Research
UNO Awarded $105,804 Grant to Develop Advanced Cybersecurity Certificate Program
UNO will design two pilot courses: web security and network penetration testing. The courses will be offered in a one-week, 40-hour format.
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UNO Awarded Nearly $2 Million NSF Grant to Support Low-Income STEM Students
This initiative builds on UNO’s successful implementation of a previous NSF Scholarships in STEM project, which achieved a 73 percent graduation rate among...Read More
UNO Researchers Use Extended Reality to Assist Infrastructure Inspections
The research will initially focus on AR tools, enabling inspectors to overlay real-time data, such as crack locations and strain patterns, onto physical...Read More
UNO Faculty Researcher Receives National Award for Equitable Court Management Tool
Licciardi was honored with the IJIS Court Integration Excellence Award, which recognizes innovative uses of technology to improve the justice system. The award...Read More
UNO Awarded Grant to Launch Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project
Waste will be transported to the UNO campus garden, where it will be processed into compost by members of the UNO Garden Club. The compost will then be used in...Read More
UNO Professor Awarded Grant for Seagrass Resilience Study Through Statewide Restoration Initiative
Traci Erin Cox will lead a project titled "Gene Expression and Thermal Resilience of Halodule wrightii Across Florida" to compare how northern and southern...Read More
UNO Undergraduate Students Present Original Research at State Capitol
UNO students Jody Billiot and Walker J. Reisman joined participants in the Capitol rotunda, where they displayed their posters and answered questions from...Read More
UNO Hospitality Research Center Awarded Grant to Study Economic Impact of 2025 Mardi Gras Season
The research aims to provide a comprehensive economic analysis of Mardi Gras celebrations in several of the state’s metropolitan statistical areas.
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UNO’s Debra Karhson Named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Debra Karhson is one of only 12 early-career researchers worldwide selected for the program’s tenth cohort, which supports rising academic leaders tackling...Read More
University of New Orleans Receives New Carnegie Classifications For Institution Type, Student Access and Earnings
UNO has been classified as a Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium institution with Higher Access, Medium Earnings.
In addition to being recognized as...Read More
UNO Students Participate in 14th Annual University of Louisiana System Academic Summit
The Academic Summit showcases academic excellence through examples of undergraduate experiential learning at UL System universities.
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History Professor’s New Book Examines How Europe Transformed the Alps to Generate Electricity
Marc Landry is an associate professor of history, Marshall Plan Endowed Professor in Austrian Studies, and director of the Austrian Marshall Plan Center for...Read More
Computer Science Graduate Student Earns Prestigious Department of Defense Scholarship
Johny Lopez has been awarded the Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship, a prestigious award that...Read More
New Book Edited by Education Professor Addresses Family and Community Engagement in Charter Schools
Brian Beabout is an associate professor of education, director of the School of Education and graduate coordinator of K-12 educational leadership.
A new book...Read More
Experts to Discuss New Orleans' Economic and Real Estate Outlook at Annual Forecast Seminar on April 1
The 2025 Dr. Ivan Miestchovich Economic Outlook & Real Estate Forecast Seminar for metropolitan New Orleans will take place on Tuesday, April 1 at the...Read More
University of New Orleans Again Awarded Carnegie ‘R2’ Designation
UNO has once again been classified as an R2 university, according to the 2025 designations announced by the Carnegie Foundation and American Council on...Read More
Transportation Researcher Earns $220,000 Grant to Improve Truck Parking in Louisiana
UNO researchers will try to address the shortage of truck parking, which has been a longstanding issue in the trucking industry.
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UNO Math Professor on Winning Team Selected for NSF Quantum Virtual Laboratory Project
Mathematics professor Peter Bierhorst is a member of one of six pilot projects supported by the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory.
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UNO Psychology Professor Wins $50,000 Grant to Study Social Connection in Aging Adults
Psychology professor Debra Karhson is one of 16 project leaders around the world to receive a 2024 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award.
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New Textbook By UNO Graduate Students and Faculty Focuses on Southern Nonprofits
A team of University of New Orleans graduate students, faculty and alumni, working in partnership with Louisiana-based nonprofits, published the book "Social...Read More