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UNO-CHART helped the state of Louisiana create a hazard mitigation plan. FEMA requires such plans for states to receive disaster aid and grants.

_{April 18, 2024}

UNO-CHART Helps Craft State Hazard Mitigation Plan

The University of New Orleans Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology (UNO-CHART) helped craft the Louisiana State Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was recently approved by FEMA. Read more

UNO earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp has received a grant from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to conduct sediment sampling along the Louisiana coast.

_{March 6, 2024}

UNO Environmental Science Professor Earns $800,000 Grant to Study Changes in Louisiana Coastline

University of New Orleans earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp has received a 2-year $814,000 grant from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to conduct sediment sampling along the Louisiana coast. Read more

University of New Orleans opens BeyondReality, a virtual reality maker space, at Earl K. Long Library.

_{February 22, 2024}

UNO Opens BeyondReality, A Virtual Reality Tools Lab

University of New Orleans opens BeyondReality, a virtual reality maker space, at Earl K. Long Library. Read more

University of New Orleans President Kathy Johnson is the eighth president and the first woman to helm UNO in its 65-year history.

_{January 11, 2024}

UNO President Kathy Johnson: Collaborative, Servant Leader

University of New Orleans President Kathy Johnson knows the impact a faculty member can have in a student’s life. Read more

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the University of New Orleans, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

_{December 11, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To UNO Grads: ‘I’m living my dream because I went to this school’

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the University of New Orleans, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Read more

Students at Village de L’Est Elementary School work with Dianne Barth of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on solutions to issues they identified while surveying their school yard.

_{December 6, 2023}

Grant Seeks To Create Environmental ‘Place-based’ Program For Elementary Students

Researchers at the University of New Orleans are using a National Academy of Sciences grant to create an environmental place-based education program for elementary students. Read more

University of New Orleans graduate student Eduardo Turcios shares research as part of the annual InnovateUNO symposium held on campus Nov. 14-15.

_{November 17, 2023}

Innovate UNO Symposium Showcases Students Scholarly Research and Creative Output

InnovateUNO offered a platform broad enough to highlight students scholarly research and creative outputs. Read more

Many University of New Orleans alumni are among those featured in the New Orleans 500, Biz New Orleans’ list of ‘influential, involved and inspiring business leaders.

_{November 16, 2023}

Seventy UNO Alumni Selected for List of New Orleans Business Influencers

The 2024 edition of the New Orleans 500, which profiles business leaders in the region, features 70 University of New Orleans alumni, as well as several UNO administrators. Read more

UNO alumna Sabrina Farmer (left) stands with President Kathy Johnson and Ricky Burke, president of the UNO Alumni Association, at the Distinguished Alumni Gala held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at the National WWII Museum.

_{November 10, 2023}

‘Don’t Underestimate How Far You Can Go, as a UNO Graduate,” Distinguished Alumna Sabrina Farmer Tells Gala Audience

Addressing a crowd of 400 people might be a daunting task to some. But Sabrina Farmer, who spoke to such a group inside the Boeing Freedom Pavilion at the National WWII Museum, is used to performing under pressure. Read more