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CC&E study finds sea-level rise and weather-related shocks caused marsh die-back
Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professor Tracy Quirk and her team found rising sea levels and weather-related shocks to be the causes of Roseau Cane die-back in the Louisiana marsh. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Communications
LSU Names Clint Willson Dean of the College of the Coast & Environment
CC&E welcomes Clint Willson to a permanent role as dean.
"Science could not be better represented" - CC&E's Ed Laws becomes AAAS Fellow
Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Ed Laws has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
LSU Boyd Professor R. Eugene Turner Celebrates Retirement
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences professor R. Eugene Turner celebrates his retirement after over four decades of service to the university.
DES' Slawomir Lomnicki and LSU Superfund Research Center receive more than $400K to study air pollution
Environmental Sciences Professor Slawomir Lomnicki and the LSU Superfund Research Center have received $426,808 to study air pollution in Colfax, Louisiana.
Congratulations to CC&E's 2024 University Faculty Award Winners
Aixin Hou and Paul Miller, two faculty members in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, have both been named recipients of this year's University Faculty Awards
Happy Earth Day from CC&E
As we celebrate Earth Day today, we're reminded of the importance of our mission. CC&E's work plays a vital role in shaping the next generation of environmental leaders and innovators.
Syposium Spotlight Shines on CC&E Research
Graduate students in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, the Department of Environmental Sciences, and undergraduates in the Coastal Environmental Sciences major all shared their current research.
Department of Environmental Sciences-Led Team Advances in $11M XPrize Wildfire Competition
Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay and a team of researchers have created an AI tool, DeepFire, that seeks to improve prediction and detection of wildfires.
DES and CES Faculty receive $500,000 to improve treatment of radioactive wastewater
Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Yong-Ha Kim, along with Environmental Sciences Professor Ed Laws and the Center for Energy Studies' Wei-Hsung Wang, has received a grant from the Nuclear Regulator Commission to study methods for treating radioactive wastewater.
Spring Break travel offers students a new perspective
Coastal Environmental Science students Sierra Moran and Betsy Cook took two very different trips to Ghana and Panama over Spring Break.
Surveying to Help the Spotted Seatrout
When spotted seatrout populations along Louisiana's coastline began to decline, Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professor Steve Midway and an LSU team worked with fisheries managers to survey anglers on potential solutions.
CC&E at the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Faculty, staff and students from the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences will be attending the 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans
How to rebuild a wetland
Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Masters student Kevin Stoner is working on research about best practices in restoring Louisiana's wetlands
DES and SOE Team Up to Address Critical Need for Environmental Science Teachers
CC&E's Department of Environmental Sciences is working with the Lutrill & Pearl Payne to train Louisiana's next generation of environmental science teachers.
Adelie Penguin Diets and Climate Change
Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day by learning more about the Adelie penguin
"I will remember it for the rest of my life"- CC&E alumni recall their Knauss Fellowships
Alumni of the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences and the Department of Environmental Sciences recall their experiences with NOAA's Knauss Fellowship and make recommendations for students interested in becoming fellows.
Seaweed may be the key to feeding the world during nuclear winter
Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty Cheryl Harrison is part of an international team of researchers working on how to feed the world during the worst case scenario of a nuclear war or volcanic eruption. The answer? Seaweed.
Congratulations, Fall 2023 Graduates!
CC&E is excited to welcome its latest group of alumni, the class of Fall 2023!
Tyler Center for Global Studies Opens a World of Discovery for LSU Students
Thanks to the generosity of the Tyler Center for Global Studies, five LSU students were able to visit the Galapagos Islands to study ecology.
CC&E Researchers Receive $1.5 Million to Study Effects of Climate Change on Fish in Hypoxic Zone
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences faculty Junhong Liang, Nancy Rabalais and Cassandra Glaspie have received $1.5 from NOAA to study the impacts of climate change on marine life in the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone
"I want to do something useful": CC&E's R. Eugene Turner Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
R. Eugene Turner, an LSU Boyd Professor and an emeritus in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, has been awarded the Odum Lifetime Achievement Award by the Coastal Estuarine Research Federation
LSU Researchers to Build AI System to assist in CO2 Storage
LSU Environmental Environmental Sciences faculty are working to build an artificial intelligence system that can help locate safe storage sites for carbon capture facilities.
LSU Researchers Receive $1.1M to Create Cyberinfrastructure to Improve Disaster Resilience
Department of Environmental Sciences Professor Nina Lam, along with Assistant Professor Kisung Lee of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has received a $1.1 NSF grant to create cyberinfrastructure that will build community disaster resilience.
Undergraduate Summer Research: Coastal Environmental Science Student Jonathan Russell
Read all about CES major Jonathan Russell's summer research on the LSU Blog