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2023-2024 Promotion & Tenure
The Department of Biological Sciences is honored to announce the following two faculty members who received promotion and/or tenure for the 2023-2024 academic school year.
2024 Choppin Honors Convocation Award Winners
At the end of every spring semester, the College of Science and its departments recognize students, faculty and staff who have made significant professional accomplishments and notable contributions to their departments throughout the academic year at the Arthur R. Choppin Honors Convocation.
Two Biological Sciences Students, LAGNiAppE Scholar Receive NSF GRFP
Two Biological Sciences students and one LAGNiAppE scholar have been named 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) Awardees. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support for recipients and their research.
Assistant Professor Chosen as 2024 Ecological Society of America Early Career Fellow
Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Daijiang Li has been chosen as a 2024 Ecological Society of America Early Career Fellow for his pioneering research, dedicated mentorship and tireless advocacy to improve science.
Sounding the Alarm on Fire Safety in the Community
Fire safety is top of mind for two students who help run LSU's Red Cross chapter. They are igniting a difference in the Baton Rouge community by installing free smoke alarms and serving on the frontlines for families who have been impacted by a house fire.
Two Lovebirds: One Unexpected Love Story in Biological Sciences
An unexpected encounter turned into romance for a graduate school couple in the LSU Department of Biological Sciences. They found love where they least expected it.
Assistant Professor Adam Bohnert Receives Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
When it comes to aging, two questions spark many conversations: how we are formed and how we get old. Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Adam Bohnert has been spending years working to find some answers.
Much More Than a Grain of Salt: LSU Research Group Manipulates Sodium to Understand Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Animal Interactions
When you think of sodium, you may think of table salt or the delicious Cajun cuisine found in southern Louisiana. From the gumbo, jambalaya and etouffee, there's no shortage of sodium in the Deep South. But outside of the kitchen, an LSU research group is exploring sodium's unusual role in food webs.
Two Biological Science Majors Nominated as Student Employee of the Year
Lola and Adam's hard work is being recognized across campus and it's led them to be nominated as an LSU Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) by the LSU Olinde Career Center.
Adam Hrincevich Receives George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award
If you've had Dr. Adam Hrincevich as your instructor at LSU, you may remember him by his passion for learners, relatable personality and rigorous courses.