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Morsa Images via Getty Images There's a lot of confusion and misinformation about the difference between FDA approval and authorization and what that means for safety. A recurring sentiment among some in the vaccine-hesitant community is a desire to wait to receive any of the three available COVID-19 vaccines until they have been officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration. And while the FDA has authorized the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines ― and is expected to also approve each one in turn ― for many people, the difference between “authorized” and “appro...

Nicholls students recognized for biology research Six Nicholls State University biology students were honored by the Louisiana Academy of Sciences at its 95th annual meeting last month. Coral Foster, Lexi Woods. Alexandra Alterman, Benjamin Bates, Derek Sallman and Ethan Naquin were honored at the conference, which was held virtually for the first time. Organizers invited scientists from across the state to attend and present their research.  Foster, a graduate student from Buford, Georgia, and Woods, a graduate student from Houma, tied for the top graduate oral botany presentation. Al...

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Samuel Mironko '21 Published on January 22, 2021 Though offered entirely online and remotely through Zoom sessions, the college’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day program still delivered its share of insight, criticism, and hope. Here are a few quotes that capture important messages from the day. “I’ll never forget the shock I felt when Chris Wallace from Fox News asked, at the first presidential debate, ‘What does re-imagining policing look like?’ It marks an important moment that would have been inconceivable even last year: The rhetoric of Black Lives Matter protesters hav...