Fall 2006

Computing Cracks
LSU assistant professor of mathematics, Blaise Bourdin, studies how mathematical modeling can help predict crack formation and prevent disaster. MORE>>

Tracking Waves
LSU research team working with the Wave-Current-Surge Information System (WAVCIS) in LSU’s Coastal Studies Institute provides valuable wave and wind data about the Gulf Coast that enhances hurricane preparedness and rescue, aids in coastal restoration efforts, and assists with criminal investigations and military operations. MORE>>

Bacteria That Tick Us Off
Fang-Ting Liang, assistant professor at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, researches the pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in humans and animals. MORE>>

Cell and Economy Reprogrammed
At NuPotential, an LETC tenant, researchers develop cell-reprogramming technology that could revolutionize the way doctors treat disease, using the patient’s own cells for treatment, thus minimizing the possibility of rejection by the patient’s immune system. MORE>>

Masters of Movement
Theatre professor teaches students to capture attention without saying a word by using stage movement - posture, gesture, and every movement the body performs on stage. MORE>>

The Sex and Color of Politics
Political scientist challenges assumptions of race and gender in politics with new NSF-funded study examining factors such as proportions of women, African Americans, and Latinos in the state legislature; party control; and ideological climate. MORE>>

Evolution of the Winged
Researchers at the LSU Museum of Natural Science are leading efforts to establish the evolutionary history of birds. The study is part of a larger inquiry launched by the National Science Foundation known as the Assembling the Tree of Life program, which aims to construct the evolutionary history, or phylogeny, for the more than 1.7 million described species of life. MORE>>

Letting Nature Take Its Course
LSU researchers are combining computer simulation and lab experiments to better understand bacterial movement mechanics in groundwater and investigate the fate of viruses within the Marshland Upwelling System (MUS).
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Between Parent and Child
At the beginning of a three-year study, LSU researchers examines relationships between parents and their children as the children transition through adolescence. MORE>>