Research
Sixty-Six UNO Alumni Named to List of Influential Business Leaders
Dozens of University of New Orleans alumni are featured in the 2025 edition of the New Orleans 500.
The 2025 edition of the New Orleans 500, which profiles...Read More
13th Annual Innovate UNO Symposium Showcases Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity
Undergraduate student Vlad Jones poses with his entry in the visual arts category titled "Portrait of a Guy."
The University of New Orleans’ 13th annual...Read More
Planning and Urban Studies Faculty Member Receives Rising Scholar Award
Guang Tian is the recipient of the 2024 Rising Scholar Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
University of New Orleans planning and...Read More
University to Host Science Communication Summit Nov. 14-15
UNO science educator Dinah Maygarden leads a boat tour of the state's coastal wetlands.
The University of New Orleans will host Louisiana Sea Grant's third...Read More
$300,000 LDH Grant Will Help UNO Researchers Use AI to Enhance Autism Care
Researchers will leverage state-of-the-art AI technologies to understand, monitor and predict behavioral patterns and outcomes in autistic children.
A $300,000...Read More
UNO to Host Seminar on New Orleans Metro Housing Crisis on December 5
The seminar, which will take place in Kirschman Hall on UNO's campus, will focus on the challenges facing the housing market in the New Orleans area with...Read More
Graduate Student Earns Fulbright Scholarship to Study Transportation in Brazil
Master of Urban and Regional Planning student Patrick Urbine will research how communities are reimagining car-centric transportation networks in São Paulo,...Read More
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Louisiana Future Energy Center Held at The Beach at UNO
Officials hammer holes through sheet rock during a ceremony at what will be the Louisiana Future Energy Center, located at The Beach at UNO.
Today, partners...Read More
Biology Doctoral Graduate Earns Prestigious Science Policy Fellowship
Anastasia Konefal earned her Ph.D. in integrative biology from UNO in August 2024.
Recent University of New Orleans doctoral graduate Anastasia Konefal has won...Read More
2024 Cohort of Wind Scholars Announced
(from left) Daniel Nagel, Elizabeth Rupright, Issac Varghese, Aviral Kandel and Otis Taylor are the 2024 Wind Scholars.
The Wind Hub at UNO and the University...Read More
Making Old New Again: Researchers at UNO and DOE Lab Work to Upcycle Spent Rechargeable Batteries
UNO doctoral student Kirsten Jones is leading research that explores methods to recover and reuse critical components of expired lithium-ion rechargeable...Read More
Biology Professor Earns $450,000 NSF Grant to Study Biodiversity and Train Future Conservation Scientists
The grant will train a total of 15 American students over three years and support their participation in an international field school.
University of New...Read More
Justin McKenzie Named Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Justin McKenzie most recently served as the CIO at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.
The University of New Orleans has selected Justin McKenzie as its new...Read More
UNO Math Chair Wins Distinguished Alumni Award from Alma Mater
UNO professor Tumulesh Solanky is the winner of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut....Read More
Professor Earns $345,000 Grant to Monitor Vegetation in Coastal Louisiana
Professor Maddie Foster-Martinez’s research will focus on determining vegetation establishment in coastal Louisiana areas.
University of New Orleans professor...Read More
UNO Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Is Fishing For Clues In Port Sulphur Waters
University of New Orleans earth and environmental sciences professor Martin O’Connell has received a grant to study fish habitat in Port Sulphur for tilapia,...Read More
UNO Anthropology Professor and Students Head To Berlin For Excavation Project
University of New Orleans anthropology professor Ryan Gray and a team of UNO students tour The National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
University of New Orleans...Read More
Student Access and Success Drives UNO’s New Enrollment VP
Randall Langston is the University of New Orleans’ new vice president for enrollment management.
Randall Langston, the University of New Orleans’ new vice...Read More
UNO-Delgado Partnership to Enhance Transfer Student Success in Biology
The University of New Orleans has received a more than $550,000 grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents to create an academic pilot program in biology that...Read More
Former New Orleans Saints Players Team with UNO To Offer Financial Education Course To High School Students
Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, a research fellow with UNO’s Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute, talks with students during a...Read More