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McNeese State University chemistry students are discovering the secrets of the scorpion immune system through a research project headed by professor of chemistry Dr. Mark Merchant. Their research is focused on the desert hairy scorpion, the largest scorpion in North America. These invertebrates pose no danger to humans and have a number of distinct characteristics:…
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McNeese State University health and human performance seniors Andrew Eakin, Sulphur, and Carlee Smith, Nederland, Texas, have been selected Mr. and Miss McNeese on the 2020 Spring Court. Other court members are: Cullen Ballard, Luling, Allison Blanchard, Lake Charles, Jacob Guidry, Lake Charles, and Sydney Morales, Lake Charles, seniors; Tristan Baggett, Sulphur, Amelia Landreneau, Moss…
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been postponed. As part of the McNeese State University spring 2020 SAGE series, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Johnson and Kitty Johnson will give a presentation titled “Wildlife Conservation in East Africa” at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 in the…
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been cancelled. McNeese State University will present a performance by the Flying Balalaika Brothers at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, in the historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium as part of the 2020 Banners Cultural Season. For nearly 20 years, this feisty group has…
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been postponed. The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present “The Laramie Project” March 25-29 in Squires Recital Hall in the Shearman Fine Arts building. Times are 7:30 p.m. March 25-28 and 2 p.m. March 29. …
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been cancelled. As part of McNeese State University’s Banners 2020 Cultural Season, Jeff Boyer will perform his Big Bubble Bonanza on Friday, March 20, with a special school show at 10 a.m. and a public show at 7 p.m. in historic F.G.…
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Two agricultural sciences majors in McNeese State University’s Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences are getting hands-on experience in their fields this semester. Senior Mackenize Martinez, from Zwolle, is currently interning with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Martinez became interested in animal science through youth programs such…
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been cancelled. The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese State University will hold a special SBDC Day celebration from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in the SEED Center. National SBDC Day recognizes the contribution that Small Business Development Centers make to…
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been postponed. Author Andy Johnson will give a free fiction reading at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the Stream Alumni Center as the Ada Vincent Visiting Writer. The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing. Johnson, a Louisiana…
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Following CDC guidelines restricting events involving 50 or more participants, this event has been postponed. The McNeese State University Career and Student Development Center will host the first Graduate & Preaux-fessional School Fair from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in Parra Ballroom inside the Holbrook Student Union Annex. All McNeese students and…
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