The University of New Orleans will also honor distinguished alumni at the annual Distinguished Alumni Gala.  Read more

Recent University of New Orleans doctoral graduate Anastasia Konefal has won a prestigious Science Policy Fellowship with the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Konefal received her Ph.D. in integrative biology from UNO in August. She worked in biology professor Erin Cox’s Coastal Benthic Lab, which studies animals and plants that live on the sea floor.  Read more

A $100,000 gift from an anonymous University of New Orleans alumnus will create a scholarship, as well as an endowed fund to support the Dr.  Read more

University of New Orleans graduate Doug Moreau has spent much of his life involved in organized sports, from scorekeeping to coaching to announcing games. Now Moreau, who is entering his 27th year as the gameday press box announcer for the New Orleans Saints, is headed into the Saints Hall of Fame.  Read more

Entertainment and convention executive Angie M. Gates will receive the 2024 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award.   Read more

The International Association of Venue Managers, the premier global organization for public assembly venues, named UNO Lakefront Arena assistant general manager Brandt Daniels as one of its 30|Under|30 Class of 2024 Awardees.  Read more

College Beyond, a New Orleans-based organization dedicated to supporting students from families with low income in their pursuit of higher education, is excited to announce the extension of its strategic partnership with the University of New Orleans.   Read more

University of New Orleans finance professor Tarun Mukherjee, who spent more than four decades as a faculty member at the University of New Orleans where he established a scholarship, created a $50,000 student-managed fund, and help create an on-campus finance trading lab, died June 11.  Read more

Nicholls State University and the University of New Orleans have signed an agreement to develop a plan to offer UNO’s Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering on Nicholls’ campus and prepare students in an engineering curriculum aligned with local industry needs.  Read more