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UNO Garden Club Awarded Youth Climate Action Grant
Posted 3 weeks ago
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.
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2023
April
Lovebugs on the Lakefront Theme Marks SUCbAUF 2023 at UNO
Before final exams get underway in a couple of weeks, University of New Orleans students were treated to an only-in-New Orleans way to unwind: crawfish, jambalaya, games and music on the lakefront. Read more
2023 Dr. Ivan Miestchovich Economic Outlook & Real Estate Forecast Seminar for the North Shore Region To Be Held May 2
The University of New Orleans Institute for Economic Development & Real Estate Research will host its 11th annual Dr. Ivan Miestchovich Economic Outlook & Real Estate Forecast Seminar for the North Shore on May 2, 2023. Read more
Entrepreneur and Former Saints Star Marques Colston Talks Business At UNO
Former New Orleans Saints star receiver and entrepreneur Marques Colston learned on the football field the importance of creating separation between himself and a defender in order to make a play. As a venture capitalist, Colston has elevated his art of separation into a business philosophy. Read more
Son of a Saint Founder Sonny Lee To Serve as Spring 2023 Commencement Speaker
Son of a Saint founder and CEO Bivian “Sonny” Lee III will serve as the principal speaker at the University of New Orleans’ spring 2023 commencement ceremony. Read more
UNO Engineering Students Win Regional Steel Bridge Competition, Advance to Nationals
A team of University of New Orleans engineering students won the steel bridge competition at the ASCE 2023 Gulf Coast Student Symposium, held March 9-11 at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Read more
UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School Awards $48K To UNO Students For Study Abroad
The UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School is gearing up for another six-week session in Innsbruck, Austria this summer, and 15 University of New Orleans students have received awards to help them finance the enriching educational experience abroad. Read more
March
Former Saints Star Marques Colston to Deliver Homer Hitt Presidential Distinguished Lecture on April 19
Former New Orleans Saints star receiver and entrepreneur Marques Colston will deliver the Homer Hitt Presidential Lecture on April 19 at the University of New Orleans. Read more
Drummer Herlin Riley Kicks off Spring Season of Jazz at the Sandbar
Drummer Herlin Riley kicks off the 2023 spring season of Jazz at the Sandbar on Wednesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. on the campus of the University of New Orleans. Read more
Computer Science Professor Awarded Office of Naval Research Fellowship to Study Secure Logging Approaches
University of New Orleans computer science professor James Wagner will spend his summer working with the U.S. Navy on a data privacy and security project. Read more