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UNO Garden Club Awarded Youth Climate Action Grant

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The University of New Orleans Garden Club has been awarded a grant through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund for its student-led project, “Lowering Food Waste Through Gardening.” The initiative was selected as part of a citywide effort to support youth-designed climate action projects, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell presents UNO students Jacob Lefort and Emma Bourgeois with grant certificates

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2023

March

_{March 6, 2023}

Theatre UNO Presents ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’

Theatre UNO in the School of the Arts opens the spring 2023 season on Wednesday, March 8 with Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” Read more

UNO’s 200-acre lakefront campus will see $27 million of upfront energy infrastructure and building improvements deployed in the first two years of the partnership.

_{March 1, 2023}

University of New Orleans Announces 25-year Energy Partnership with Louisiana Energy Partners to Improve Campus Infrastructure

Louisiana Energy Partners (LAEP), a partnership between Bernhard LLC and Johnson Controls Inc., and the University of New Orleans (UNO) announced t Read more

February

Manisha Panta is a doctoral candidate in computer science.

_{February 17, 2023}

Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate Manisha Panta Lands Position at Intuit

University of New Orleans student Manisha Panta, a doctoral candidate in computer science, has been offered a job at Intuit. Read more

The Krewe of UNO rolled through campus on Tuesday, Feb. 14, celebrating its 2023 theme, “Love on the Lakefront.”

_{February 15, 2023}

The Krewe of UNO Rolls Through Campus With Annual Mardi Gras Parade

The Krewe of UNO rolled through campus on Tuesday—yes, Valentine’s Day—celebrating its 2023 theme “Love on the Lakefront.” Read more

A panel of veteran educators discuss ways to help support Black students in school during a discussion hosted by UNO’s School of Education and DEI@UNO.

_{February 13, 2023}

Educational Leaders Offer Ways To Support Black Students In School

Some educators say creating an intentional system of support for Black students could help increase their chances for academic success. Read more

University of New Orleans alumna Kiki Baker Barnes made history as the first Black woman commissioner for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and in the history of the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

_{February 10, 2023}

Alumna Kiki Baker Barnes Is The Trailblazing Commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

University of New Orleans alumna Kiki Baker Barnes is a consummate competitor whose tenacity pushes her to search for solutions, instead of reach for excuses. Read more

The acrylic on wood panel entitled, “Hold on … One Second,” by University of New Orleans fine arts professor Jeff Rinehart, is part of the new exhibition featured at UNO’s St. Claude Gallery.

_{February 7, 2023}

St. Claude Gallery Exhibits 'Select: A Faculty Exhibition'

The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans presents “Select: A Faculty Exhibition,” featuring the work of several University of New Orleans faculty members from the School of the Arts’ fine arts faculty. Read more

Whitney Plantation Museum is a historic site and memorial located in Wallace, Louisiana in St. John the Baptist Parish. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history of slavery and its legacies and educates the public through tours, exhibits and programming.

_{February 1, 2023}

Exhibiting Resistance: Freedom on the Move at Whitney Plantation Museum

University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell, who is director of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at UNO, has been awarded a nearly $55,000 grant to help create an exhibit at the Whitney Plantation Museum that will include a specialized tour and curriculum material. Read more

January

UNO professor James Roe (white jacket) talks with film students during a color correction class held in one of the upgraded computer finishing suites. Roe was the principal investigator for a state grant that funded upgrades.

_{January 27, 2023}

UNO’s Film Program Gets ‘World-Class’ Upgrades With Help From $172K State Grant

A $172,000 Louisiana Board of Regents grant funded key renovations and upgrades to UNO's film program. Read more