Press Releases
University of New Orleans Names Ivan Neville as Spring 2026 Commencement Speaker
A New Orleans native, Neville has built a career as a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
The University of New Orleans has announced that musician...Read More
New Books Edited by Education Professor Addresses Transforming Teacher Education for Complex, Changing World
Together, the books offer a comprehensive vision for how teacher education programs can respond to increasing demands related to literacy reform, technological...Read More
Whitney Plantation and UNO Unveil New Exhibit Honoring Enslaved Resistance
The exhibit explores the lives of enslaved and indigenous people who resisted their bondage in ways that ranged from bold to everyday actions.
On March 21,...Read More
Recharge & Renew: A Mental Health Wellness Experience
The event is designed to promote student well-being through stress reduction, digital wellness education, and practical strategies for balancing academic and...Read More
UNO Students and Faculty Support Pointe-au-Chien Oral History Work
History professor Max Krochmal and anthropology professor Roberto E. Barrios led a workshop focused on oral history and ethnographic interviewing methods.
Jody...Read More
UNO Partners with The 18th Ward to Provide Facilities for Youth Sports
Through a partnership between the University of New Orleans and nonprofit The 18th Ward, youth sports programming is bringing children and families onto campus...Read More
Experts to Discuss New Orleans’ Economic & Real Estate Outlook at Annual Forecast Seminar
Hosted by the UNO Institute for Economic Development & Real Estate Research, the annual seminar brings together regional leaders in economic development,...Read More
Spring 2026 “Jazz at the Sandbar” Series Performers Announced
The Spring 2026 series opens Wednesday, March 11, and will be held at 7 p.m. in the 410 Lounge on the fourth floor of the Earl K. Long Library.
Jazz at the...Read More
Krewe of UNO Mardi Gras Parade Returns Tuesday, February 10
The 2026 parade is inviting the campus community to step Under the Big Top for a parade filled with spectacle, energy, and imagination.
Carnival season on the...Read More
Mechanical Engineering Professor and Ph.D. Students Receive ASME "Best Paper” Award
The winning article, “An Investigation of Tensile, Fatigue, and Fracture Behavior of 3D-Printed Polymers,” was written by Rahman, Chowdhury Sadid Alam,...Read More
University of New Orleans Earns 2025 Tree Campus Recognition from Arbor Day Foundation
This is the university’s fourth consecutive year being recognized as a Tree Campus.
The University of New Orleans has been recognized as a 2025 Tree Campus by...Read More
UNO Sustainability Pilot Project Celebrated at Citywide Climate Event
UNO project lead Carol Tanya Lunn and members of the student-run Garden Club were among those honored for their role in piloting a composting and...Read More
UNO Counselor Education Program Earns Statewide Recognition
The Counselor Education program was recognized with numerous awards across student, alumni, and faculty categories.
More than 1,000 counselors gathered in...Read More
UNO Alumni Take Center Stage to Celebrate Distinguished Achievement
We honored 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, triple-degree alumna and Entergy executive, Kimberly Cook-Nelson, and 2025 Norma Jane Sabiston...Read More
UNO Bioinformatics Lab Wins Global CAID Competitions Twice in a Row
In the December 2024 CAID-3 competition, the lab’s AI tools captured all top three positions worldwide in the NOX dataset category, the most competitive...Read More
UNO History Professor Marc Landry Wins Baker-Burton Award for His Book "Mountain Battery"
"Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age" is published by Stanford University Press.
University of New Orleans history professor...Read More
Actor, Writer and Producer Deric Augustine to Serve as UNO's Fall 2025 Commencement Speaker
A proud New Orleans native, Augustine grew up immersed in the city’s rich culture of artistry and storytelling.
University of New Orleans alumnus Deric...Read More
UNO Students Win First Place at Annual AMA Marketing Case Competition
The UNO team (students Naydelin Paredez, Abril Espino, Sabrina Xiao, and Kaitlyn Toussaint) competed against peers from Tulane University, Dillard University,...Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Kyle Griffith's New App Makes Formatting a Breeze
With detailed rules about punctuation, abbreviation and text formatting for citations, it can take more time to format correctly than to write the paper.
For...Read More
University of New Orleans is All the Buzz at NOLA Bug Fest 2025
UNO was represented by members from many organizations including Keep UNO Beautiful; the UNO Garden Club; UNO Federal Credit Union; Birds of UNO; the Society...Read More