2020
UNO Historian Takes Part In Teaching Hard History with Freedom on the Move
University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is part of a collaboration to make a searchable database of ads about fugitives from slavery in...Read More
UNO Awarded $2M in Recent Flurry of Research Grants
UNO awarded more than $2 million in research grants in May.
Four researchers at the University of New Orleans were recently awarded a total of more than $2...Read More
University of New Orleans Students Show Off Gaming Development Skills
University of New Orleans student Victoria Preston explains her artist role in developing the “Cat Noir” murder mystery game.
If you are into video gaming, you...Read More
In Memoriam: Chemistry Professor Edwin David Stevens
Retired University of New Orleans chemistry professor Edwin Stevens.
Edwin Stevens, a retired distinguished professor of chemistry and department chair who...Read More
UNO’s Virtual Spring 2020 Commencement Will Be Held May 31
The University of New Orleans is hosting a virtual commencement ceremony for its spring 2020 graduates that will stream May 31 at 2 p.m. on YouTube Live. The...Read More
Josie White, UNO Alumna and Licensed Counselor: Acknowledge the Issues, Then Make a Plan
University of New Orleans alumna Josie White is the clinical director and owner of JW’s Creative Solutions, a company offering counseling, consulting and case...Read More
UNO Research & Technology Foundation Announces New President/CEO
Rebecca Conwell is the new president and CEO of the UNO Research & Technology Foundation.
The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation has...Read More
University of New Orleans Creative Writing Graduate Jericho Brown Awarded Pulitzer Prize
UNO alumnus Jericho Brown has been awarded a 2020 Pulitzer Prize.
Poet Jericho Brown, who holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of New...Read More
UNO’s Philosophy Program Recognized
The University of New Orleans philosophy program has been recognized as a “best value” and “most affordable” investment by Optimal, a higher education research...Read More
Alumni-Owned Businesses Promoted Via UNO Matrix Business Directory
The University of New Orleans Alumni Association is offering a new networking tool for alumni-owned businesses through the UNO Matrix Business Directory.
If...Read More
The Estate of Former UNO History Professor Jerah Johnson Will Fund Two Endowed Professorships
Historian Jerah Johnson, one of the University of New Orleans’s founding faculty members.
The estate of former University of New Orleans history professor...Read More
Silver & Blue Spring 2020: News For and About the Privateer Nation
The spring 2020 edition of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox.
The spring 2020 edition of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox.
In...Read More
UNO and Nunez Community College Sign ‘Link to Success’ Agreement
Students who are not yet admitted to the University of New Orleans can take Nunez Community College courses taught on UNO’s campus before transferring to UNO...Read More
The University of New Orleans Launches New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Urban Construction Management
Beginning in the fall 2020 semester, the University of New Orleans will enroll students in the state’s first bachelor’s degree program in urban construction...Read More
UNO Offers Slate of New Certificates and Workshops Online to Enhance Business Skills
Although the job market is in transition in New Orleans, like the rest of the United States, access to high-quality programs remains important to many...Read More
UNO Chemistry Professors Work With New Orleans Distilleries Making Hand Sanitizers
New Orleans distilleries, including Porchjam, are getting scientific help from UNO researchers as distilleries pivot to producing hand sanitizers. Pictured are...Read More
UNO Professor Randy Kearns Named Incident Commander for New Orleans ‘Field Hospital’
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has been converted into a coronavirus medical facility. Two other facilities are in the planning stage....Read More
Social Distancing is Effective, but States with Heavy African American Populations Are Vulnerable to COVID-19 Spread, UNO Researchers Say
University of New Orleans researchers study COVID-19 spread.
As the U.S. grapples with the continued spread of the novel coronavirus, two University of New...Read More
In Memoriam: Ellis Marsalis, New Orleans Musical Patriarch and University of New Orleans Emeritus Music Professor
Ellis Marsalis plays at Jazz at the Sandbar at The Cove on UNO’s campus on Oct. 2, 2019. Marsalis established the music series in 1990.
Ellis Marsalis Jr., a...Read More
Midlo Center Collaborating to Create Historical Record of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Café Du Monde, usually bustling with customers, sits empty after Louisiana lawmakers prohibited sit-down dining at all restaurants in an attempt to slow the...Read More