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Human performance and health promotion professor Marc Bonis’ recent review of several studies indicates regular exercise is beneficial in fighting COVID-19.

_{July 30, 2020}

Physical Activity Could Reduce Severity of COVID-19 Research Suggests

Human performance and health promotion professor Marc Bonis’ recent review of several studies indicates regular exercise is beneficial in fighting COVID-19....Read More

Four attendees at the convention of formerly enslaved people held in 1916 in Washington, D.C. (L-R) Lewis Martin, Martha Banks, Amy Ware, and Reverend S.P. Drew, who was born free. (Library of Congress)

_{July 28, 2020}

Freedom on the Move Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Help Create ‘Freedom’s Loom,’ An Expanded Database

Four attendees at the convention of formerly enslaved people held in 1916 in Washington, D.C. (L-R) Lewis Martin, Martha Banks, Amy Ware, and Reverend S.P....Read More

University of New Orleans transportation studies professor Guang Tian is researching ways to reduce the number of railroad crossings in Louisiana. The state has one of the highest number of grade crossing collisions in the nation.(Getty Image)

_{July 24, 2020}

How Can Louisiana Reduce Its Rail Crossings? UNO Transportation Studies Professor Guang Tian’s Research Seeks That Answer

University of New Orleans transportation studies professor Guang Tian is researching ways to reduce the number of railroad crossings in Louisiana. The state...Read More

Mayor Tim Adams is the winner of the 2020 Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award and Sheba Turk is the 2020 Homer Hitt Young Alumna of the Year.

_{July 23, 2020}

Mayor Timothy Adams to Receive 2020 UNO Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award

Mayor Tim Adams is the winner of the 2020 Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award and Sheba Turk is the 2020 Homer Hitt Young Alumna of the Year. Timothy Adams,...Read More

UNO graduate students are tutoring online as part of their education course on school community relations.

_{July 17, 2020}

UNO Students Tutor Virtually As Part of Summer Teaching Course

UNO graduate students are tutoring online as part of their education course on school community relations. After reading that some elementary school students...Read More

Students, faculty and administrators pose for a picture in 1976 before boarding the airplane for that inaugural summer session in Innsbruck, Austria.

_{July 16, 2020}

UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School Turns 45

Students, faculty and administrators pose for a picture in 1976 before boarding the airplane for that inaugural summer session in Innsbruck, Austria. EDITOR’S...Read More

University of New Orleans doctoral student Eleanor McAuliffe earns specialized counseling credentials.

_{June 29, 2020}

Doctoral Student Eleanor McAuliffe Earns Specialized Counseling Credentials

University of New Orleans doctoral student Eleanor McAuliffe earns specialized counseling credentials. University of New Orleans doctoral student Eleanor...Read More

The University of New Orleans Transportation Institute, the City of New Orleans and other agencies were awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

_{June 24, 2020}

UNOTI Researchers to Develop Data Tool to Improve Highway Safety with $400K Federal Grant

The University of New Orleans Transportation Institute, the City of New Orleans and other agencies were awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...Read More

A study led by UNO political science professor Steve Mumford found nonprofits were hard hit by COVID-19, while struggling to continue to provide services.

_{June 15, 2020}

UNO Professor Steve Mumford Leads GNOF Study on the State of Nonprofits in SE Louisiana During COVID-19

A study led by UNO political science professor Steve Mumford found nonprofits were hard hit by COVID-19, while struggling to continue to provide services. A...Read More

A cyclist rides over a UNO Transportation Institute's data counter on Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans.

_{June 10, 2020}

Cycling, Walking Increased During COVID-19, UNO Transportation Institute Research Shows

A cyclist rides over a UNO Transportation Institute's data counter on Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans. You might have noticed the evidence anecdotally: the...Read More

University of New Orleans Transportation Institute Rail study

_{June 8, 2020}

UNO Transportation Institute Launches Survey For Proposed New Orleans-Baton Rouge Rail Service

If you were designing a New Orleans to Baton Rouge passenger train service, what would it look like? What departure times or route stops would you include on...Read More

University of New Orleans film student and alumni selected for independent film project labs.

_{June 2, 2020}

Films Produced By UNO Student, 2 Alumni Selected for Independent Filmmaker Project

Films produced by University of New Orleans film student Kelsey Scult and alumni Ben Matheny and Lizzie Guitreau are among 26 selected by the Independent...Read More

President John Nicklow addresses the class of 2020 while standing in front of UNO’s Lakefront Arena during spring commencement.

_{June 1, 2020}

UNO Celebrates Spring 2020 Graduates with Virtual Commencement

President John Nicklow addresses the class of 2020 while standing in front of UNO’s Lakefront Arena during spring commencement. Hundreds of University of New...Read More

University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is part of a collaboration to make a searchable database of ads about fugitives from slavery in North American accessible to K-12 teachers and their students. (Photo: Library of Congress)

_{May 26, 2020}

UNO Historian Takes Part In Teaching Hard History with Freedom on the Move

University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is part of a collaboration to make a searchable database of ads about fugitives from slavery in...Read More

University of New Orleans student Victoria Preston explains her artist role in developing the “Cat Noir” murder mystery game.

_{May 15, 2020}

University of New Orleans Students Show Off Gaming Development Skills

University of New Orleans student Victoria Preston explains her artist role in developing the “Cat Noir” murder mystery game. If you are into video gaming, you...Read More

University of New Orleans commencement 2020

_{May 13, 2020}

UNO’s Virtual Spring 2020 Commencement Will Be Held May 31

The University of New Orleans is hosting a virtual commencement ceremony for its spring 2020 graduates that will stream May 31 at 2 p.m. on YouTube Live. The...Read More

University of New Orleans alumna Josie White is the clinical director and owner of JW’s Creative Solutions, a company offering counseling, consulting and case management services.

_{May 12, 2020}

Josie White, UNO Alumna and Licensed Counselor: Acknowledge the Issues, Then Make a Plan

University of New Orleans alumna Josie White is the clinical director and owner of JW’s Creative Solutions, a company offering counseling, consulting and case...Read More

UNO alumnus Jericho Brown has been awarded a 2020 Pulitzer Prize.

_{May 5, 2020}

University of New Orleans Creative Writing Graduate Jericho Brown Awarded Pulitzer Prize

UNO alumnus Jericho Brown has been awarded a 2020 Pulitzer Prize. Poet Jericho Brown, who holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of New...Read More

The University of New Orleans

_{April 29, 2020}

UNO’s Philosophy Program Recognized

The University of New Orleans philosophy program has been recognized as a “best value” and “most affordable” investment by Optimal, a higher education research...Read More

Historian Jerah Johnson, one of the University of New Orleans’s founding faculty members.

_{April 28, 2020}

The Estate of Former UNO History Professor Jerah Johnson Will Fund Two Endowed Professorships

Historian Jerah Johnson, one of the University of New Orleans’s founding faculty members. The estate of former University of New Orleans history professor...Read More