Of a Feather

Deanna Jent ’84 wrote the play Falling based on her experiences as the mother of a special-needs child. What surprises her is how strongly audiences have connected to the drama and its messag

The Effects of the Fungus Beauvaria Sp. on the Cave Cricket, Hadenoecus Subterraneus

The cave cricket, Hadenoecus subterraneus, is a keystone species in cave ecosystems within Mammoth Cave National Park (MCNP). Within MCNP, many cricket cadavers have been found with a thick, white fungus growing on them; this fungus has previously been identified to be Beauveria bassiana. However, new molecular data suggests that this may actually be the species B. amorpha. Cricket cadavers with Beauveria sp. were collected from MCNP and cultured on potato dextrose agar. Cultures will be sent to the USDA for a genetic analysis and identification of the fungus. The purpose of this study is to examine if the relationship between the cave crickets and the fungus is of parasitic or saprophytic nature. Fifteen crickets will be exposed to a 1 x 106 conidia solution, while the other 15 will be exposed to a Tween-80 solution for the control group. Mortality rates will be observed daily and analyzed

Successful Treatment of Acute Prostatitis Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli With Tigecycline Monotherapy

We present a successful treatment, with tigecycline monotherapy, of acute prostatitis caused by multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli harboring an NDM-1 carbapemenase along with a CMY-2 cephalosporinase and a TEM ESBL

The Dance for American Bosnian Life

Bosnian/American: The Dance of Life beautifully refelects the spirit of Bosnia and the Bosnian diaspora. It is a testament to both community and theatre to transcend hatred and death and find life and love in new places.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/mst-programs/1035/thumbnail.jp

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Six Sisters

In 1996, Dr. Deanna Jent taught the class Special Topics in Performance: New Script Development. She and the class wrote and performed Six Sisters, a play combining the history of the Sisters of St. Joseph along with many issues students face

My Parents Don’t Like I Do

Social media is no longer a platform solely for the youth. People of all age groups have found social media, and the language that these groups use can be an indicator of how they use the platforms. Through the analysis of language use pulled directly from social media posts and data collected by other researchers, I found that older generations tend to use social media to gather information, while younger groups use social media for its titular function. By interpreting others’ language use online, people can become more understanding of those they encounter, creating a friendlier space for all

Falling

A new play about Autism, Marbles and Jelly Both funny and frightening, this play explores the life of a family caring for an aggressive teen-aged boy with severe autism.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/mst-programs/1014/thumbnail.jp