZ5rP2

#GeauxScience