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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.
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June
UNO Professor Awarded Grant for Seagrass Resilience Study Through Statewide Restoration Initiative
University of New Orleans Assistant Professor of Biology Traci Erin Cox has received a grant through the Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative, a statewide program led by Mote Marine Laboratory and supported by the Florida Legislature and Governor through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Read more
Bryce Calloway Named Second Team All-American by Baseball America
University of New Orleans baseball student-athlete Bryce Calloway was named a second-team All-American by Baseball America on Friday, marking his fourth All-American recognition this season. Read more
96 Privateers Student-Athletes Make Southland Spring Commissioner's List
Ninety-six University of New Orleans student-athletes were named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester. Read more
Andrew Gipson Named Head Baseball Coach of UNO's Privateers
The University of New Orleans has named Andrew Gipson as its new head baseball coach. Gipson, who most recently led Belhaven University to its first NCAA Division III Super Regional, will officially begin his new role on July 1 as the ninth head coach in Privateer program history. Read more
UNO Undergraduate Students Present Original Research at State Capitol
Two University of New Orleans undergraduate students presented their research at the Louisiana State Capitol on June 9 as part of the first annual Posters at the Capitol event, hosted by the Louisiana Undergraduate Research Association (LaURA). Read more
UNO Hospitality Research Center Awarded Grant to Study Economic Impact of 2025 Mardi Gras Season
The University of New Orleans’ Hospitality Research Center has been awarded a grant to assess the economic impact of the 2025 Mardi Gras season across Louisiana. Read more
May
UNO Garden Club Awarded Youth Climate Action Grant
The University of New Orleans Garden Club has been awarded a grant through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund for its student-l Read more
UNO’s Debra Karhson Named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Debra Karhson, assistant professor of psychology at the University of New Orleans, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. She is one of only 12 early-career researchers worldwide selected for the program’s tenth cohort, which supports rising academic leaders tackling complex global challenges through interdisciplinary research. Read more
UNO Press Publishes Photography Book Chronicling Pre-Katrina New Orleans
The University of New Orleans Press has published Neutral Ground: New Orleans 1990–2005, a new photography monograph by artist and UNO alumnus William Greiner. The book presents a visual record of New Orleans during the years prior to Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the city’s built environment, public spaces and everyday scenes. Read more