🎉 Congrats to Dr. Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social, Director of the LSU MNS, on being named a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences!

An ichthyologist studying fishes worldwide, he’s described 15 new species, published 5 books and 150+ papers, and is a passionate science communicator. 🌎🐟

Male corals outnumber females in Baja California’s acidified waters. Michael Hellberg’s new NSF grant uses fieldwork, genomics, and AI to reveal why—and how these sex-specific strategies help corals endure a changing ocean. https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2025/10/hellberg-baja-corals-nsf.php

Congrats to LSU Boyd Professor Susanne Brenner, awarded the 2025 Blaise Pascal Medal by the European Academy of Sciences! She’ll also speak at the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians–the 1st LSU faculty invited since 1970.
Read more https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2025/09/brenner-2025.php

🎉 Congrats to LSU Ph.D. student Marquise Henry, named a 2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellow!
Studying how brains shape behavior in house sparrows 🐦🧠 & mentoring the next generation, Marquise proves great science is a team effort.
More here: https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2025/08/hhmi-gilliam-fellow.php

🧠 The hippocampus gets all the memory credit—but what about the entorhinal cortex? With a new $1.8M NIH grant, LSU neuroscientist Juhee Haam is uncovering hidden brain rhythms that could reshape how we understand memory & Alzheimer’s.
👉 https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2025/08/haam-nih.php

On its historic final voyage to drill into the mantle, @lsu.bsky.social Professors Shuck and Poulaki were aboard the JOIDES Resolution, bringing back groundbreaking mantle rocks that could reshape our understanding of this vast, largely unexplored layer of Earth.

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Big breakthrough in quantum matter! A team from @math.lsu.edu & @lsuphysastro.bsky.social found a way to trap electrons using smart imperfections in graphene—no rigid structures needed! Their approach could transform quantum computing & advanced tech. Learn more: bit.ly/4gVfdgg
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Congrats to LSU MNS PhD student Juliana Damasceno, named an @insidenatgeo.bsky.social Explorer! She’s studying how Amazonian antbirds track army ant nests, feasting on fleeing insects and finding the ants even as they move through the night’s shadows. www.lsu.edu/science/news...
@lsu.bsky.social

We've landed in the "new" for academia! 🤞 While our profile is still a work in progress, check out LSU Biosci Prof Brant Faircloth (@brantfaircloth.bsky.social) talking about his research.
P.S. If you tell the intern "don't add that", guess what makes the cut...

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