Month: July 2025
McNeese State University’s Medical Laboratory Science program is integrating virtual reality (VR) into the classroom. “Through an application to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention OneLab, we received three Meta Quest 3 headsets at no cost. Since fall 2024, three of our Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) students have been researching the potential use of…
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McNeese State University computer science students are working on an artificial intelligence resume generator. Oluwatobiloba Onimole and David Majekodunmi are creating a web application called ResumAI that will modify a person’s resume to better match a job description. “I’ve always been fascinated by the intersection of AI and practical, everyday tools,” explained Onimole, a senior…
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The William A. Oliver Memorial Golf Tournament will be on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Country Club at Golden Nugget with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. This heartfelt celebration of the memory of a community pillar, William A. “Bill” Oliver, is conveniently scheduled the day before LegisGator Luncheon. This tournament honors Oliver by…
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McNeese State University students majoring in medical laboratory sciences (MLS) study the efficacy of immunohematology reagents, or substances used in blood typing and compatibility testing, related to expiration status. “Our research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of blood bank reagents for blood typing,” explained Kadie Reon, a freshman from Hackberry. “Will expired reagents maintain accuracy for blood…
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Payge Roberts, a recent McNeese State University graduate from DeRidder, researched antibiotic microbial resistance through surveillance of antibiotic resistance genes (AGRs) in Calcasieu Parish during her senior year. Currently the research concerning ARGs in Louisiana is slim, so Roberts wanted to find out what was happening in Calcasieu Parish. She sampled water from six locations…
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