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The National WWII Museum’s Boeing Freedom Pavilion provided a dramatic setting for the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Gala.

_{November 5, 2021}

UNO Celebrates Alumni Achievement at Distinguished Alumni Gala

After a virtual version last year, the 2021 University of New Orleans Distinguished Alumni Gala returned to the striking surroundings of the Nation Read more

Alumnus Jericho Brown was awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and earned an MFA in creative writing from UNO in 2002.

_{October 28, 2021}

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet and University of New Orleans Alumnus Jericho Brown to Serve as Fall 2021 Commencement Speaker

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and University of New Orleans alumnus Jericho Brown will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s fall 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony. Read more

_{October 19, 2021}

The University of New Orleans Announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni for Colleges, Athletics

In addition to the Read more

The University of New Orleans has received a grant from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities to support a university-community partnership.

_{October 14, 2021}

The University of New Orleans Announces New Effort to Increase Student Success for Adult Learners of Color

Seeking to identify and address barriers facing adult students of color, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition Read more

UNO researchers (from left) Bradley Sciacca, professor Damon Smith and Cory Darling compare 3D printed spinal columns. Such models can be used in training doctors and other medical staff in X-ray imaging and delicate surgical procedures.

_{October 8, 2021}

No Bones About It: UNO and Ochsner Researchers Use 3D Printing to Advance Medical Training

University of New Orleans researchers, in collaboration with the Ochsner Medical 3D Lab, have developed new materials that effectively mimic the X-ray transparencies of bone and human tissue. Read more

New eSports Café opens at the University of New Orleans with intramural, club and varsity teams on the way.

_{September 29, 2021}

University of New Orleans Launches eSports

The University of New Orleans has launched eSports programming with the opening of a new on-campus eSports Café Read more

UNO researchers and partners will devise a plan on how to restore resilient seagrass beds in the northern Gulf of Mexico, with a particular focus on the role of genetic variation (photo courtesy of: Anastasia Konefal.

_{September 17, 2021}

UNO-Led Research Team Lands $121,000 Grant to Help Restore Resilient Seagrass Beds in Northern Gulf of Mexico

A research team led by University of New Orleans biologist T. Read more

University of New Orleans assistant professor of computer science Phani Vadrevu.

_{August 24, 2021}

Computer Science Professor Phani Vadrevu Awarded $1.2M NSF Grant to Combat Social Engineering Attacks

If you have email or spend any time at all browsing the internet, you have probably experienced some form of a social engineering hack. Read more

University of New Orleans students Lisa Gilmore-Montero (left) and Courtney Harris have been awarded a Women in Computer Science scholarship for 2021.

_{August 18, 2021}

Women in Computer Science Scholarship Winners Announced

wo University of New Orleans students have been selected to receive a Women in Computer Science Scholarship, which was created by alumna Sabrina Farmer, a vice president at Google. Read more