Social Science
Rebuilding the Coastal Economy
Sociologists chart a region wide reshuffling of the post-hurricane economy MORE>>
Big Easy Business Returns
Beignets are back! MORE>>
The Research Q&A
Interview with Princeton Prof. Douglas S. Massey MORE>>
New Recruits at Business Boot Camp
Scientists seeking market success have lessons to learn. 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>>
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>>
Creative Curriculum
LSU researchers conduct studies to determine how teachers respond when unexpected situations, such as natural disasters, occur and how this affects learning in the classroom. MORE>> Preparing Students for the Future
An LSU researcher is examining the histories of first-generation university students in an attempt to discover what challenges they face and what makes secondary education so different for them. MORE>> Helping to Mend a Broken System
In an attempt to improve schooling in at-risk areas, an LSU education professor is working with East Feliciana Parish schools to develop a program to better prepare principals for educating at-risk school populations. MORE>> The Catalysts and Costs of Congestion
Leading a team of investigators, an LSU economist is working on ways to reduce traffic congestion without expanding the roads to keep us safer and get us where we want to go more quickly. MORE>> Creating a Blueprint for Economic Development
LSU students in the Louisiana Vision program use an interdisciplinary approach to help them create economic and community development plans for restoring hurricane damaged areas and improving other areas of Louisiana. MORE>> Answers to a Tough Question
Louisiana Sea Grant field agents are part of the myriad of organizations and individuals helping Louisiana's coastal communities to move forward, rebuild, and restart lives that at one time seemed completely lost. Storm Issue 2005 MORE>> Guarding Threatened Cultures
LSU researchers work toward cultural preservation of the areas and communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Storm Issue 2005 MORE>> Keeping Kids in School
The LSU Office of Social Service Research and Development's Truancy Assessment Service Center (TASC) program guides Louisiana's efforts to curb absenteeism in schools, known as truancy, and make state social services more easily available to families who need them. Summer/Fall 2005 MORE>> A Stitch in Time
The LSU Textile & Costume Museum, under the guidance of curator Pam Rabalais and LSU researcher Jennifer Banning, houses an exhibition highlighting commodity bag garments, other household textiles, and the history of commodity bags.
Spring 2005 MORE>> Motivating to Learn
Nathan Call and his team in the Autism Treatment and Research (ASTAR) program work daily to create a better life for Louisiana's autistic children. Winter 2005 MORE>> next 10>> | 
