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McNeese State University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions announces Dr. Amelia Washington as the new department head of undergraduate nursing and Jennifer Barrow as the new program coordinator for the undergraduate nursing program. Washington was previously the assistant department head where she led initiatives in student advising, recruitment, retention and curriculum development. She implemented…
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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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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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McNeese State University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences received a grant from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) for Rowdy’s Math Rodeo, an interactive mathematics exhibit aiming to teach students in kindergarten through high school about advanced mathematics through play. “The activities we piloted this spring introduced students to various topics in discrete mathematics, including graph…
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McNeese State University student Erik Roy is taking his research on tardigrades to Japan. Tardigrades, often called water bears, are tiny microscopic aquatic animals with flat heads, segmented bodies and eight legs, each tipped with four to eight claws, and are nearly indestructible. Roy, a junior biological sciences major from Bell City, is working with…
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April Broussard has been named vice president for business affairs at McNeese State University, according to Dr. Wade Rousse, McNeese president. Broussard has been serving in the interim role since July 2024. “Ms. Broussard has been in the trenches as part of our executive leadership team for over a year. She is an accomplished professional…
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The McNeese State University men’s rodeo team has claimed its fourth straight championship title in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) Southern Region. Six members of the team, and one member of the women’s team, are traveling to the 2025 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) June 15-21 in Casper, Wyoming. McNeese dominated the Southern Region…
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McNeese State University students Navy Tate, Olivia Little, Nya James and Nelly Gonzalez Chan, presented their artwork at the University of Louisiana System (ULS) Academic Summit this spring. Each year the ULS Academic Summit offers students from all nine schools in all disciplines of study an opportunity to meet and present research, show off their…
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