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Chair of LSU's Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Elected AAAS Member-at-Large
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, elected Kam-biu Liu, professor and chair of LSU's Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, member-at-large of the Section on Geology & Geography. This February, Liu began serving his four-year term as a member of their section Steering Group.
New Research Reveals How Hurricanes Shape the Coastal Landscape in the Everglades
In a recent paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, or PNAS, researchers from different universities, including LSU, examined how Hurricanes Wilma (2015) and Irma (2017) fertilized the Florida Coastal Everglades, paradoxically facilitating mangrove wetlands recovery. Contributors with LSU ties include Florida International University research assistant professor and LSU alumnus Edward Castañeda-Moya who, along with Rivera-Monroy, designed the research; Rivera-Monroy's graduate assistant Xiachen Zhao who helped them to perform the research and analyze data; and LSU assistant professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Matt Hiatt, who helped model the data.
LSU Partners on New Taskforce to Improve Information about Harmful Algal Blooms
LSU's College of the Coast & Environment, or CC&E, LSU's College of Science, and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation have created the Harmful Algal Bloom, or HAB, Taskforce, to share the latest research on harmful algal blooms in Lake Pontchartrain and other Louisiana ecosystems and to prepare stakeholders for future HAB occurrences. Harmful algal blooms can severely affect human health and aquatic ecosystems and can create or exacerbate low oxygen zones, or dead zones, such as the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Rachel Lau Earns 2019 LSU Foundation Staff Outstanding Service Award
Congratulations to Rachel Lau, one of 13 LSU staff members to earn the 2019 LSU Foundation Staff Outstanding Service Award! The 51st annual award ceremony was held on January 21 in the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Lau's exceptional service elevates the College of the Coast & Environment's profile as a global leader in cutting-edge research and education.
Purple, GREEN, and Gold: One LSU Alum's Pursuit of an Eco-Friendly Mardi Gras
LSU College of the Coast & Environment alumnus Kevin Fitzwilliam is relentless in the pursuit of a "greener" Mardi Gras. While Fat Tuesday has always been associated with excess--and excess trash--this environmental sciences graduate has built a business around eliminating plastic waste from this time-honored celebration and lifting Ugandan women out of poverty in the process.
Three Coastal Environmental Science Undergraduates Receive Spring 2020 LSU Discover Grants
On January 17, LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Program announced their Spring 2020 Research Grant recipients. This grant awards undergraduates at LSU with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Three of the 15 winners are undergraduates from LSU's College of the Coast & Environment: Kendall Brome, Denise Poveda, and Callie Snow.
Gallery: LSU College of the Coast & Environment December 2019 Graduation
The College of the Coast & Environment's world-renowned faculty emphasize highly interactive classes because we recognize that, in our field, adaptability is paramount. We offer five concentrations for undergraduates, three fast-track options, and five advanced degrees so that our graduates are well prepared to tackle a rapidly changing physical environment that is reshaping and expanding the coastal and environmental workforce. Our alumni have gone on to become attorneys, oceanographers, climatologists, public health officials, ecologists, disaster responders, scientists, doctors, veterinarians, and more with our rigorous degrees.
LSU Professor: UN Climate Change Conference Report Foretells Oxygen Loss in the World's Oceans
Oxygen loss in the world's oceans, driven by climate change and nutrient pollution, is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, released in December 2019 at the UN Climate Change conference in Madrid. LSU expert Nancy Rabalais, a professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, contributed to sections of the report concerning nutrient pollution. She has 34 years of experience studying deoxygenation in the Gulf of Mexico with Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, and three years ago she also joined LSU's College of the Coast & Environment.