The new NOVA PBS series Evolution premieres October 14 with “Evolution: Brain Power,” featuring Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, professor in @LSU_BioSci and director and curator of fishes at @LSU_MNS! 🔗 Watch NOVA trailer here: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/evol…

🧪🎃 Super Science Saturday is back! Join us Oct. 31 from 10 – 3 at the LSU PMAC for a FREE day of hands-on experiments, science demos and interactive stations for kids, families & curious minds of all ages! 🔬🕷️ 🔗 lsu.edu/science/engagement/s… lsu.edu/science/engagement/s…

Meet the new faculty and learn more about the research they're bringing to the College of Science. 💜🐯 Read more: lsu.edu/science/news/2026/09…. #GeauxScience #LSUScience @LSU_BioSci

As freshwater becomes scarcer and soils get saltier, crops face a growing challenge. New study in Nat. Comms found that salt-tolerant plants use different cellular strategies to survive salt stress—offering clues for growing crops under tougher conditions. lsu.edu/science/news/2026/08…

From fins to feet! 🐟➡️👣 Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty from @LSU_MNS took Science Café on a 400-million-year journey through evolution and the surprising story of animals learning to walk. @PREAUX_FISH

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches Sunday—and LSU scientists are ready. With Hubble-like resolution and a field of view 100x larger, Roman will search for planets, stars, black holes and more. Four of five LSU-led proposals were selected for funding. lsu.edu/science/news/science…

Welcome back, Tigers! 💜💛 The first day of the fall semester is here, and we’re excited to see campus buzzing with new and familiar faces. Here’s to a semester full of discovery, new experiences, and plenty of opportunities to grow. Geaux Tigers! 🐯

Here’s a photo recap from today’s closing ceremony for the Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS), where our newest students made connections, explored campus resources, and prepared for their LSU journey. Good luck on your first day of classes tomorrow, Tigers! 🐯🔬

Join us next week for our Open House! Meet our departments, student organizations, and student resources, and learn more about the opportunities waiting for you in the College of Science. We’ll also have light food and refreshments available! 🧪🍴

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that empty space isn't truly empty. Using NASA's IXPE mission, researchers—including @LSUphysastro Michela Negro—confirmed a nearly 90-year-old prediction of quantum physics. Read more: lsu.edu/science/news/science…

Riding the wave of discovery at the LSU Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)! 🌊 Scroll through the 📸 to see students who spent the summer conducting research in LSU College of Science faculty labs!

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱! Students now have until July 27 to register for BIOS 2026! 📅 August 20–23 during Welcome Week ⏳ New Registration Deadline: July 27 💲 Program Fee: $280 Register today: lsu.edu/science/bios/index.p… #GeauxScience #WelcomeWeek

A good night's sleep may protect your long-term memory. LSU Biological Sciences Ph.D. student Atharva Dingankar is studying how chronic stress and sleep deprivation work together to affect memory under Dr. Juhee Haam. @LSU_BioSci @LSUResearch

Sign up for SCI 1001 or 1002 (Honors) & give yourself a competitive edge on your journey to Becoming a Scientist: a 1-credit-hour course built to give incoming first-year science and math majors that edge. 🔬🐯 @LSU_Honors @LSUCxC @LSU

Imagine a quantum cellphone... that has to stay in your freezer. That's the challenge with most quantum materials. In a new Nature study, LSU researchers developed one that works at room temperature, bringing practical quantum technologies a step closer. lsu.edu/science/news/2026/07…