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2022

August

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

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

February

UNO President John Nicklow and Lanissa Grogan Stewart, president of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Greater New Orleans Chapter, Inc., sign a memorandum of understanding during a ceremony on the UNO campus.

_{February 9, 2022}

UNO Signs Partnership Agreement with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Greater New Orleans Chapter, Inc.

The University of New Orleans has entered into a formal partnership with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Greater New Orleans Chapter, I Read more