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We are excited to announce that 2022 will mark the start of a new era for our annual conference. Introducing !

Sigma Xi's inaugural International Forum on Research Excellence will debut this November. The forum will present a next-level immersive experience for generations of researchers and the public worldwide to gather, network, celebrate, and discuss the impact of scientific research on society.

Read the official announcement: http://ow.ly/8vBN50I2FXe

One of the best ways to honor Dr. King's legacy is to take action to help protect voting rights in our country. Text ‘MLK’ to 56005 and When We All Vote will send some details you can use to call elected officials today and urge them to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

On this national day of service and reflection in memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, the LSU School of Public Health is closed in remembrance. May we all use this holiday as a way to actively celebrate Dr. King's mission and work towards a more just world through service.

Our offices will reopen tomorrow at regular hours.

In observance of MLK Day, more than 250 volunteers composed of LSU students, staff, faculty and community members are taking "a day on, not a day off" and engaging in service projects throughout the Baton Rouge community.

LSU Health New Orleans MLK Day Activities LSU Health New Orleans will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a series of events scheduled for January 17-21, 2022. Events and conversations held throughout the week will honor Dr. King’s legacy, inspire hope, and challenge us to determine a more inclusive and equitable way forw...

Extremely Sad News: The Passing of Dr. Joseph M. Moerschbaecher, III.

Joseph M Moerschbaecher, III Joseph M. Moerschbaecher, III, PhD, who recently retired as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, passed away July 1, 2021, from complications of esophageal cancer.

Message from Dr. Joseph M. Moerschbaecher, III
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean, School of Graduate Studies, LSUHSC-New Orleans:

It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the loss of H. Adele Spence, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology and Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Dr. Spence passed away this morning, after a long illness.
Dr. Spence joined our faculty in 1959 and gave many years of service to our students, faculty, university and her discipline. She taught students in all of our schools. Her research contributed to our knowledge of various strains of influenza, as well as other infections, including vibrio cholera. The Louisiana Board of Regents tapped her to work on Health Manpower Planning for the state.
A beloved faculty member, Dr. Spence was named Best Pre-Clinical Professor. Her other honors include the Mendelshon Leadership Award, Kimble Medical Technology Research Award, ASMT Board of Directors Award, as well as being elected President of Alpha Mu Tau National Medical Technology Services Fraternity and being named Medical Technologist of the Year in Louisiana. She was also recognized by American Men and Women of Science and Who’s Who in American Women.
At the national level, she served on the Review Board and various committees of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Accreditation, the Board of Directors of the American Society for Medical Technology, the Coordinating Council for Clinical Laboratory Technologists, the Board of Trustees of the ASMT Education and Research Fund, the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Medical Technology, and as Representative to the Board of Schools of Medical Technology of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

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