LSU Researchers Envision the Future of Coastal Resilience With and For Louisiana Communities
James Spencer, a professor of architecture from LSU’s College of Art & Design is collaborating with experts in flood modeling, community adaptation, environmental laws and policies, civic advocacy, and community fundraising, many of whom…
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Fabio Capra-Ribeiro Selected for NASEM Early Career Research Fellowship
Dr. Fabio Capra-Ribeiro, assistant professor of architecture, has been selected for the new Early Career Research Fellowship of the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He is…
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Katharina Wang: Innovating with Glass
Katharina Wang’s creative scholarship and research explores the intersection of art, design and technology. “I’m exploring the question: how can digital fabrication support traditional glass forming techniques?” she said. With support from the Stouffer…
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Malcolm McClay’s Performance “Unwinding the Universe” Explores Neurodiversity
The HopKins Black Box theatre at Louisiana State University, in collaboration with artists and scholars from LSU and the New Orleans arts community, presents Unwinding the Universe, a new performance that explores the lived…
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LSU Digital Art Faculty Partner to Create Digital Twins for Chemical Processing Facilities
LSU, FUEL, Syngenta Partner to Develop Low-cost Digital Twins for Chemical Processing Facilities Syngenta, a science-based agriculture company with a key production site in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, has partnered with LSU and FUEL to…
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LSU Engineering & Architecture Faculty Bring Solar Stations to Campus
LSU architecture assistant professor Soo Jeong Jo is collaborating with Engineering faculty to figure out how to deploy solar infrastructure into an urban environment. Read more: LSU Engineering, Architecture Faculty Bring Solar Stations…
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LSU Students Won 2025 ASLA Georgia Student Honor Award
LSU landscape architecture students won the 2025 ASLA Georgia Student Honor Award, presented by the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in August 2025. The winning project titled, “Eco Collective:…
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Shaped by Katrina, LSU’s Traci Birch Is Now Helping Plan for a Stronger Louisiana
Traci Birch was a Ph.D. student and practicing urban planner when she was forced to evacuate from New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She thought she’d be back home in a few days….
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Allison Young Named SAAM Research Fellow
Dr. Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, has been named a 2025-26 Smithsonian American Art Museum research fellow. As a Patricia and Phillip Frost Senior Fellow, Dr. Young will devote her fellowship to…
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Lake Douglas Awarded the Stewardship Excellence Award
Lake Douglas, professor emeritus of landscape architecture, has been awarded the The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF)’s Stewardship Excellence Award in recognition of his “inspiring, determined, and passionate advocacy on behalf of the cultural landscape legacy of…
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Chris Baos Receives LAF Research Award
MLA candidate Chris Baos is the winner of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s 2025 Kenneth R. Brooks MLA Research Scholarship. Originally from Greece, Chris is pursuing a Master of Landscape Architecture at the…
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LSU Faculty and Student Researchers Develop Engineering and Design Solutions Aimed to Advance Coastal Resilience
Ecosystem restoration is defined as “the action of repairing sites in nature to their former function or condition.” Climate impacts negatively affect coastal ecosystem functionality, communities, and infrastructures. Consequently, restoration efforts are increasingly focused…
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Alumni Spotlight: Phillip Fernberg
Dr. Phillip Fernberg presenting at Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). Phillip Fernberg is a researcher, educator, and technology strategist. He earned a Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree from the LSU Robert Reich School…
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LSU Faculty Work Featured in LSU Museum of Art Exhibition In Focus
The LSU Museum of Art exhibition In Focus features art by LSU College of Art & Design faculty, showcasing the vast range of talent in areas such as digital technology, painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics,…
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Meet Safiyeh Niknami, MFA 2025
Designer of the World Safiyeh Niknami is an artist and designer born and nurtured in the rich cultural heritage of Iran. She graduates with an MFA in graphic design at LSU in 2025, and…
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Allison Young Awarded 2025 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, has been honored with the 2025 LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award. This distinguished recognition celebrates Young’s exceptional contributions to the field of art history and…
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Research Aims to Combat Flooding in Louisiana
Flooding has become a growing problem, especially for coastal communities like those in Louisiana and the Gulf South. Rising sea levels, more intense storms, and an array of other environmental factors have led to…
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Meet Katharina Wang: MArch Student & Interior Design Instructor
Katharina Beliveau Wang, NCIDQ, has experienced LSU many ways: as an undergraduate student (she received her Bachelor of Interior Design degree in 2018,) as an alumna, and now as a graduate student pursuing her…
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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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