College of Sciences
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
UNO Survey Research Center Releases Findings on 2025 New Orleans Mayoral Election
The combined landline and cell phone sample was weighted to reflect the gender, age, race, and council district parameters of the Orleans Parish voter file...Read More
2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Gala
In addition to the 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, Entergy Executive and three-time alumna Kimberly Cook-Nelson and 2025 Norma Jane...Read More
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.
The University of...Read More
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 to Honor Entergy Executive Kimberly Cook-Nelson, Acclaimed Chef Edgar Chase IV at 2025 Alumni Gala
Kimberly Cook-Nelson will receive the Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award, and Chef Edgar “Dook” Chase IV will receive the Norma Jane Sabiston...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’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
UNO Computer Science Students Hold Video Game Showcase
The event marked the culmination of the CSCI 4675: Advanced Game Development course taught by computer science professor Ben Samuel, as well as the game...Read More
From Pandemic to Purpose: Julie Stokes and President Kathy Johnson Send Off UNO’s Class of 2025
“This day is not just about a diploma; it’s about everything you overcame to earn it,” Stokes said.
On Friday, May 9th, along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain,...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 Win Prize at Prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition
(from left) Automatic AI team members Jared Wise, Julien Bourgeois and Andrew Bradford participated in the Rice Business Plan Competition in Houston.
A 3-man...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.
Thirteen University of New...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
UNO Alumna, Business Owner and Civic Leader Julie Stokes to Serve as Spring 2025 Commencement Speaker
Julie Stokes, a past winner of UNO’s Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award, will be the spring 2025 commencement speaker.
University of New Orleans alumna...Read More
In Memoriam: Interdisciplinary Studies Administrator Dan Harper
Dan Harper, who retired from UNO earlier this year as the associate director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, died on March 11 at the age of 75.
Dan...Read More
University of New Orleans’ Co-Requisite Math Program Drives Student Success Through Innovation and Collaboration
UNO mathematics instructor Maegan Dobson leads her Math 1115 class.
By implementing active learning, real-time support and AI-driven engagement, the...Read More
University of New Orleans Ranks in Top 10 Percent Nationwide on Social Mobility Index
The 2024 Social Mobility Index measures how successful institutions are in elevating low-income students into the middle class by five years after graduation....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