Research

Hacking the Metaverse
海角社区 Cybersecurity Professor Abe Baggili is one of the first people in the world to study immersive virtual reality safety to provide solutions to the VR software industry and protect people who use these new products.

海角社区 Geoscientists Analyze Fans' Earthshaking Reaction to Win
Fans inside and outside of Tiger Stadium erupted with excitement as they watched their team beat Alabama in overtime. At the same time, a seismometer on 海角社区's campus captured the excitement, recording two distinctive seismic wave events.

海角社区 Researchers Use AI to Track Cybercrime in Louisiana And Beyond
海角社区 cybersecurity researchers are developing a new tool, called HookTracer, to speed up cybercrime investigations using AI.

海角社区 Researchers Collaborate to Better Understand the Weak Nuclear Force
Physical Review Letters, the world鈥檚 premier physics letter journal, has published two papers by a team of 海角社区 nuclear physics researchers to advance the knowledge on the important implications for understanding the physics of the weak nuclear force.

海角社区 Research Team Leads Federal Study of Underwater Mudslides in the Gulf of Mexico to Understand Impacts on Energy Infrastructure, Shipwrecks
An interdisciplinary team of 海角社区 researchers is coordinating the largest-ever collaborative study of the seabed where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico with $3.8 million in support from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM.

Researchers at 海角社区 Health Shreveport and 海角社区 Shreveport Use AI to Better Understand and Treat Brain Tumors
Medical doctors are collaborating with computer scientists to improve care for patients with cavernous malformations, some of the most difficult-to-treat tumors in the head and spine.

海角社区 Experts Weigh-in on Record Low Mississippi River Levels
In the month of October, the Mississippi River has seen record low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the level is revealing a more than 100 year old sunken ferry and the underbelly of the USS Kidd. 海角社区 experts share more insight on what the low-level means for the state and nation.

Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Now Performing Monkeypox Virus Testing
Effective Oct. 4, the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, or LADDL, at the 海角社区 School of Veterinary Medicine began testing for monkeypox virus for the 海角社区 Student Health Center. In 2021, LADDL, an accredited veterinary diagnostic laboratory, acquired CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) certification for the testing of human samples for COVID-19 and now monkeypox virus.

海角社区 Chemical Engineering, St. Joseph鈥檚 Academy Students Study Breast Cancer in 3D Environment
Though October is recognized nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 海角社区 faculty and students are working every month to help combat the potentially fatal disease that has been projected to affect nearly 340,000 Americans this year.

海角社区 Announces the Rankings of the 2022 海角社区 100 and 海角社区 Roaring 10
海角社区 announced the company rankings for the 100 fastest-growing 海角社区 graduate-owned or 海角社区 graduate-led businesses in the world and the 10 highest revenue-generating businesses among them.