Undergrad researcher Lan Qiu at @apadivision50.bsky.social & @abctabsig.bsky.social Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Annual Meeting! Dual Nicotine & Cannabis Use among Asian American & Pacific Island Adults. #CPA2026 #CPA26 @lsu.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Who doesn’t love an #axolotl?! 🧬 But this funny salamander has competition in the regeneration game… youtube.com/shorts/DfeTg...

lsu.edu/blog/2026/05... I’ve had so much fun collaborating with Ambre Placide and Barbara Tartarotti @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social on this project! Thanks to @fromthelabbench.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social for covering the story. @lsuscience.bsky.social

Only about half of the students who begin college as STEM majors continue in the field. LSU experts saw a path to addressing this issue, with a first-year seminar course for college students interested in STEM, designed to build confidence and skills! lsu.edu/blog/2026/04... #STEM #scicomm

In a study of microplastics in ocean-floor sediments off the coast of Puerto Rico, LSU's Kam-biu Liu and others found: 🧃 microplastics in layers dating back to 1950 🧃 heavier microplastics in more recent layers 🧃 Hurricanes leave more deposits link.springer.com/article/10.1...

LSU College of Science’s Daniel Powell studies a small fish from central Mexico to explore how species form and stay separate—even when they live side by side in the wild. www.lsu.edu/science/news... #fish #evolution #genetics @lsuscience.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

Where DNA Becomes Art: Visualizing the Code That Connects All Living Things, a Q&A with LSU College of Art and Design's Courtney Barr! 🧬 lsu.edu/blog/2026/04... #sciart #DNA

A single moderate-to-vigorous exercise session can temporarily improve blood sugar control in people with diabetes. But what about exercise "snacking," one minute a few days a day? Researchers have found even this can help: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🍽️ 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ 🍽️ 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ 🍽️ 🏃‍♂️‍➡️

Happy National DNA Day! 🧬 Learn more about the history of DNA sequencing and how it has changed how we do science! www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04... #genetics #science #nationalDNAday

Here’s me giving a talk at the @lsuresearch.bsky.social Biograds conference despite being only a post-bacc! I’m learning to just volunteer for as much sci comm as possible and if they actually let me do it, I’m better for it. More info about the conference: biograds.wixsite.com/biograds

Discover Day today! Please join us in the Student Union to see the results of some fantastic undergraduate research. While you’re there, be sure to check out posters from rockstar Kelly lab students Deborah Shobamowo and Suzie Heneghan 🌊@lsuscience.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social l

@lsuresearch.bsky.social Discover Day 2026: Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share my research with the community!

Gait analysis for horses 🐎 to identify problematic movements and correct them before injuries occur? It's now a thing, thanks to a newly published digital 4D model by @lsuvetmed.bsky.social researchers! #equineresearch #horse #gaitanalysis Learn more! lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...

NASA Artemis Film & Video Librarian by day, LSU graduate student studying library science by night?! Meet John Hughes, working at NASA and going to @lsu.bsky.social! #Moon #artemisII www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...

Happy #WorldMicroscopeDay! 🔬 Today, we have 9 stunning materials science images for you, celebrating this day in 1625 when the term " #microscope " was first used! For example, this image of modified #moon 🌑 soil! See more: lsu.edu/blog/2026/04... @lsuengineering.bsky.social

From the smartphones in our pockets to the tools we use in hospitals and homes, space exploration has quietly reshaped everyday life on Earth. 8 TECHNOLOGIES WE WOULDN’T HAVE WITHOUT SPACE EXPLORATION! www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...

Excited to share my first first-author publication!! HyPhy is a Python-based tool for studying fungal hyphal networks, opening new doors to connect fungal architecture with genetic and environmental factors.

Interested in learning more about how Botrytis cinerea overcomes host defenses? Check out our new preprint, where we expose a diverse population to linalool to uncover the genetic basis of resistance: doi.org/10.64898/202... ! 😎

Melanie Madrigal, a grad student in the @lsu.bsky.social Dept of Biological Sciences in Jordan A. Dowell's lab, has an odd lab “pet”: a #fungus known as gray mold or Botrytis cinerea. She’s working to characterize its growth under different conditions - with images! youtube.com/shorts/wibIW...

Update: the astronauts are reporting they did indeed see at least four impact flashes from meteors on the moon!!! ☄️🌑

The #ArtemisII crew plans to observe and document any meteorites hitting the #moon from the far side later today! Learn more about lunar meteorites and geology with @lsu.bsky.social geologist Matthew Loocke: lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...

We are so, so small. #Artemis

The future of #computing might look a lot like... #chemistry. LSU researchers have developed soft membranes that can be controlled with light ⚡ to work as resistors or capacitors with MEMORY 💽. They may be useful for neuromorphic 🧠 computing. Learn more: lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...

From the shape of atomic nuclei to the future of quantum computing, LSU physicist Dr. Kristina Launey (@lsuphysastro.bsky.social) is advancing how we understand matter at its most fundamental level. @lsuresearch.bsky.social

Super excited to have this publication out!!!!!

Throwing back to this story as the #Artemis II launch approaches! LSU engineers are helping ensure future astronauts can easily build structures on the #moon! Astronauts Could Live in Structures Made from Moon Rocks eos.org/articles/ast...

Mark your calendars! @LSUVetMed is hosting the 2026 #Epigenetic Inheritance Symposium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from July 15-17. www.lsu.edu/vetmed/event...

HPX, developed at LSU, enables software developers to efficiently use available computing resources, from single nodes to large-scale distributed systems. At LSU, HPX has been used to create complex models in astrophysics and to make faster storm surge and flood predictions! @lsu.bsky.social

The shape of branching networks, like the roots of a tree or the filamentous growths of a fungus, can tell us about their function. How do growth conditions or genetics impact the network shape? LSU researchers have created a tool that “skeletonizes” #fungi to reveal the network!

Congratulations to Peter Doran, Lucio Miele, and Bret Elderd for being honored as 2025 @aaas.org Fellows! Please join us in congratulating these amazing researchers and physicians. Hear from them: www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/03... #AAASFellows @lsuscience.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

TIGER TALK podcast with @klsufm.bsky.social: Where Wildlife and Human Health Intersect, with Dr. Mark Mitchell at @lsuvetmed.bsky.social! Listen to learn more about wildlife epidemiology, bald eagles, zoonotic diseases, flooding, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l7t...

POV: you study #spiders as a grad student at @lsuscience.bsky.social, catching spiders above waterways to test them as bio-indicators of forever chemicals in our waterways. Via Sarah Kerr’s camera roll! #worldwaterday

17.5% of Louisiana's surface area is covered by water. Water is one of our most valuable assets — but it can also pose a threat if not monitored and protected. Learn how researchers across the LSU system are using #wastewater to protect public health: lsu.edu/blog/2026/03... #worldwaterday

From uncovering chronic disease risk factors, to training doctors and dentists to serve rural areas, to helping farmers supplement their income by growing microalgae 🧪... our researchers are working for Louisiana! Learn more in our latest newsletter: lsu-campaigns.omniupdate.com/t/d-e-ghygn-...

From @lsuresearch.bsky.social Instagram to BBC Wildlife.

Luck of the Lab 🍀: For #stpatricksday, LSU Research Glows Green, Spanning Brain Cells, Crops, Frogs, and Algae! lsu.edu/blog/2026/03... #green @lsuvetmed.bsky.social @lsuagcenter.bsky.social #lemurfrog #cyanobacteria #plants #biology #scicomm #sciart

LSU researchers helped critically endangered lemur frogs grow stronger bones... with high calcium crickets! Study published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social mdpi.com/2076-2615/16... @lsuvetmed.bsky.social #lemurfrog #vetmed #green #scicomm @lsu.bsky.social

A molecular “Trojan horse” against colorectal cancer? LSU chemist Dr. Fatima Rivas is studying an oxidized cholesterol intermediate that cancer cells may take up naturally — disrupting critical processes once inside. 🔬 Story: www.lsu.edu/science/news... @lsuresearch.bsky.social

"When chance brought a lone crustacean to [an LSU] scientist’s car park in the USA, he had an unusual response: try to get an exceptionally detailed 3D scan of the animal." - BBC Wildlife Magazine discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts... @lsu.bsky.social

Professor Brandon Shuck @lsugeology.bsky.social was recently interviewed by CBC about a recent geophysical discovery: a massive tear in the tectonic plate off the coast of Vancouver Island. 📹 youtu.be/fzo2WiWeVV4?... Learn more👉 www.lsu.edu/science/news... #GeauxScience @lsuresearch.bsky.social

Are you feeling a bit groggy after losing an hour last night? Yeah, us too! But our LSU experts have some #sleep tips based on science to help you get through #daylightsavingstime! Learn more: www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/03... @penningtonbiomed.bsky.social @lsucollegeofag.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

What better reason to eat fruit?! 🥭🥑 Eating more fruit, particularly avocados and mangos, leads to positive changes in vascular health. @pbrcnews.bsky.social editorial featured in the Journal of the American Heart Association: ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... #nutrition #NationalNutritionMonth

Where did #Pluto get those clustered pits that look suspiciously like gas pockmarks? @lsu.bsky.social Planetary Science Lab researchers have some possible answers! 💨 www.youtube.com/shorts/m9JAM...

LSU researchers build exoskeleton to make construction safer | @nolanews.bsky.social Read: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/... #Education #engineering #design #robotics

We are celebrating #nationalengineersweek by sharing some exciting research and inventions by LSU engineers. Today: a metal-free battery! Learn more: lsu.edu/blog/2026/02... @lsuengineering.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social #energy #battery #engineering

Breaking: Regeneration of fins and limbs relies on a shared cellular playbook! Covered in @sciencenews.bsky.social by the amazing Elizabeth Pennisi Fav quote: "The red blood cell thing blew my mind." @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social @ischneider.bsky.social

It’s National Day of the Mexican Axolotl! @ischneider.bsky.social @josanesousa.bsky.social @perezlouise.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social #axolotl

Freedom from addiction: LSU researchers are working to find a molecular intervention that would reduce drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviors. Learn more in this behind-the-scenes interview! #addiction #health #neuroscience @lsuvetmeddean.bsky.social @lsuvetmed.bsky.social youtu.be/duTFnCs_BLU

LSU researchers have invented a dental imaging system that replaces X-rays and eliminates their associated health risks. It uses a special mouthwash and a near-infrared light camera! #dentist #innovation @lsuengineering.bsky.social @lsuvetmed.bsky.social Learn more: lsu.edu/blog/2026/02...

AMERICAN ENERGY LEADERSHIP! LSU has signed two new research agreements in Washington D.C. with Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories to strengthen U.S. energy competitiveness and bring new soloutions to the Gulf Coast. 🔬 FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/4bmZgQV