LSU College of Science
@lsuscience.bsky.social
The LSU College of Science is a vibrant community of explorers dedicated to advancing science by tackling questions ranging from the vast to the microscopic. One of LSU's leading research and teaching colleges, it plays a pivotal role in driving discovery.
As ecosystems grow more crowded, competition reshapes how species grow and survive. New research reveals why this matters for a changing world. 🔗 https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2026/tan-nat-comms.php
January 30, 2026 at 11:42 PM
As ecosystems grow more crowded, competition reshapes how species grow and survive. New research reveals why this matters for a changing world. 🔗 https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2026/tan-nat-comms.php
Student Spotlight: Melanie Madrigal 🌟
PhD student in Biological Sciences studying how fungal pathogens adapt to plant defenses using lab + computational work. Future Scholars Fellow, flower arranger, and scone baker outside the lab. 🔬🧪
#LSUScience
PhD student in Biological Sciences studying how fungal pathogens adapt to plant defenses using lab + computational work. Future Scholars Fellow, flower arranger, and scone baker outside the lab. 🔬🧪
#LSUScience
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Student Spotlight: Melanie Madrigal 🌟
PhD student in Biological Sciences studying how fungal pathogens adapt to plant defenses using lab + computational work. Future Scholars Fellow, flower arranger, and scone baker outside the lab. 🔬🧪
#LSUScience
PhD student in Biological Sciences studying how fungal pathogens adapt to plant defenses using lab + computational work. Future Scholars Fellow, flower arranger, and scone baker outside the lab. 🔬🧪
#LSUScience
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Our research impact reaches all the way to Antarctica! 🌎
LSU researcher @icedoctord.bsky.social and team at @lsugeology.bsky.social have documented, in rare detail, a large brine discharge event at Blood Falls. The salty, blood-colored water flows out when pressure under Taylor Glacier rises.
LSU researcher @icedoctord.bsky.social and team at @lsugeology.bsky.social have documented, in rare detail, a large brine discharge event at Blood Falls. The salty, blood-colored water flows out when pressure under Taylor Glacier rises.
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Our research impact reaches all the way to Antarctica! 🌎
LSU researcher @icedoctord.bsky.social and team at @lsugeology.bsky.social have documented, in rare detail, a large brine discharge event at Blood Falls. The salty, blood-colored water flows out when pressure under Taylor Glacier rises.
LSU researcher @icedoctord.bsky.social and team at @lsugeology.bsky.social have documented, in rare detail, a large brine discharge event at Blood Falls. The salty, blood-colored water flows out when pressure under Taylor Glacier rises.
Calling curious kids in grades 4–6 🔬
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the @lsumns.bsky.social, hands-on science activities, and time with LSU scientists.
📅 Feb 21 | ⏰ 10:30–2:45 | 📝 Apps open now, due Jan 30!
Apply here : https://bit.ly/3RXu8vY
#LSUScience #BatonRougeEvents #STEMKids
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the @lsumns.bsky.social, hands-on science activities, and time with LSU scientists.
📅 Feb 21 | ⏰ 10:30–2:45 | 📝 Apps open now, due Jan 30!
Apply here : https://bit.ly/3RXu8vY
#LSUScience #BatonRougeEvents #STEMKids
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Calling curious kids in grades 4–6 🔬
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the @lsumns.bsky.social, hands-on science activities, and time with LSU scientists.
📅 Feb 21 | ⏰ 10:30–2:45 | 📝 Apps open now, due Jan 30!
Apply here : https://bit.ly/3RXu8vY
#LSUScience #BatonRougeEvents #STEMKids
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the @lsumns.bsky.social, hands-on science activities, and time with LSU scientists.
📅 Feb 21 | ⏰ 10:30–2:45 | 📝 Apps open now, due Jan 30!
Apply here : https://bit.ly/3RXu8vY
#LSUScience #BatonRougeEvents #STEMKids
Seeing the unseen just got clearer at LSU 🔬
New AZtec software now powers the SEM in LSU’s AMAC, enabling sharper imaging and large-area chemical mapping.
Learn more✨: https://bit.ly/4jN9L1X
@lsugeology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social
New AZtec software now powers the SEM in LSU’s AMAC, enabling sharper imaging and large-area chemical mapping.
Learn more✨: https://bit.ly/4jN9L1X
@lsugeology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Seeing the unseen just got clearer at LSU 🔬
New AZtec software now powers the SEM in LSU’s AMAC, enabling sharper imaging and large-area chemical mapping.
Learn more✨: https://bit.ly/4jN9L1X
@lsugeology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social
New AZtec software now powers the SEM in LSU’s AMAC, enabling sharper imaging and large-area chemical mapping.
Learn more✨: https://bit.ly/4jN9L1X
@lsugeology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social
Curious why some plants smell like a crime scene and still manage to be stunningly successful at pollination? 🌷 Come hang out with us at Science Café and learn how “corpse flowers” fake it till they make it. It’s weird, fascinating, and absolutely worth your Tuesday night 🤩
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Curious why some plants smell like a crime scene and still manage to be stunningly successful at pollination? 🌷 Come hang out with us at Science Café and learn how “corpse flowers” fake it till they make it. It’s weird, fascinating, and absolutely worth your Tuesday night 🤩
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LSU faculty member Hollie Hale-Donze found a new way to teach infectious diseases: ImmunoWars. Now @LSUscience, Harvard and Dutch medical schools are helping the creators refine the game for wider audiences, turning complex immunology into fast, fun learning.
FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
LSU faculty member Hollie Hale-Donze found a new way to teach infectious diseases: ImmunoWars. Now @LSUscience, Harvard and Dutch medical schools are helping the creators refine the game for wider audiences, turning complex immunology into fast, fun learning.
FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
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Come join us for a STAR PARTY! ✨
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Come join us for a STAR PARTY! ✨
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
@lsu.bsky.social's Hollie Hale-Donze is making learning infectious diseases interactive with 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴! Students gain hands-on experience understanding pathogens, vaccines, and immune responses 🎲🦠.
Check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
Check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
@lsu.bsky.social's Hollie Hale-Donze is making learning infectious diseases interactive with 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴! Students gain hands-on experience understanding pathogens, vaccines, and immune responses 🎲🦠.
Check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
Check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/45fsFsq
How does Staphylococcus aureus evade our immune system? 🦠 With a new NIH R01, @lsu.bsky.social researcher Chen Chen is uncovering how this bacterium slows immune cells—insights that could improve pneumonia treatment.
Read the full story here✨:https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2026/nih-chen-chen.php
Read the full story here✨:https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2026/nih-chen-chen.php
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
How does Staphylococcus aureus evade our immune system? 🦠 With a new NIH R01, @lsu.bsky.social researcher Chen Chen is uncovering how this bacterium slows immune cells—insights that could improve pneumonia treatment.
Read the full story here✨:https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2026/nih-chen-chen.php
Read the full story here✨:https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2026/nih-chen-chen.php
From @lsu.bsky.social to the @nytimes.com! Daniel Geldof, @lsumns.bsky.social alumnus, shows how the rockhead poacher may use its massive skull to make sound in noisy tidal zones. 🔊🐟 #LSUScience
✨🔗:
https://nyti.ms/4jzAor3
https://bit.ly/4pBPU7c
https://bit.ly/49gJvto
✨🔗:
https://nyti.ms/4jzAor3
https://bit.ly/4pBPU7c
https://bit.ly/49gJvto
January 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM
From @lsu.bsky.social to the @nytimes.com! Daniel Geldof, @lsumns.bsky.social alumnus, shows how the rockhead poacher may use its massive skull to make sound in noisy tidal zones. 🔊🐟 #LSUScience
✨🔗:
https://nyti.ms/4jzAor3
https://bit.ly/4pBPU7c
https://bit.ly/49gJvto
✨🔗:
https://nyti.ms/4jzAor3
https://bit.ly/4pBPU7c
https://bit.ly/49gJvto
Welcome back, Tigers! Campus wasn’t the same without you. Here’s to a fresh start and a strong spring semester. 🐯✨
January 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Welcome back, Tigers! Campus wasn’t the same without you. Here’s to a fresh start and a strong spring semester. 🐯✨
@lsu.bsky.social Astrophysicist Eric Burns is leading an investigation of a gamma-ray burst detected on July 2, 2025 that may expand on what scientists know about these powerful cosmic explosions.
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
@lsu.bsky.social Astrophysicist Eric Burns is leading an investigation of a gamma-ray burst detected on July 2, 2025 that may expand on what scientists know about these powerful cosmic explosions.
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
Happy #NationalBirdDay 🐦
From discovering new species to training leaders in museums and universities worldwide, the LSU Museum of Natural Science has been shaping bird science for decades.
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
From discovering new species to training leaders in museums and universities worldwide, the LSU Museum of Natural Science has been shaping bird science for decades.
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Happy #NationalBirdDay 🐦
From discovering new species to training leaders in museums and universities worldwide, the LSU Museum of Natural Science has been shaping bird science for decades.
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
From discovering new species to training leaders in museums and universities worldwide, the LSU Museum of Natural Science has been shaping bird science for decades.
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🎊🎉
As we begin a new year, we’re excited for fresh questions, bold ideas, and new discoveries ahead. Here’s to another year of exploration and possibility!
As we begin a new year, we’re excited for fresh questions, bold ideas, and new discoveries ahead. Here’s to another year of exploration and possibility!
January 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🎊🎉
As we begin a new year, we’re excited for fresh questions, bold ideas, and new discoveries ahead. Here’s to another year of exploration and possibility!
As we begin a new year, we’re excited for fresh questions, bold ideas, and new discoveries ahead. Here’s to another year of exploration and possibility!
As we highlight LSU’s 2025 success stories, we’re proud of our two College of Science honorees shaping the future of STEM education—from biochemistry alum Kayla Cureaux to the impact of GeauxTeach STEM.
👉 https://bit.ly/48UeKJe
👉 https://bit.ly/48UeKJe
December 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
As we highlight LSU’s 2025 success stories, we’re proud of our two College of Science honorees shaping the future of STEM education—from biochemistry alum Kayla Cureaux to the impact of GeauxTeach STEM.
👉 https://bit.ly/48UeKJe
👉 https://bit.ly/48UeKJe
As we highlight the successes of 2025, the LSU College of Science defined the year with work driven by ingenuity, collaboration, and a commitment to improving lives in Louisiana and beyond. 👉 https://bit.ly/45ftDol
December 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As we highlight the successes of 2025, the LSU College of Science defined the year with work driven by ingenuity, collaboration, and a commitment to improving lives in Louisiana and beyond. 👉 https://bit.ly/45ftDol
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! ✨ May your holidays be filled with bright ideas, warm connections, and time to recharge. We’re grateful for our curious, creative community and wish you a season full of wonder and discovery.
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! ✨ May your holidays be filled with bright ideas, warm connections, and time to recharge. We’re grateful for our curious, creative community and wish you a season full of wonder and discovery.
Could Stranger Things actually hint at real physics?
@lsuphysastro.bsky.social Prof. Jorge Pullin weighs in on the strange world of parallel universes and the real theories behind the hit series in Nature. 🧠✨
Turns out the Upside Down would be kind of boring.
nature.com/articles/d41...
@lsuphysastro.bsky.social Prof. Jorge Pullin weighs in on the strange world of parallel universes and the real theories behind the hit series in Nature. 🧠✨
Turns out the Upside Down would be kind of boring.
nature.com/articles/d41...
Are we living in a parallel universe? The strange physics of Stranger Things
Nature speaks to theoretical physicists to explore the real theories that inspired the hit series. Warning: contains spoilers.
nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Could Stranger Things actually hint at real physics?
@lsuphysastro.bsky.social Prof. Jorge Pullin weighs in on the strange world of parallel universes and the real theories behind the hit series in Nature. 🧠✨
Turns out the Upside Down would be kind of boring.
nature.com/articles/d41...
@lsuphysastro.bsky.social Prof. Jorge Pullin weighs in on the strange world of parallel universes and the real theories behind the hit series in Nature. 🧠✨
Turns out the Upside Down would be kind of boring.
nature.com/articles/d41...
As commencement comes to a close, we congratulate our College of Science graduates on the hard work and perseverance that brought them here and the curiosity and determination that will carry them forward.🎓
#LSU25 #GeauxScience
#LSU25 #GeauxScience
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
As commencement comes to a close, we congratulate our College of Science graduates on the hard work and perseverance that brought them here and the curiosity and determination that will carry them forward.🎓
#LSU25 #GeauxScience
#LSU25 #GeauxScience
A quick snapshot from #AGU2025, where there’s no shortage of exciting Earth and space science. With just two days left, stop by the LSU and Geology booth to connect with our researchers.
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A quick snapshot from #AGU2025, where there’s no shortage of exciting Earth and space science. With just two days left, stop by the LSU and Geology booth to connect with our researchers.
🎓 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮
Graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry & B.F.A. in Studio Art, Ella blends science and creativity. From crystal research to a Met Museum internship, she’s on her way to a PhD in Chemistry. Way to Geaux, Ella! 💜🐯
Graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry & B.F.A. in Studio Art, Ella blends science and creativity. From crystal research to a Met Museum internship, she’s on her way to a PhD in Chemistry. Way to Geaux, Ella! 💜🐯
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎓 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮
Graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry & B.F.A. in Studio Art, Ella blends science and creativity. From crystal research to a Met Museum internship, she’s on her way to a PhD in Chemistry. Way to Geaux, Ella! 💜🐯
Graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry & B.F.A. in Studio Art, Ella blends science and creativity. From crystal research to a Met Museum internship, she’s on her way to a PhD in Chemistry. Way to Geaux, Ella! 💜🐯
Congrats to Prof. Mette Gaarde @lsuphysastro.bsky.social on being named an LSU Boyd Professor! 🎉 An internationally recognized leader in physics, she is also the Fall 2025 LSU College of Science Commencement Speaker. 🔗 bit.ly/4ajnVFB
December 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Congrats to Prof. Mette Gaarde @lsuphysastro.bsky.social on being named an LSU Boyd Professor! 🎉 An internationally recognized leader in physics, she is also the Fall 2025 LSU College of Science Commencement Speaker. 🔗 bit.ly/4ajnVFB
Congratulations to Dr. Irene Marti Gil, Education Outreach Coordinator for the LSU Museum of Natural Science, on being named a 2025 Sound Science Fellow by @NCSE! One of just six scholars nationwide, she’ll help strengthen K–12 science education. 👏
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Irene Marti Gil, Education Outreach Coordinator for the LSU Museum of Natural Science, on being named a 2025 Sound Science Fellow by @NCSE! One of just six scholars nationwide, she’ll help strengthen K–12 science education. 👏
Because liquids lack fixed structure, their ultrafast solute–solvent interactions have been difficult to observe. Researchers at Ohio State and @lsu.bsky.social now show that high-harmonic spectroscopy can capture molecular “handshakes.”@pnas.org https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2025/12/hhs-pnas.php
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Because liquids lack fixed structure, their ultrafast solute–solvent interactions have been difficult to observe. Researchers at Ohio State and @lsu.bsky.social now show that high-harmonic spectroscopy can capture molecular “handshakes.”@pnas.org https://www.lsu.edu/science/news/2025/12/hhs-pnas.php