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2023

June

University of New Orleans students work in a chemistry lab that was modernized with a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. Five years later, the same donor has given $1.22 million for additional labs to be upgraded.

_{June 12, 2023}

$1.22 Million Gift Will Modernize Chemistry Labs at the University of New Orleans

A $1.22 million gift from an anonymous donor will modernize University of New Orleans chemistry laboratories. Read more

Mamie Gasperecz, vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer at the University of New Orleans.

_{June 7, 2023}

Mamie Gasperecz is New Vice President for Business Affairs

Mamie Sterkx Gasperecz is a historian at heart who has used her business sense to turn around a struggling New Orleans museum, teach financial literacy to student-athletes and help families reach savings goals. Read more

May

University of New Orleans students Kailey Bergeron (left) and Leonaoria Guerin have been awarded a Women in Computer Science scholarship for 2023.

_{May 24, 2023}

Women in Computer Science Scholarship Winners Announced

Two 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

University of New Orleans computer science assistant professor Atriya Sen’s research will employ artificial intelligence to help predict population decline of certain species.

_{May 24, 2023}

Computer Science Professor Atriya Sen Awarded NSF Grant for AI Research

University of New Orleans computer science assistant professor Atriya Sen has been awarded a two-year, $175,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for biodiversity science. Read more

Dave Beech’s, “Arthur Pfister,” 2023 a collage that is part of an upcoming exhibition at the UNO St. Claude Gallery.

_{May 23, 2023}

UNO St. Claude Gallery Presents: 'When The News Hit Shore'

The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans presents its final show for the semester, “When The News Hit Shore,” an exhibition of collage work by British artist Dave Beech. Read more

Son of a Saint founder and CEO Bivian “Sonny” Lee III served as the principal speaker at the University of New Orleans’ spring 2023 commencement ceremony on May 19.

_{May 22, 2023}

‘Success is not a solo endeavor,’ UNO Alumnus Sonny Lee Tells Class of 2023

Standing before an arena packed with graduates, their families and well-wishers, University of New Orleans alumnus Bivian “Sonny” Lee III shared that he once suffered from debilitating social anxiety that forced him to take a break from pursuing his bachelor’s degree in 2000. Read more

The University of New Orleans Presidential Search Committee held its first meeting on Tuesday at UNO.

_{May 16, 2023}