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UNO’s Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute Receives $2 Million Grant to Study How to Improve High School Financial Literacy Programs
UNO professors Chris Surprenant and Gregory Price (pictured), along with Marques Colston, former New Orleans Saints player and entrepreneur-in-residence at...Read More
UNO Justice Studies Ph.D. Students Earn Recognition in National Competition
Three University of New Orleans justice studies doctoral students were recognized during the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Student Evaluation Case...Read More
UNO Researchers Seek to Answer: Are Recreational Anglers at Risk From Seafood Consumption?
UNO student Haley Beaulieu dissects a fish in biologist Erin Cox’s laboratory to analyze the level of potentially harmful pollutants.
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UNO Biologist Wendy Schluchter Receives a Nearly $750K Department of Energy Research Grant
Wendy Schluchter holds the University of New Orleans Eurofins chair in molecular biology and is professor and chair of the biological sciences department....Read More
The University of New Orleans Enlists Academic Partnerships to Launch New Online Graduate Degree Programs Focused on Working Adults
UNO will launch six online graduate programs designed to meet the needs of working adults looking for an alternative to traditional on-campus education.
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Class of 2027 Welcomed at New Student Convocation
The Class of 2027 was welcomed to the University of New Orleans during a new student convocation held at Lakefront Arena on Friday.
While Monday marked the...Read More
Science Educator Dinah Maygarden Named An Urban Conservancy 2023 Urban Hero
Dinah Maygarden is a research associate and science education program director at UNO’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences.
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Alumni Spotlight: Author Leah Myers: ‘In my heart, I’m a storyteller’
Leah Myers, who earned an MFA in creative writing from UNO, has published her first book “Thinning Blood.”
Author Leah Myers, who earned an MFA in creative...Read More
The Longo Group Donates $20K To UNO’s College of Business Administration
The Longo Group’s president, Ted Longo, presents a donation to Pamela Kennett-Hensel, dean of UNO’s College of Business Administration. They are pictured with...Read More
New Hospitality Facility and Track & Field Stadium Among Approved State-Funded Capital Projects
The new state-of-the-art hospitality facility will be the home of the renowned Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration.
A $6...Read More
Counselor Education Program Members Awarded Research Grants
UNO counseling professor Michelle Wade and two University of New Orleans counseling students recently received research grants.
Three members of the University...Read More
UNO Among 32 Universities Selected for the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition
An interdisciplinary team of University of New Orleans students will compete in the Department of Energy-sponsored wind competition. (Photo: National Renewable...Read More
UNO's STEM Scholars Camp Undergirds Incoming First Year Students
The University of New Orleans' STEM Scholars Camp gives students a jump start on required course content focusing on math and biology skills.
The University of...Read More
UNO Researcher Wants To Help Rural Communities Assess and Improve Storm Recovery Plans
Hurricane Ida caused flooding and wind damage when it came ashore in 2021. (Associated Press)
In the last decade alone, south Louisiana has been hit by five...Read More
UNO Researchers Creating Virtual Training Tools for Wind Turbines Repair
University of New Orleans chemistry professor Matt Tarr wants to ensure there is a labor force ready to inspect and repair wind turbines.(Getty image)
With a...Read More
UNO’s Native Plant Garden Earns Habitat Certification
UNO’s native plant garden near the Fine Arts Building is one of four such gardens located on campus.
Another University of New Orleans native plant garden has...Read More
UNO Civil Engineering Students Revive Steel Bridge Tradition with Stunning Regional Win
UNO's steel bridge competition team members from left to right, Gavin Trinh, Maria Umanzor, Perry Newman, Yelitza P. Cedeño and Steven Hernandez. Not pictured...Read More
Google Vice President Sabrina Farmer to Receive 2023 UNO Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award
Google VP Sabrina Farmer (left) is the winner of the 2023 Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award and Avril Habetz is the 2023 Norma Jane Sabiston Young Alumna...Read More
UNO Engineering Professor Nikolas Xiros’ Research Will Help Convert Water Currents to Electrical Power
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in Washington was the result of vortex induced vibrations (VIV). Researchers say VIV can be converted into useable energy....Read More
UNO Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Mark Kulp Tracks Grains of Sand for Coastal Restoration Projects
Researchers release fluorescent sand pellets off the shoreline in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. (Photo courtesy of The Water Institute of the Gulf)
While...Read More