Mark Henderson
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Monroe, LA, United States
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ULM professor awarded funding to research new treatment for prostate cancer
The research will focus on treating a recurrence of prostate cancer, for which there is just a 29% survival rate → Read More
Patent awarded for ULM professor's research into olive oil treatment for breast cancer
Khalid El Sayed piloted the research into a process to isolate oleocanthal from olive oil for use in breast cancer treatment, relapse prevention. → Read More
Seetharama Jois receives $1.65M to use sunflower seeds in lung cancer research
Jois is working with proteins from sunflower seeds, modifying them in the laboratory using mini-proteins called peptides to arrest the rapid growth of lung-cancer cells. → Read More
ULM joins FAA initiative to meet growing demand for graduates in drone technology, management
The initiative is designed to ensure that new technology is safely incorporated into the National Airspace System → Read More
ULM Doppler radar helping save lives
The data from ULM’s Doppler radar was crucial to the alerts, alarms and sirens informing residents that a tornado was on the ground. → Read More
'Phantom' transforms ULM's Brown Theater into Paris Opera House
VAPA presents "Phantom of the Opera" March 21-24 → Read More
Calls from our passionate print readers
Readers have a special bond with their newspapers. → Read More
Evolution: Serving our customers as their needs shift
The migration of audiences and advertisers from print to online has been nothing short of breathtaking. → Read More
News-Star wins 10 awards at APME meeting
The Daily Advertiser was honored Saturday by the Associated Press Media Editors at the organization's annual meeting in Jackson, Mississippi. → Read More
From the air, a new perspective
There’s not much to do when you’re in a plane. → Read More
Fire consumes abandoned apartments
A fire that started Thursday afternoon consumed two abandoned apartment buildings on King Street off Blanks Street in Monroe. → Read More
Train cars derail on Louisville Avenue
Five train cars carrying nitropropane derailed in Monroe, blocking Louisville Avenue near Ninth Street on Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Goodfellows: Our Christmas duty
For 102 years, the plea has gone out, and you’ve answered the call. → Read More
Rallo: Treat higher ed as an investment
The numbers are stark. In the 2008-09 fiscal year, the state budgeted $1.5 billion for higher education. This year, the budget is $852 million. Of that, 66 cents of every dollar is sent back to the state to fund mandated costs, such as retirement. That leaves all of Louisiana public higher education to operate on $286 million. Superintendent of Higher Education Joseph Rallo, speaking Monday at a… → Read More
Spurlock retires from
She served more than 20 years as the company's executive editor, named general manager in 2014 → Read More
Driver accused of endangering girlfriend, 3 children
A woman flagged down a deputy on Garrett Road on Friday and said her live-in boyfriend of nine years was attempting to run her off the road. Inside her vehicle were three children. → Read More
CenturyLink plans companywide layoffs
CenturyLink announced plans to lay off as much as 8 percent of its workforce companywide by the end of the year. → Read More
Ouachita full of history made at home
Editor’s note: One in a series of history pieces published in conjunction with The News-Star’s 125th anniversary. This story originally ran in 2013. → Read More
American Rose Center: A rose by every name
A rose by any other name, Shakespeare once wrote. Roses coming in many, many names can be found at the American Rose Center in Shreveport. → Read More
Norton Art Gallery: Renderings of the Wild West
The R.W. Norton Art Gallery knows what it is, a relatively small museum that focuses on American and European art. → Read More