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LSU's Jeremiah Ariaz, professor of art/photography, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin, associate professor of English, have been named Guggenheim Fellows, an award widely recognized by the National Research Council as a benchmark of excellence in scholarship and the arts.
As the microchip industry races to make smaller, yet more powerful and energy-efficient chips by furthering reducing the transistor size—as tiny as 20 nanometers—manufacturers have hit a fundamental wall. Components have shrunk so much the decades-old process used to pattern circuits requires a paradigm shift, and new capabilities at LSU will help.
Kailin Chio made LSU history with 13 perfect 10s in 2026, including the program’s first NCAA championship perfect score. Off the mat, the kinesiology major is studying organic chemistry and pursuing a future in orthopedic medicine.