Press Releases
Film Produced By Two UNO Alumni Showing at Tribeca Film Festival
A film produced by two UNO alumni will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
When the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival kicks off its 20th anniversary...Read More
Spring 2021 Silver & Blue Features Food, Fitness, Research and Philanthropy; UNO Students, Faculty and Alumni Deliver All That and More
The spring 2021 issue of Silver & Blue magazine is now available.
The spring 2021 edition of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox and is available...Read More
Planning and Urban Studies Professor Marla Nelson Selected For Urban Affairs Association’s 2021 Honor Roll
University of New Orleans planning and urban studies professor Marla Nelson is recognized for her leadership on urban affairs.
University of New Orleans...Read More
Psychology Department Chair Roberto Refinetti Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Chronobiology International
University of New Orleans psychology professor and department chair Roberto Refinetti is the new editor-in-chief of a biomedical research journal.
University...Read More
UNO Professors’ Research on Social Distancing and COVID-19 Accepted for Publication
Two University of New Orleans professors say their study of COVID-19 data indicates social distancing is effective in helping to slow infection rate.
During...Read More
The University of New Orleans Accepting Nominations for UNO25, Celebrating Alumni Owned or Led Businesses
The University of New Orleans is accepting applications and nominations for UNO25, an initiative designed to identify, recognize and celebrate 25 high-impact...Read More
UNO Engineering Students Earn First Place in Regional Competition
UNO students from left, John McGraw, Michael Ceraso (team leader), Anne Kroll and Miles Borcherdt were awarded first place in the Institute of Electrical and...Read More
Finance Professor Tarun Mukherjee Establishes Student-Managed Fund to Honor Parents, Offer Experiential Course
Tarun Mukherjee, whose primary expertise is in corporate finance, has established the Kali C. and Sushila B. Mukherjee Student-Managed Fund to give UNO finance...Read More
Trailblazing Professor and Civil Rights Leader Raphael Cassimere Jr. to Serve as Principal Speaker at UNO’s Spring Commencement
History professor Raphael Cassimere Jr. taught at UNO for nearly four decades.
Raphael Cassimere Jr., a trailblazing academic and civil rights leader, will...Read More
UNO Amphitheatre Transformed for “Eurydice” Production
The University of New Orleans amphitheatre is being used for the live performance of the play “Eurydice.”
After a season of virtual performances, the...Read More
UNO Press Lecture Series Features Author Kalamu ya Salaam
The University of New Orleans Press and Earl K. Long Library will present a lecture on April 29 a 6 p.m. called “What Langston Did”
The University of New...Read More
Three Business Students Earn Scholarship Awards
UNO students (from left) Jinjiao Wang, Olivia Pelias and Yasameen Mohsin are the 2020-2021 recipients of the Julie A. Ard Undergraduate Award.
Three...Read More
AMRI Awarded $404K NSF Grant for Summer Undergraduate Research Program
A grant from the National Science Foundation to UNO's AMRI will re-establish a summer research program aimed at undergraduate students.
Researchers in the...Read More
University of New Orleans Jazz at the Sandbar Returns April 7
The spring 2021 Jazz at the Sandbar concert series kicks off April 7.
The spring 2021 Jazz at the Sandbar concert series kicks off Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m....Read More
Alumna April Dupré: NOLA’s Emerging Fitness Expert
April Dupré earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from UNO and is the founder of the health and wellness company Footprints to Fitness.
To say that...Read More
Expert Leads UNO Administrative Team in Sessions on Cultural Intelligence
Diversity, equity and inclusion expert Razel Jones led the senior administrative team at the University of New Orleans in a two-day professional development...Read More
New Orleans Geological Society Donates $15,000 to Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
(from left) Martin O’Connell, associate professor of EES; Mark Kulp, chair of EES; and Robert Rooney, New Orleans Geological Society Memorial Foundation...Read More
In Memoriam: Earle Bryant, Professor Emeritus of English
University of New Orleans professor emeritus of English and former Africana studies endowed professor Earle Bryant.
Earle Bryant, professor emeritus of English...Read More
Three UNO Computer Science Students selected for Naval Research Enterprise Internship
UNO computer science students (from left) David McDonald, Anthony Marchiafava and Austin Schmidt have been selected for a summer internship at Stennis Space...Read More
The University of New Orleans Selected for Student Success Capacity Investment
The University of New Orleans is one of 16 institutions participating in the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Powered by Publics initiative...Read More