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New study in Science Advances by @lsu.bsky.social geologist Brandon Shuck @seismoshuck.bsky.social shows the Cascadia subduction zone breaking apart in pieces—shedding light on ancient microplates, volcanic activity, and seismic hazards. More: www.lsu.edu/science/news...
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Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Apart Off the Pacific Northwest — and That’s Not Necessarily Bad News
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September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Congratulations to DR. PHIL BART, on his feature in the New York Times! 🎉
Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship
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August 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to DR. PHIL BART, on his feature in the New York Times! 🎉
Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
DISAPPEARING DELTA
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A big congratulations to Geology professors, Dr. Sam Bentley (Team lead) and Dr. Carol Wilson, who were featured on PBS News Hour to discuss concerns pertaining to the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana. (Start at minute 36)
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A big congratulations to Geology professors, Dr. Sam Bentley (Team lead) and Dr. Carol Wilson, who were featured on PBS News Hour to discuss concerns pertaining to the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana. (Start at minute 36)
PBS News Hour | Season 2025 | August 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
August 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
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August 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DISAPPEARING DELTA
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A big congratulations to Geology professors, Dr. Sam Bentley (Team lead) and Dr. Carol Wilson, who were featured on PBS News Hour to discuss concerns pertaining to the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana. (Start at minute 36)
www.pbs.org/video/august...
A big congratulations to Geology professors, Dr. Sam Bentley (Team lead) and Dr. Carol Wilson, who were featured on PBS News Hour to discuss concerns pertaining to the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana. (Start at minute 36)
LSU Geology & Geophysics ROCKSTAR Poster Competition is an opportunity for our students to highlight their research. Congratulations to our 2025 ROCKSTAR Winners!
PhD Winners:
1st Sajin Satyal
2nd Sarah Seale
3rd Crystal Luna
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
PhD Winners:
1st Sajin Satyal
2nd Sarah Seale
3rd Crystal Luna
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
April 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
LSU Geology & Geophysics ROCKSTAR Poster Competition is an opportunity for our students to highlight their research. Congratulations to our 2025 ROCKSTAR Winners!
PhD Winners:
1st Sajin Satyal
2nd Sarah Seale
3rd Crystal Luna
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
PhD Winners:
1st Sajin Satyal
2nd Sarah Seale
3rd Crystal Luna
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
LSU Geology & Geophysics ROCKSTAR Poster Competition is an opportunity for our students to highlight their research. Congratulations to our 2025 ROCKSTAR Winners!
Master Winners: 1st Alexa Crawford, 2nd Amaya Wanniarachchi, 3rd Mae Roach
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
Master Winners: 1st Alexa Crawford, 2nd Amaya Wanniarachchi, 3rd Mae Roach
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
April 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
LSU Geology & Geophysics ROCKSTAR Poster Competition is an opportunity for our students to highlight their research. Congratulations to our 2025 ROCKSTAR Winners!
Master Winners: 1st Alexa Crawford, 2nd Amaya Wanniarachchi, 3rd Mae Roach
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
Master Winners: 1st Alexa Crawford, 2nd Amaya Wanniarachchi, 3rd Mae Roach
GEAUX TIGERS! 💜 💛
LSU Geology & Geophysics ROCKSTAR Poster Competition is an opportunity for our students to highlight their research. Congratulations to our 2025 ROCKSTAR Winners!
Undergraduate Winners: 1st Tristan Ilgenfritz, 2nd Anthony Chiasson, 3rd Samuel Juneau
Undergraduate Winners: 1st Tristan Ilgenfritz, 2nd Anthony Chiasson, 3rd Samuel Juneau
April 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
LSU Geology & Geophysics ROCKSTAR Poster Competition is an opportunity for our students to highlight their research. Congratulations to our 2025 ROCKSTAR Winners!
Undergraduate Winners: 1st Tristan Ilgenfritz, 2nd Anthony Chiasson, 3rd Samuel Juneau
Undergraduate Winners: 1st Tristan Ilgenfritz, 2nd Anthony Chiasson, 3rd Samuel Juneau
A groundbreaking expedition into the earth's mantle - We would like to recognize our own Dr. Brandon Shuck and Dr. Eirini Poulaki for their contributions. Congratulations! 🎉
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LSU Professors Join Historic Effort to Drill Earth's Mantle and Retrieve Rare Deep-Earth Samples
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March 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A groundbreaking expedition into the earth's mantle - We would like to recognize our own Dr. Brandon Shuck and Dr. Eirini Poulaki for their contributions. Congratulations! 🎉
www.lsu.edu/science/news...
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LSU Giving Day 2025 is here! 🎉 For the next 24 hours, Tigers everywhere are coming together to support what they love most about LSU. We aspire to inspire the next generation of geoscientists.
Give today and help us build winning teams in Geology & Geophysics! givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Give today and help us build winning teams in Geology & Geophysics! givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Department of Geology & Geophysics - LSU Giving Day
Founded in 1922, the LSU Department of Geology & Geophysics has developed into a comprehensive program for teaching and research in the earth sciences. With the longest continuously running camp i...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
LSU Giving Day 2025 is here! 🎉 For the next 24 hours, Tigers everywhere are coming together to support what they love most about LSU. We aspire to inspire the next generation of geoscientists.
Give today and help us build winning teams in Geology & Geophysics! givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Give today and help us build winning teams in Geology & Geophysics! givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Only 5 days until LSU Giving Day 2025! On March 19, Tigers everywhere will come together to support the programs and initiatives that make LSU Geology & Geophysics extraordinary.
Learn how you can help build teams that win in the Geology & Geophysics department: givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Learn how you can help build teams that win in the Geology & Geophysics department: givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Department of Geology & Geophysics - LSU Giving Day
Founded in 1922, the LSU Department of Geology & Geophysics has developed into a comprehensive program for teaching and research in the earth sciences. With the longest continuously running camp i...
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March 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Only 5 days until LSU Giving Day 2025! On March 19, Tigers everywhere will come together to support the programs and initiatives that make LSU Geology & Geophysics extraordinary.
Learn how you can help build teams that win in the Geology & Geophysics department: givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Learn how you can help build teams that win in the Geology & Geophysics department: givingday.lsu.edu/campaigns/de...
Join us tomorrow for our Open House! Learn about degrees and careers in the Geosciences! And don't forget to stop by and say hi to Cera the Triceratops. 👋🦕
👍When: Wed, March 12th
👍Time: 3-5pm
👍Where: Howe-Russell Building (Atrium)
👍When: Wed, March 12th
👍Time: 3-5pm
👍Where: Howe-Russell Building (Atrium)
March 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Join us tomorrow for our Open House! Learn about degrees and careers in the Geosciences! And don't forget to stop by and say hi to Cera the Triceratops. 👋🦕
👍When: Wed, March 12th
👍Time: 3-5pm
👍Where: Howe-Russell Building (Atrium)
👍When: Wed, March 12th
👍Time: 3-5pm
👍Where: Howe-Russell Building (Atrium)
We are less than 1-Week away! 🎉 Please join us for our Open House and learn about degrees and careers in the Geosciences. The world needs geoscientists! 🌎
March 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are less than 1-Week away! 🎉 Please join us for our Open House and learn about degrees and careers in the Geosciences. The world needs geoscientists! 🌎
Discover where a degree in Geology & Geophysics can take you! Please join our Open House on Wed, March 12th! Learn about majors and careers in the Geosciences while enjoying light refreshments. 👍😀
February 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Discover where a degree in Geology & Geophysics can take you! Please join our Open House on Wed, March 12th! Learn about majors and careers in the Geosciences while enjoying light refreshments. 👍😀
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Hey Tigers. Your mental health matters.
The second Planting Seeds of Hope event is this Wednesday in the PMAC at 5 p.m. This free event is open to the public!
Learn more: https://calendar.lsu.edu/event/planting-seeds-of-hope
The second Planting Seeds of Hope event is this Wednesday in the PMAC at 5 p.m. This free event is open to the public!
Learn more: https://calendar.lsu.edu/event/planting-seeds-of-hope
Planting Seeds of Hope
Former LSU football standout and ESPN celebrity Ryan Clark will serve as the host for the second “Planting Seeds of Hope” event, an inspirational program on the power of hope and normalizing the conversations around mental health.
Presented by the Rain Will Bring Flowers Foundation, The Joe Burrow Foundation, The National L Club, and Our Lady of the Lake Health, “Planting Seeds of Hope” is a free event open to the public beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
A tabling event will occur on the concourse of the Maravich Center beginning at 5 p.m. and running until the start of the main event at 6 p.m. Over 30 campus, community and national mental health resources will be available to assist in providing real-time access to local resources and support and foster connections to those working in the mental health space.
The main event begins at 6 p.m. with Clark serving as the moderator for a panel that includes former LSU football standout and current Los Angeles Charger DJ Chark, Emma Benoit (Documentary: My Ascension), Dr. Ray Tucker (LSU Associate Professor of Psychology; Clinical Assistant Professor LSUHSC/OLOL & Director of the National Suicide Training Center (NSTC); and Sherrard Crespo (LCSW & VP of External Affairs at VIA LINK, a 988 contact center for Louisiana).
The first 1,000 attendees to arrive on Wednesday, Feb. 12 will receive free Raising Canes, courtesy of the Joe Burrow Foundation. Coca-Cola will provide the drinks for the event.
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February 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Hey Tigers. Your mental health matters.
The second Planting Seeds of Hope event is this Wednesday in the PMAC at 5 p.m. This free event is open to the public!
Learn more: https://calendar.lsu.edu/event/planting-seeds-of-hope
The second Planting Seeds of Hope event is this Wednesday in the PMAC at 5 p.m. This free event is open to the public!
Learn more: https://calendar.lsu.edu/event/planting-seeds-of-hope
Losing Ground- BIRD'S FOOT DELTA IN LOUISIANA
Dr. Sam Bentley (LSU)
Dr. Mead Allison (Tulane)
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Dr. Sam Bentley (LSU)
Dr. Mead Allison (Tulane)
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Starved of sediment, an iconic piece of the Mississippi River delta could vanish
The Bird's Foot, critical for shipping and wildlife, is “one of the most threatened places in America”
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January 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Losing Ground- BIRD'S FOOT DELTA IN LOUISIANA
Dr. Sam Bentley (LSU)
Dr. Mead Allison (Tulane)
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Dr. Sam Bentley (LSU)
Dr. Mead Allison (Tulane)
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Sophie Warny is an @lsugeology.bsky.social professor and the curator and director of education at the @lsumns.bsky.social. She studies pollen to prove or disprove relationships between objects, people, and places, which can be critical in criminal investigations (🧵 3/6)
December 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Sophie Warny is an @lsugeology.bsky.social professor and the curator and director of education at the @lsumns.bsky.social. She studies pollen to prove or disprove relationships between objects, people, and places, which can be critical in criminal investigations (🧵 3/6)
LSU, Tulane and 12 other regional institutions partner up to research impacts of Mississippi River Delta retreat on communities.
LSU and Tulane partner up to research impacts to Mississippi River Delta erosion on communities
As the erosion of the Mississippi Delta continues, a partnership between LSU and Tulane is researching ways to see just how much will change in these disappearing communities if nothing is done.
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December 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM
LSU, Tulane and 12 other regional institutions partner up to research impacts of Mississippi River Delta retreat on communities.