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President John Nicklow speaks during the 2022 New Student Convocation held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the UNO Lakefront Arena.

_{August 17, 2022}

Class of 2026 Welcomed at New Student Convocation: ‘Our expectations of you are high,’ President Nicklow

While Monday marked the start of the fall semester for thousands of students at the University of New Orleans, on Tuesday the Class of 2026 got a w Read more

The University of New Orleans’ student startup competition is organized by The Beach at UNO.

_{August 16, 2022}

UNO Student Startup Competition Offers $10K In Prizes and Mentorships

StartupUNO, the University of New Orleans’ first-ever student startup competition, will offer $10,000 in prizes. Read more

University of New Orleans alumna Lana Joseph-Ford is the founder of High Level Speech and Hearing Center in New Orleans.

_{August 15, 2022}

UNO Alumna Lana Joseph-Ford Is Charting Her Own Path As A Healthcare Entrepreneur

While working at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, University of New Orleans alumna Lana Joseph-Ford realized two things that sent her down an entre Read more

Catherine Russell, who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology at the University of Leeds in England, will spend a year at the University of New Orleans.

_{August 12, 2022}

British Researcher Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study at UNO

Catherine Russell, a British geologist who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the US-UK Fulbr Read more

The University of New Orleans’ flagship study abroad program in Austria is the University’s largest and oldest study abroad program. The 2022 UNO-Innsbruck Global Ambassadors pictured with Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria(center).

_{August 10, 2022}

Visit from U.S. Ambassador Among Highlights at 45th Session of UNO-Innsbruck Summer Program

University of New Orleans students and administrators returned to Innsbruck, Austria this summer as the University’s flagship study abroad program Read more

The Center for Equity and Diversity in Engineering will be housed within UNO’s Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering.

_{August 10, 2022}

University of New Orleans Gets $1.2 Million NSF Grant to Create Center for Equity and Diversity in Engineering

The University of New Orleans has received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to create a Center for Equity and Diversity in Engineering. Read more

University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

_{August 8, 2022}

African American Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Explores Cultural Intersection Of Hip-Hop and Literature

University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a nearly $50,000 research grant to advance her book project and research. Read more

The Louisiana Wind Energy Hub will be housed at The Beach at UNO, the University’s Research & Technology Park.

_{August 8, 2022}

The University of New Orleans Launches Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at UNO

The University of New Orleans, in partnership with the UNO Research & Technology Foundation, has announced the launch of the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at UNO. Read more

University of New Orleans student Avery Landeche discusses a summer research project that analyzed sea surface heights in the Gulf of Mexico.

_{August 2, 2022}

AMRI Summer Outreach Program Culminates With Shared Research Projects

Researchers at the University of New Orleans shared their labs and research acumen with undergraduate and high school students this summer as part of UNO’s Advanced Materials Research Institute outreach program. Read more