Huili Wang Leads Research Team Making Libraries More Accessible
Huili Wang, assistant professor of interior design, was awarded an LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research grant for her project “From Barriers to Bridges: Creating Neurodivergent-Friendly Physical Spaces in Public Libraries,” which aims…
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Malcolm McClay Leads Interdisciplinary Team to Address ADHD Through Art
Malcolm McClay, Pliner professor of art/sculpture, was awarded an LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research “Big Ideas in Arts and Humanities” grant for $25,000 investing in the project Unwinding the Universe. The interdisciplinary…
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Jason Jamerson Joins Groundbreaking Biomedical Research Project
In an exciting new interdisciplinary collaboration, Jason Jamerson, assistant professor of virtual production and immersive media at LSU College of Art & Design and College of Music & Dramatic Arts, is part of a…
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Darius Spieth Awarded LSU Distinguished Research Master; Named Sternberg Professor
Art history professor Darius Spieth has been selected to receive the 2025 LSU Distinguished Research Master Award in the area of Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences. This award recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement…
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Soo Jeong Jo Receives AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award
Soo Jeong Jo, assistant professor of architecture, has received the AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The 2025 Architectural Education Awards honor architectural educators for exemplary…
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Yao Wang Awarded NSF Grant For Flood Risk Mitigation Research
Yao Wang, assistant professor of landscape architecture, has recently received numerous grants for her research on changing coastal environments in Louisiana and the Southern United States. NSF: Flood Risk in Louisiana In August 2024,…
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Birch and Blakeman Awarded NAS Grant for Gulf Design Futures
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today $5.9 million in awards to support the development of eight Gulf Futures interdisciplinary design studios at institutions with accredited architecture…
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Brent Fortenberry Named RRSLA Interim Director
The LSU College of Art & Design has named Brent Fortenberry the new interim director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. He is currently associate dean of research and graduate studies and…
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Afterglow | Lauren Cardenás and Jade Hoyer at Glassell Gallery
LSU School of Art presents faculty artists in conversation: Afterglow | Lauren Cardenás and Jade Hoyer at Glassell Gallery LSU School of Art will present Afterglow | Jade Hoyer and Lauren Cardenás from September…
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Art Historian Darius Spieth Lectures in France Prior to 2024 Olympics
Darius Spieth, professor of art history, gave a series of talks on his research at European art history events in summer 2024. On May 22, 2024, Spieth gave the lecture, “Flea Markets from a…
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Harmon Publishes Book Computational Design for Landscape Architects
Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, has published the new book Computational Design for Landscape Architects (Routledge 2024). This book is a guide to computational design for landscape architects replete with extensive tutorials….
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Research Team Investigates Coastal Cultural Heritage Sites
Art & Design Team Awarded 2024 Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research “Big Idea” Award An interdisciplinary team of faculty researchers in the LSU College of Art & Design were awarded a “Big Idea”…
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Joni Hammons Named the 2024-25 Marie Bickham Chair
Joni Hammons, PLA, has been named the 2024-25 Marie Bickham Chair in Landscape Architecture of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. She is currently the undergraduate coordinator of the school, teaching and…
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Streete and Harmon Receive the 2024 ARCC Research Incentive Award
Annicia Streete, assistant professor of architecture, and Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, received the 2024 ARCC Research Incentive Award for their research investigating the burial grounds of enslaved African Americans and their…
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Lauren Cardenás Wins 2024 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
Lauren Cardenás, assistant professor of art/printmaking, was awarded a 2024 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award for her research exploring the experience of navigating her bifurcated identity as a Mexican American, the fading…
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Kristen Mauch Awarded Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award
Kristen K. Mauch, NCARB, was awarded a 2024 LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award, in recognition of her dedication to LSU students. Mauch is Associate Dean of Student Services for the LSU College of…
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Louisiana Futures Exhibition Highlights Coastal Research
LSU faculty, with the generous support of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP), have led four semesters of community-based coursework focused on preparing the next generation of design,…
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Luisa Restrepo Pérez Named 2023–24 C-I Teaching Fellow
Luisa Restrepo Pérez, assistant professor of graphic design, was named one of the inaugural cohort of the Communication-Intensive (C-I) Teaching Fellows at LSU. Ten faculty were selected university-wide for their ongoing commitment to teaching…
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Malcolm McClay’s “Literary Layers” at LSU Libraries
Malcolm McClay, Pliner professor of art/sculpture, created sculptures “Literary Layers,” which are permanently exhibited in the LSU Libraries’ main library. Read more. Watch installation video.
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LSU Researchers Design Tool to Explore Effects of Solar Farming on Louisiana Ecosystems
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture assistant professor Fabiana Trindade da Silva is collaborating with researchers LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Chris Kees and LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources Professor Brett…
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