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For a second year, McNeese State University assistant professor of biology Dr. Amber Hale will sail aboard the 211-foot Exploration Vessel Nautilus Aug. 4-18 as it scours the coasts of Oregon and California in the name of scientific exploration. The E/V Nautilus is operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET), a nonprofit founded by Dr. Robert Ballard in 2008,…

A student team from McNeese State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is headed to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill., on Aug. 21 to take part in a NASA-sponsored real-time scientific study of the first total solar eclipse over the mainland United States since 1979. The McNeese team, with its module, Dorothy, will…

Cowboy Stadium, or “The Hole,” has been named one of the top 10 best football stadiums in the Football Championship Subdivision by fans in a recent poll conducted by the NCAA. The NCAA asked fans via Twitter and Facebook to fill in the blank on what stadium they believe to be the best in FCS.…

McNeese State University will host the third annual Cowboy Kickoff Dinner and Showcase fundraiser for the Pride of McNeese Marching Band travel fund Thursday, Aug. 17, in Burton Coliseum. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner that includes barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, chips, brownies and beverages. The showcase begins at 7 p.m.…

McNeese State University student Joseph Drinkard won the university division of the 2017 SEED Center Business Pitch Competition with his idea for Catalyst Medical Scribe Management. With an idea to bring medical scribe services to the underserved Southwest Louisiana community, McNeese  State University student  Joseph Drinkard won the university division of the 2017 SEED Center…