Student Life
$100,000 Gift from Alumnus Will Support Scholarship and College of Engineering
A donor’s gift will create a scholarship and an endowed support fund for the Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering.
A $100,000 gift from an anonymous...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
One Book One New Orleans Announces Partnership with the University
Former Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy’s “Black Creole Chronicles” is the One Book One New Orleans selection for 2024.
One Book One New Orleans (OBONO)...Read More
International Studies Major Selected for U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship Program
A’ishah Abdalah is using her U.S. State Department scholarship to study Arabic this summer.
University of New Orleans student A’ishah Abdalah is one of 500...Read More
Professor Wins Education Award from Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Lothar Birk is the 2024 recipient of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers' William H. Webb Medal.
University of New Orleans professor Lothar...Read More
$100,000 from Patrick F. Taylor Foundation to Fund Scholarships and Emergency Grants for Students
A grant from the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation will support student scholarships and emergency grants at the University of New Orleans.
A $100,000 donation from...Read More
College Beyond and UNO Announce Extension of Strategic Partnership
College Beyond’s success coaches, who are housed on UNO’s campus, provide academic and non-academic interventions to Pell Grant recipient college students....Read More
UNO and Nicholls State Sign Agreement to Expand Mechanical Engineering Pathways in Bayou Region
UNO President Kathy Johnson and Nicholls State University President Jay Clune sign an agreement that will expand pathways to a mechanical engineering degree in...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
SUCbAUF 2024: A Mini Jazz Fest On the Lakefront
The University of New Orleans hosted SUCbAUF, the annual free crawfish boil for students, on Tuesday. This year marked the 37th anniversary of the on-campus...Read More
The UNO St. Claude Gallery Presents ‘Blind Spot’
Paige DeVries’ “A Room with a View” is part of her MFA thesis exhibition at the UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans.
The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New...Read More
College Sports Executive Kiki Baker Barnes To Serve as Spring 2024 Commencement Speaker
College sports executive and University of New Orleans alumna Kiki Baker Barnes is the principal speaker at the University’s spring 2024 commencement ceremony....Read More
UNO Hosts 400 For 2024 ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium
University of New Orleans engineering students race the TriplePs (Positive Privateer Pirogue) in Bayou St. John during the Gulf Coast American Society of Civil...Read More
The UNO St. Claude Gallery Presents ‘Temple of Familiars,’ an MFA Thesis Exhibition by Madeleine Grace Kelly
Madeleine Grace Kelly’s, “The Spider,” is part of her MFA thesis exhibition at the UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans.
The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New...Read More
Artist Book Collection Moves to the University of New Orleans Special Collections
The Artist Book Collection, a group of more than 75 handmade books, is now on display in the Louisiana and Special Collections at the Earl K. Long Library.
The...Read More
UNO Will Host 2024 ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium March 7-9
University of New Orleans engineering students layer a concrete mixture on the canoe they will race as part of the engineering competitions to be held at UNO...Read More